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Dr. Fauci Says We Can Continue to Reopen, So Let’s Do It !

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Middletown NJ,  Assemblyman Gerry Scharfenberger (R-Monmouth) strongly agrees with Dr. Anthony Fauci when he said during an interview with Governor Phil Murphy yesterday that New Jersey can and should continue to reopen:

“It was great to hear from Dr. Fauci and I couldn’t agree more, New Jersey should continue to reopen as soon as possible so let’s start now,” Scharfenberger commented. “In fact, I am even more confident that we should begin to ease restrictions immediately so businesses can get back to operating safely, at full strength.”

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Massachusetts Investigates COVID Deaths at Senior Facilities, New Jersey Still Does Nothing

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Paramus NJ, The coronavirus pandemic began hitting New Jersey and Massachusetts at close to the same time, and it wasn’t long before both states were seeing a disturbing loss of life in veterans’ homes and nursing homes.

A half year later, Massachusetts has completed an inquiry into the problems that led to tragedy, and a grand jury has indicted several top officials from a particularly hard-hit veterans facilities.

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Governor Murphy Extends the Public Health Emergency, Senator Testa Urges ,time to end the Perpetual Emergency and Power Grab

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TRENTON NJ,  Governor Phil Murphy today signed Executive Order No. 186. The Order extends the Public Health Emergency that was declared on March 9, 2020 through Executive Order No. 103, which was previously extended on April 7, May 6, June 4, July 2, August 1, and August 27. Under the Emergency Health Powers Act, a declared public health emergency expires after 30 days unless renewed.

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Dr. Fauci Tells Governor Murphy its “scientifically safe for your State to reopen”

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Ridgewood NJ, Governor Phil Murphy held Facebook Live chat with Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Thursday morning.

That look of Rut-Ro when Dr. Fauci tells you during a live TV show that it’s becoming scientifically safe for your State to reopen.

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Legislation Allowing Pharmacists to Administer COVID-19 Tests Advances

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Ridgewood NJ,  Recognizing the vital importance of rapid, accurate and widely available testing to the ongoing battle to limit the spread of the coronavirus, the Legislature today advanced legislation sponsored by Senators Vin Gopal and Linda Greenstein authorizing pharmacists to order and administer tests for Covid-19 and Covid-19 antibodies.

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NJ Weekly Unemployment Claims Jump 25% as Pandemic Pushes Benefits Applications Past 1.6M

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Trenton NJ,  The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) received 24,663* initial unemployment claims last week, a 25 percent increase over the previous week, as the number of workers seeking jobless benefits now tops 1.6 million since COVID-19 forced many businesses to close six months ago.  

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CDC : Many Traditional Halloween Activities can be high-risk for Spreading Viruses

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Ridgewood NJ, according to the CDC many traditional Halloween activities can be high-risk for spreading viruses. There are several safer, alternative ways to participate in Halloween. If you may have COVID-19 or you may have been exposed to someone with COVID-19, you should not participate in in-person Halloween festivities and should not give out candy to trick-or-treaters.

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The Secret to Success of Online Pharmacies

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We now live at a time when access to virtually anything lies at our very fingertips – the world of the online marketplace has exploded to the extent to which you don’t even have to leave your home if you don’t want to. It’s wonderful and daunting at the same time. However, it has provided an excellent platform for entrepreneurs to build their businesses from scratch.

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Individual from Ridge School Tests Positive for COVID-19

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Ridgewood NJ,  an individual from Ridge  School tested positive for COVID-19 . Should you have any questions call the school nurse Colleen Manke at (201) 670-2740 ext 54520.

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New Jersey to Impose the Most Restrictive Bag Ban ,Banning Paper and Plastic Bags and most take out containers

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River Vale Nj, Assemblywomen Holly Schepisi :
“Today we have a voting session. One of the bills being voted on is a bill that is the nation’s MOST RESTRICTIVE BAG BAN and it will ban PAPER and PLASTIC BAGS and most take out containers while imposing new costs on those who can least afford it during a global pandemic and economic downturn.

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New Jersey’s Johnson & Johnson Launches Phase 3 trials for Potential Coronavirus Vaccine

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NEW BRUNSWICK NJ,  Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) (the Company) today announced the launch of its large-scale, pivotal, multi-country Phase 3 trial (ENSEMBLE) for its COVID-19 vaccine candidate, JNJ-78436735, being developed by its Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies. The initiation of the ENSEMBLE trial follows positive interim results from the Company’s Phase 1/2a clinical study, which demonstrated that the safety profile and immunogenicity after a single vaccination were supportive of further development. These results have been submitted to medRxiv and are due to be published online imminently. Based on these results and following discussions with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), ENSEMBLE will enroll up to 60,000 volunteers across three continents and will study the safety and efficacy of a single vaccine dose versus placebo in preventing COVID-19.

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$4 billion in New Borrowing Submitted by Governor Murphy is Wholly Irresponsible

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Trenton NJ, Several bills up for committee votes today will make the proposed FY2021 budget revision go from bad to worse, the New Jersey Business & Industry Association testified today.

NJBIA Vice President of Government Affairs Christopher Emigholz told the Assembly and Senate Budget committees today that adding another $500 million in borrowing to the already unnecessary $4 billion in borrowing submitted by Gov. Phil Murphy is wholly irresponsible.

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Rutgers University: NJ’s Slow Pace Economic Recovery

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New Brunswick,  NJ,  New Jersey has regained nearly half of the jobs it lost due to the pandemic-driven economic contraction of March and April, but future employment gains will become increasingly difficult, according to a new Rutgers report.

“The United States and New Jersey have made substantial progress in climbing out of the economic chasm that opened beneath our feet in April. But the summer’s extraordinary job growth began to slow in August, with signs that labor market advances are losing momentum,” said report co-author James W. Hughes, University Professor and dean emeritus of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University-New Brunswick.

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Is It Safe to Date During the Coronavirus Pandemic?

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Ridgewood NJ, Months have passed since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, and there’s no end in sight. If you’re single and had planned to wait until the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) was gone before dating, you may be having second thoughts. Fortunately, with technology and creativity, you can meet someone new and spend quality time together.

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Graydon Reports 2020 Results

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Ridgewood Nj, Graydon pool reported its 2020 COVID19 related results. In 2019 Graydon had 2316 registered members . In 2020 Graydon pool dropped to1529 registered members . However the Village Parks & Recreation day camp did not operate this summer due to COVID 19 concerns. Day camp participants are always required to obtain seasonal Graydon memberships.

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