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Governor Murphy Continues to Obscure Truth About Nursing Home Tragedies

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Paramus NJ, , Senator Joe Pennacchio called the four nursing home bills signed Wednesday by Governor Murphy “a legislative distraction that fails to address the root causes of failings that accounted for more than 7,000 deaths in nursing homes.”

“The Governor continues to whitewash the systemic problems that plague facilities,” said Pennacchio. “State government policies led to the deaths of one of every 10 residents in nursing homes, and Murphy refuses to defend those decisions.”

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Chinese intelligence operatives conducted cyber espionage on academic research institutions working on SARS-CoV-2 vaccines

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Ridgewood NJ, according to Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security as governments and countries press ahead with efforts to develop their own SARS-CoV-2 vaccine—as opposed to large, collaborative, multilateral efforts—”vaccine nationalism” not only creates challenges for the equitable global availability of a future vaccine, it also provides incentive for increased foreign intrusion and “espionage targeting vaccine research and development.” According to analysis published by the Council on Foreign Relations, espionage (including cyber espionage) is not technically prohibited under international law; however, it would violate international law if it were to result in “significant adverse or harmful consequences.” The analysis highlights the “ubiquity of cyber espionage” on SAR-CoV-2 vaccine efforts and the difficulty in “defending against or deterring” it.

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Big Ten Football Season to Resume

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Universities may suspend return to competition on a week-to-week basis

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New Brunswick NJ, The Big Ten Conference announced today that its Council of Presidents and Chancellors voted to resume the 2020 football season beginning the weekend of October 23-24 while adopting significant medical protocols, including daily antigen testing, enhanced cardiac screening and a data-driven approach to decisions about practices and competitions.

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NJ August Tax Collections Continue to Plummet

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TRENTON — The Department of the Treasury reported that August revenue collections for the major taxes totaled $1.958 billion, down $117.4 million, or 5.7 percent below last August. For the first two months of traditional Fiscal Year 2021 (FY 2021), total collections of $2.140 billion are down $374.7 million, or 14.9 percent below the same two months last year.

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COVID19 : LATEST VACCINE CLINICAL TRIALS

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Oxford UK,  according to Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, less than a week after suspending Phase 3 clinical trials for its candidate SARS-CoV-2 vaccine due to a serious adverse event, AstraZeneca announced that the trials have resumed in the UK. According to a press release issued by AstraZeneca, the trials resumed after the UK government’s Medicines Health Regulatory Authority (MHRA) evaluated the evidence and determined that it was safe to continue testing the vaccine. The press release states that AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford are not permitted to “disclose further medical information” regarding the adverse event, presumably including the associated safety data reviewed by MHRA or the results of their analysis. It appears that the Phase 3 trials in other countries remain on hold.

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Ultimate Guide on Back-to-Office Furniture

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Times have changed forever in 2020 due to the unrelenting Coronavirus. The virus came out of the blue and then forced the majority of the world to go into lockdown to try and curb the spread of it. Many people were made redundant or furloughed, and it is only in the last month or so that people are trying to return to normality, and this means that they have to get back to working from an office rather than their own homes. 

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New Jersey Is the State with the 10th Most Coronavirus Restrictions

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Ridgewood NJ, With some states continuing to reopen while others have paused or reversed course due to surges in COVID-19, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released updated rankings for the States with the Fewest Coronavirus Restrictions, as well as accompanying videos and audio files.

To identify which states have the fewest coronavirus restrictions, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 17 key metrics. Our data set ranges from whether the state has any penalties for non-compliance with COVID-19 legislation to whether the state has required face masks in public and health checks at restaurants. Below, you can see highlights from the report, along with a WalletHub Q&A.

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NJ TRANSIT INTRODUCES NEW ‘HOW FULL IS YOUR RIDE” FEATURE ON MOBILE APP

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Ridgewood NJ,  NJ TRANSIT is launching new features on its mobile app in a pilot program that allows rail and bus customers to see how full their ride is before they step on board, making a better-informed personal decision that optimizes their comfort level as they return to the system.

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Hackensack Meridian Health Residential Care Cited for OSHA Violations

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Hackensack NJ, The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Hackensack Meridian Health Residential Care Inc. OSHA issued two serious citations and one other-than-serious violation for failing to protect employees from exposure to the coronavirus at its North Bergen, New Jersey, facility. OSHA proposed a penalty of $28,070 for the violations.

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Ridgewood Board of Education Executive Session & Regular Public Meeting Monday September 14th 6PM

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The Board of Education meets on Monday, September 14, 2020 at 6 PM for an Executive Session and at 7 PM for a Regular Public Meeting at the Education Center.

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New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission Extends Deadlines and Streamlines Processes

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Lodi NJ, Governor Murphy today signed legislation (A4486) which authorizes the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) to use stored driver’s license or identification card photos for longer than eight years and limits certain appointment times at MVC locations to senior citizens and persons with certain medical conditions during COVID-19 pandemic.  The Governor also signed A4520, which temporarily extends deadlines to register vehicles and obtain driver’s licenses for new State residents during the COVID-19 public health emergency.

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National Preparedness Month : Preparing for an Emergency

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Upper Saddle River NJ, the Upper Saddle River Police urge everyone  to build an emergency kit containing basic household items. Following a disaster, people may find themselves without outside assistance for several days. Constructing and maintaining a kit stocked with needed supplies will allow for the care of family members and pets in case of an emergency.

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NJ Senator Calls Governor Murphy’s “Borrow and Tax” Budget a “Con”

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Trenton NJ, Senator Michael Testa (R-1), a member of the Senate Budget & Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on Governor Murphy’s unspoken, but obvious, reelection budget strategy:

“While Governor Murphy claims he needs to borrow billions of dollars to prevent layoffs and fund property tax relief programs, consider the following things in this year’s budget that the borrowing will really support:

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NJ Senate Republicans Propose Balanced Budget Without Governor Murphy’s Tax and Borrow Scheme

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Trenton NJ, The four Republican members of the Senate Budget & Appropriations Committee offered a path to a balanced State Budget for 2021 that does not rely on the billions of dollars of borrowing and tax increases proposed by Governor Phil Murphy.

The Republican plan was proposed in a letter (click here for PDF) to the majority Senate Democrats from Senate Republican Budget Officer Steven Oroho (R-24), Senator Sam Thompson (R-12), Senator Declan O’Scanlon (R-13), and Senator Michael Testa (R-1).

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NJ TRANSIT INSTALLS PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT VENDING MACHINES

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Ridgewood NJ,  As an additional measure to protect customers and employees from the spread of COVID-19, NJ TRANSIT is introducing vending machines on a pilot basis to purchase Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) such as face masks, hand sanitizer, sanitized wipes and disposable gloves at Newark Penn Station and Hoboken Terminal.  The machines will also be installed at other select stations over the coming weeks.

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