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United Airlines Strengthens Onboard Mask Policy

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Newark NJ, United Airlines announced today that, along with other Airlines for America (A4A) members, it will strengthen mandatory mask policies to further mitigate against the spread of COVID-19 and help continue to keep passengers and crew safe. While the overwhelming majority of passengers are complying with United’s mandatory policy, starting on June 18, any passenger that does not comply when onboard a United flight will be placed on an internal travel restriction list. Customers on this list will lose their travel privileges on United for a duration of time to be determined pending a comprehensive incident review.

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the fly has learned that the Village of Ridgewood is Harassing Restaurant Owners over Permits

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…the fly has learned that Village officials form the building department have been walking around the central business district and threatening all the restaurant owners that they will send the cops over if you don’t have their permit hanging in their place of business . Meanwhile permit processing is very slow and backed up , yet the Village still has time to walk the downtown to badger restaurant owners ?

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Lisa’s Mediterranean Cuisine Celebrating the Frontline Workers

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Ridgewood NJ, After three months of serving our Frontline and First Responders  and knowing how difficult a time it was putting their life in jeopardy for our families who were affected with this virus.
Lisa’s Mediterranean Cuisine appreciates all their hard work , and they are dedicating the reopening on June 20 to our Valley Hospital frontline workers . They will be serving lunch and dinner from 11:30 AM to 8 PM, to our heroes with no charge. At Lisa’s Mediterranean cuisine family we thank all our patrons, volunteers and media representatives for the support and kind words. Please come and celebrate our frontline workers on June 20th.

28 Oak St, Ridgewood, NJ 07450

https://www.lisasmediterraneancuisine.net/
(201) 251-8686
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Shore News Poll: 90% of New Jersey Residents Say Governor Phil Murphy is a Failure

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Toms River NJ, the Shore News polled nearly 30,000  readers ( Shore News Network have taken an online poll ) in the past two weeks, according to Shore News ,”we’re not sure who the hell Monmouth University is calling, but our numbers are far different than theirs.  Monmouth University reports that Governor Phil Murphy is the second coming of Jesus with a 75% approval rating.   Look, Monmouth U., we love ya, you’re Jersey Shore like the rest of us, but please, stop polling Murphy’s closest friends and relatives in the future.”

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BERGEN COUNTY MOBILE COVID19 PROGRAM, OVER 11,000 RESIDENTS TESTED AND COUNTING

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Hackensack NJ,  Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco announces that 11,336 tests have been administered in the first five weeks of community mobile testing across Bergen County. According to results processed by Bergen New Bridge Medical Center, of the 8,147 COVID-19 saliva diagnostic tests and 3,189 COVID-19 antibody tests taken at mobile testing locations, only 2% of the saliva tests and 18% of antibody tests yielded positive results.

Next week, the community mobile testing program, which is available to all county residents thanks to a partnership between the County of Bergen and Bergen New Bridge Medical Center, will deploy to Alpine, Cresskill, Hasbrouck Heights, Mahwah, Palisades Park, Ridgefield, Tenafly, & Wood-Ridge.

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Bergen County Grant Programs to Provide Financial Relief for Municipalities and Small Businesses Impacted by COVID-19 Pandemic

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Hackensack NJ,  Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco announces that the County of Bergen will launch a grant program to provide relief for municipalities straddled with expenses related to the COVID-19 pandemic and small businesses financially impacted by the government ordered shutdown. The programs, which utilize CARES Act relief funds, will provide direct reimbursement to municipalities for costs associated with health officials, law enforcement, personal protective equipment (PPE) and social distancing improvements.  “Non-essential” businesses that were forced to close as a measure to stop the spread of COVID-19 can receive up to $10,000 in financial relief to cover rent, property mortgage, and utilities expenses.

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NJ Business Coalition Urges Faster Reopening of Businesses

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Ridgewood NJ, The New Jersey Business Coalition released the following joint statement today urging the faster reopening of businesses that can currently meet safety protocols.

“We are at a pivotal time regarding the livelihoods of New Jerseyans and their ability to provide for themselves and their families.

“Thousands of our businesses are struggling to survive, and are clinging to every last resource they have attempting to make it to their prescribed reopening date, with many not having one yet. And even then, they’ll face great challenges due to smaller capacities in which they will be required to operate.

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May New Jersey Tax Revenues Fall 13.5 Percent as Businesses Remain Closed

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Trenton NJ,  The Department of the Treasury reported today that May revenue collections for the major taxes totaled $2.120 billion, down $331.2 million, or 13.5 percent, below last May as the economic impact of the global pandemic continues to take its toll on the State’s finances. Fiscal year-to-date, total collections of $26.864 billion are now down $2.498 billion, or 8.5 percent below the same period last year.

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Murphy Administration uses emergency powers to deny OPRA requests

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Trenton NJ, Senator Joe Pennacchio today introduced legislation (S-2575) to remove limitations in the Emergency Health Powers Act that obscure government transparency during crises like the current coronavirus pandemic.

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Asbury Park Defies Governor Allows Indoor Dining

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Asbury Park NJ, the Asbury Park City Council voted on Wednesday evening to allow indoor dining beginning on June 15, in direct violation of New Jersey executive orders related to COVID-19.

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Wayne Board of Education Announces Graduation Ceremony in Defiance of Murphy Administration

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Dear Members of the Class of 2020, Parents, and Guardians:

The Wayne Board of Education met in executive session on June 8th to discuss our legal challenges regarding graduation.  We know you have been through much and we hope this letter will provide clarity with regard to the intent of the Wayne Township Public Schools and plans for a graduation ceremony to be held in your honor on July 30th.  The Wayne Board of Education wants nothing more than to give all our seniors the graduation they deserve on the field at their home schools with all our staff and principals in attendance.

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Rutgers-Eagleton Poll: New Jerseyans Want Get Back to Work

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NEW BRUNSWICK NJ,  “Hug my parents”; “kiss my wife”; “hold someone’s hand.” When asked about the first thing they will do when life in New Jersey returns to normal,
one in five residents (20%) crave re-connecting with loved ones, according to the latest RutgersEagleton Poll. Similar numbers want to simply go to a different place other than their house,
such as the gym; or do familiar pre-pandemic activities, like shopping.

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Latest Currency News Amidst the Pandemic this 2020

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Everyone has been hit throughout the COVID-19 pandemic from large businesses to the individual person. In some cases, there isn’t anything we can do sitting at home with our livelihood taken away. Whilst we may feel a little sour about this it is for our benefit and governments all over the world are implementing schemes to help their citizens through this awful time. At some point, things will return to normal and we will be able to continue our lives and COVID-19 will go down in the history books as something we weren’t ready for and had disastrous global effects. How disastrous are the effects we are currently seeing? Here we take a look at some of the latest currency news due to COVID-19. 

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Glen Rock Approves July 4th Parade

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Glen Rock NJ, in a nice turn of events , the Glen Rock council has approved the July 4th parade. According to  IDA President Jim Leonard the borough is looking at a scaled down version parade that would include route changes as well as participants.  The parade would go from Borough Hall to Faber Field. Participants would include just groups and people from Glen Rock.  It was recommended by council that they have social distancing ambassadors marching along the parade route. The final hurdle to having the 81st 4th of July Parade is approval by Police Chief Ackermann of the availability of the police, and the closing of Rock Road.

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Governor Murphy must use Clemency powers after violating his Own Executive Orders

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Trenton NJ,  Assemblyman Jay Webber called upon Gov. Phil Murphy to exercise his gubernatorial power to pardon those cited for violating his executive orders after twice violating his own order that limits the size of gatherings amid the pandemic.

At the same time people who organized protests of Murphy’s orders have been ticketed for convening gatherings larger than allowed. His administration also had businesses that opened in defiance of his orders ticketed and closed.

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