Ridgewood NJ, Wondering what is located in your own backyard, that bird you saw on your last hike or how to learn more about the environment around you? The Division of Fish and Wildlife has created online learning resources for learning about our environment. There are:
Hackensack NJ, Millions of people across the U.S. are staying home and practicing social distancing to help stop the spread of COVID-19. However, there are countless workers that are still going to work every day to keep our communities running.
Many essential personnel who work in critical sectors from food service and grocery, to law enforcement and public works are largely required to continue to report for duty. So what can these mission critical workers do to stay safe?
Ridgewood Citizens for Reasonable Development (RCRD), is pleased to endorse LORRAINE REYNOLDS, BERNADETTE WALSH and SERGIO ALEGRE for Village Council in the May 2020 “Mail-In Ballot” Elections.
East Rutherford NJ, beginning next week, COVID-19 testing will be available daily in East Rutherford to all NJ TRANSIT employees. NJ TRANSIT employees will be accepted for appointment-only testing at the site which opened on April 13 and is currently geared toward first responders and frontline healthcare workers. Online registration access for NJ TRANSIT employees will be available beginning on Sunday, May 3. NJ TRANSIT is also working to expand access to similar testing sites in central and south Jersey.
Ridgewood NJ,the Little League World Series will not be played this year for the first time since the organization began because of the coronavirus pandemic. Little League International, which announced the move Thursday, also canceled regional tournaments and the championship tournaments in other Little League divisions, including softball, but said the events would return in 2021.
Trenton NJ, New Jersey Realtors housing data for March confirms the market has taken a hit due to pandemic restrictions in the state, but the true picture of the impact likely won’t be clear until the April and May data becomes available.
“When the restrictions began to be implemented in the beginning of March, there was still a lot of business in the pipeline,” said New Jersey Realtors Chief Executive Officer Jarrod Grasso. “You can tell from the data that this is not a typical March when we normally begin to see the spring selling season kick off.”
Trenton NJ, Senator Joe Pennacchio, while applauding the Governor for opening up parks, is calling on the Murphy Administration to begin reinstating “elective” surgeries in the state.
“We are finally allowing people to get out and walk in our parks and reap the physical and emotional health benefits of exercise. Now it’s time to prioritize the general health of the population and the fiscal stability of our essential hospitals,” said Senator Pennacchio (R-26). “With the emphasis on the virus, at-risk patients have not had access to important and necessary procedures. It’s time to allow people who are not infected to get the care they need from hospitals, health centers, doctors, dentists and eye doctors.”
Englewood NJ, A Bergen County, New Jersey, woman today admitted participating in a scheme that involved the creation of false documentation to secure over $4 million in bank loans, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
Jennie Frias, a/k/a “Jennie Castillo,” 36, of Englewood, New Jersey, pleaded guilty by teleconference before U.S. District Judge Kevin McNulty to an information charging her with one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud.
It may have many definitions, but home is definitely where you feel safe, easy, and comfortable. Picking up from the latter, heating and cooling systems do a lot to keep your home or office place warm or cool in winter or summer. Unfortunately, they are also among the most used appliances in the home. Depending on your home’s heating and cooling needs or the overall usage, HVAC units are prone to certain problems from time to time. But considering how important these units are to us, technical hitches on HVAC systems should be dealt with as soon as possible.
Paramus NJ, N.J. Air and Army National Guardsmen sanitize rooms and high touch areas at the N.J. Veterans Home in Paramus . Paramus Veterans Memorial Home recorded at last count 27 deaths, according to the state Department of Military and Veterans Affairs.
Ridgewood NJ, the CDC has issued new guidelines intended for all Americans, whether you own a business, run a school, or want to ensure the cleanliness and safety of your home. Reopening America requires all of us to move forward together by practicing social distancing and other daily habits to reduce our risk of exposure to the virus that causes COVID-19. Reopening the country also strongly relies on public health strategies, including increased testing of people for the virus, social distancing, isolation, and keeping track of how someone infected might have infected other people. This plan is part of the larger United States Government plan external iconand focuses on cleaning and disinfecting public spaces, workplaces, businesses, schools, and can also be applied to your home.
Ridgewood NJ, on Thursday morning Ridgewood Police and NJ Transit Police removed a homeless encampment from the Ridgewood train station .There appears to be a group of homeless living in the center of the platform in one of the heated buildings . An ambulance whisked away at lest person perhaps needing medical attention.
Residents Are Encouraged to Only Use Parks Close to Their Homes
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Hackensack NJ, An Executive Order will be issued to re-open most sites within Bergen County’s Park System and golf courses effective Saturday, May 2nd with some exceptions such as the Bergen County Zoo and the McFaul Environmental Center, which shall remain closed. Golf courses will open gradually starting with Soldier Hill and Valley Brook Golf Courses opening for play effective Saturday.
HACKENSACK NJ, Sheriff Anthony Cureton would like to make the public aware of an ongoing phone scam where perpetrators are pretending to impersonate personnel from the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office. The scam attempts to extort money in the form of wire transfer, cash, and prepaid gift cards from potential victims, threatening them with arrest for “failing to report to jury duty” or “failing to appear for an outstanding summons.”