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Trenton NJ, Governor Phil Murphy today signed Executive Order No. 119, which extends the Public Health Emergency declared on March 9, 2020 through Executive Order No. 103. Under the Emergency Health Powers Act, a declared public health emergency expires after 30 days unless renewed.
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Trenton NJ, Several near-peer competitor countries are leveraging the COVID-19 pandemic to conduct psychological operations against Western nations to undermine US and European credibility both domestically and globally. Near-peer countries in the Great Power Competition, including China and Russia, are attempting to sow anti-US sentiments using disinformation via different mediums to alter the views of international governments and individuals. Psychological operations target audiences with selective information to influence their emotions and objective reasoning.
Have you ever felt as though you’ve been undervalued in a job role and don’t understand why? Many employees find themselves in this situation on a daily basis and it’s nothing to do with the fact they aren’t doing their job correctly. It’s usually down to the fact that the person leading the team doesn’t know how to give feedback and inform their team members on how to improve and drive for better results. If you feel that you fit into either one of these categories, then try not to worry, there’s plenty of time to learn and improve how you can get the most out of yourself and your team.
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TRENTON NJ, Governor Phil Murphy today announced Executive Order 118, closing all state parks and forests and county parks to further social distancing measures.
“My Administration’s top priority is to flatten the curve of new COVID-19 cases, so we do not create a surge within our health care systems and overwhelm the health care professionals who are managing our response on the frontlines,” said Governor Murphy. “We have seen far too many instances in our parks where people are gathering and socializing in groups and by closing these areas, we are further limiting public interactions to only the most essential purposes. Data shows that our aggressive efforts to flatten the curve are beginning to make a difference; however, we must continue our push to flatten it to the point where our day-over-day increase is zero.”
Under Executive Order No. 108 (2020), municipalities still have the authority to keep municipal parks open or closed.
The order shall take effect on Tuesday, April 7, at 8:00 p.m.
For a copy of Executive Order No. 118, click here.
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Ridgewood NJ, Gov. Murphy often showed his disdain for taxpayers when he told business leaders that New Jersey may not be their state if they are concerned about tax rates. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy love raising taxes and has even managed to raise taxes during the coronavirus pandemic . But high taxes apparently cant buy you everything and New Jersey needs help with its antiquated computer systems .How antiquated , so old in fact the states main frames use a 1950 computer language known as COBOL.
Continue reading New Jersey is Looking for COBOL Programmers ?
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Demarest NJ, Academy of the Holy Angels’ senior track stars Maris Rodriguez and Nicole Barbaro were recognized in a video tribute organized by the Bergen County Women Coaches Association. The video was produced in lieu of the annual awards dinner, which cannot be held while COVID-19 social distancing and self-quarantine measures remain in place.
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Teeth are one of the most important yet underrated parts of the human body. We notice it on ourselves and other people every single day. In fact, it does not take long after meeting new people for us to notice whether they have good teeth or not. Teeth are right in our plane of view and we often are drawn to someone who has wonderfully superior pearly whites.
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Mahwah NJ, Frank Pallotta, Republican candidate for New Jersey’s Fifth Congressional District, made the following statement in response to United States Senators Robert Menendez and Cory Booker’s announcement last week that local governments in Sussex and Warren Counties would not receive any money from the First Wave of Federal Funding from the COVID-19 Emergency Stimulus Package. Under the Obama-era, pre-pandemic formula adopted by the Democrats, Congress failed to allocate any of the $82 million in grants to assist communities in New Jersey to Sussex and Warren Counties.
“It is unacceptable that any of our hard-hit communities would be left out under the stimulus bill. New Jersey sends more than its fair share to the federal government only to be given the short shrift during one of the most challenging times in our history. Josh Gottheimer was silent when Nancy Pelosi loaded the bill with far-left Green New Deal proposals and then came home empty-handed. We need a Congressman that will make all of District 5 a priority in a National emergency, instead of treating certain parts of the district as if it were an afterthought.”
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Linwood NJ, Conservative U.S. Senate candidate Hirsh Singh has emerged victorious with the greatest number of signatures backing his candidacy, outstripping all other campaigns. Figures published by the New Jersey Secretary of State revealed that Singh was the only Republican U.S. Senate candidate with over two thousand verified signatures.
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Lessons never learned for COVID 19 Pandemic
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Wanaque NJ, The virus swept through the nursing home, taking the most vulnerable. Some of the residents on ventilators to help them breathe began spiking fevers and were rushed to the hospital in irreversible shock. And with a lack of rigorous infection controls, it spread like wildfire, leaving dozens of patients critically ill and sickening at least one staff member.By the time it was all over, 11 children were dead and another 36 had been infected.
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River Vale NJ, according to Assemblywomen Holly Schepisi today April 6, 2020 Although very preliminary we are starting to see the social distancing efforts working in New Jersey. We are seeing a decline in rate of growth of new cases from a 24% increase per day last week to an increase of only 12% today. We are beginning to see a flattening which is a positive sign. I do not yet have recovery numbers from the State of NJ. I will post these numbers as soon as I receive them.
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Ridgewood NJ, a marked Ridgewood Police patrol vehicle responding to a medical emergency collided with a privately owned Toyota Camry in the 100 block of Ackerman Avenue, Ridgewood late Monday morning, 04/06. Neither the uniformed Ridgewood Police patrol officer nor the Toyota Camry’s driver were injured. As per standard practice, the accident was investigated by a Ridgewood Police patrol division supervisor. Police at the scene did not indicate whether any summonses were issued in connection with the crash, nor did they say if the patrol vehicle had its warning lights and siren activated at the time. Both vehicles were towed from the scene.
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Ridgewood NJ, A multiple alarm fire destroyed a 3-story mixed use (commercial/residential) structure located at Bagelicious 19-23 North Broad Street, Ridgewood on Sunday night, 04/05. Numerous fire departments from Bergen and Passaic Counties assisted Ridgewood Fire Department in extinguishing the conflagration. At least one (1) residential occupant of the building was rescued by firefighters and transported to a nearby hospital by ambulance. Ridgewood Police, Ridgewood EMS, Ridgewood Emergency Services, and Ridgewood OEM were all represented by personnel at the scene.
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Salesforce DX is live and being used by many developers and development teams lately. This latest development suite from Salesforce can help improve the development experience by offering a smoother and integrated lifecycle to ensure agile, high-performance development. As of late, with the availability of DX, Salesforce is one of the top-rated development platforms chosen by many frontline enterprises to quickly and easily build and release business applications.
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Ridgewood NJ, Governor Phil Murphy and Superintendent of the State Police Colonel Patrick Callahan announced an Administrative Order allowing municipalities and counties to impose additional restrictions on short-term rentals in response to COVID-19. Governor Murphy previously signed Executive Order No. 108, permitting municipalities and counties to restrict online marketplaces for arranging and offering lodging. This Administrative Order gives municipalities and counties the ability to impose additional restrictions on the ability of hotels, motels, guest houses, or private residences, or parts thereof, to accept new transient guests or seasonal tenants after 8:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 5.
