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Ridgewood NJ, With the U.S. stock market having lost over 20 percent of its value and the U.S. government passing a historic $2 trillion stimulus package, WalletHub today released a report on the State Economies Most Exposed to Coronavirus, as well as accompanying videos.
Continue reading STUDY : New Jersey’s Economy Is the 8th Most Exposed to Coronavirus
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Ridgewood NJ, Andrew Saul, Commissioner of Social Security, reminds the public that Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefit payments will continue to be paid on time during the COVID-19 pandemic. The agency also reminds everyone to be aware of scammers who try to take advantage of the pandemic to trick people into providing personal information or payment via retail gift cards, wire transfers, internet currency, or by mailing cash, to maintain Social Security benefit payments or receive economic impact payments from the Department of the Treasury.
Continue reading Social Security Benefits Will be Paid On Time Don’t Be Fooled by Scammers
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Hackensack NJ, As of 6:30 PM Monday, March 30, 2020, Bergen County has 2,607 total “presumptive positive” cases of COVID-19 identified; impacting 69 municipalities.
As of today, we have sadly lost 41 residents and the County of Bergen mourns their loss and offers condolences to their loved ones. Please keep them in your thoughts.
The county had 2,281 COVID-19 cases on Sunday.
Continue reading Bergen County: 2,607 COVID-19 Cases, 41 Fatalities as of Monday
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Hackensack NJ, Gannett announced Monday it is cutting pay and furloughing ” journalists” at its newspapers across the country as ad revenue plunges during the coronavirus pandemic.
Gannett is the publisher of more than 100 newspapers, including ,North Jersey Media Group, USA Today, the Detroit Free Press, The Columbus Dispatch and The Arizona Republic, is reportedly furloughing workers who make more than $38,000. Those employees will be subject to furloughs of one week per month in April, May and June, according to a tweet from investigative reporter Gregory Holman of the Springfield News-Leader in Missouri, a Gannett-owned paper.
Modern companies, especially law firms are consistently looking for new ways to increase their work efficiency and employee productivity. However, only less than 30% have enabled technological innovation for their employees. The rest still follows traditional means of running a law firm and thus, face many challenges in today’s world of technological advancement. Nevertheless, those companies that have implemented innovative software for workflow management in their firms are now delivering good efficiency and workflow.
Continue reading Improving Workflow: Management Tips for Law Firms
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Ridgewood NJ, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito, New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal, and New Jersey Acting State Comptroller Kevin D. Walsh today announced the formation of a joint federal-state task force to investigate and prosecute a wide range of misconduct arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, including the unlawful hoarding of medical supplies, price gouging, charity scams, procurement fraud, insurance fraud, phishing schemes, and false and misleading investment opportunities.
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Trenton NJ, NJ State Senator Michael Testa (R-1) released the following statement:
“I am pleased that Gov. Murphy is finally recognizing and honoring our constitutional right to bear arms, especially amid this State of Emergency.
Continue reading Murphy Rights a Wrong and Reopens Gun Stores
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Paramus NJ, as the Ridgewood blog previously reported a court-supervised asset auction, Fairway Market awarded bids for two store leases in New Jersey to Amazon and six locations in New York City to ShopRite operator Village Super Market Inc. and Key Food Cooperative member Seven Seas Georgetowne LLC.
Continue reading Amazon to Takeover Fairway in Paramus Location
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MAHWAH NJ, Christie’s International Real Estate Northern New Jersey, an exclusive partner of Christie’s International Real Estate, voted Christie’s Affiliate of the Year in 2017 and 2018 and the fastest growing real estate brokerage in northern New Jersey, announced today that Isabelle Beers has joined the team at Christie’s International Real Estate Northern New Jersey’s Mahwah Sales Gallery.
Beers is a Realtor® Associate and is committed to providing her clients, whether buying or selling a home, with the highest levels of customer service in the industry. In addition to her work in real estate, Izzy is also a data scientist with Aetna. She is a graduate of Columbia University with a Masters’ Degree in statistics and Wake Forest University with a Bachelors’ Degree in statistics. Beers is a current resident of Ramsey, NJ.
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Washington, D.C., Larry Klayman, the founder, chairman and general counsel of Freedom Watch, Inc. (see www.freedomwatchusa.org) filed a criminal complaint against the People’s Republic of China over its alleged criminal conduct in causing a worldwide pandemic of such a huge magnitude never witnessed in either the 20th or 21st centuries and perhaps world history. A copy of the complaint is embedded below and can also found at www.freedomwatchusa.org.
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Ridgewood NJ, Assemblyman Kevin J. Rooney gave the following updates on what you can and can not do auto dealerships to conduct online or remote sales, Realtors can operate and show houses and microbreweries/brewpubs can provide home delivery to their customers. On the down side golf is cancelled.
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Irvington NJ, A Brooklyn man was arrested today for allegedly coughing on FBI agents while claiming to have COVID-19, and with lying to them about his accumulation and sale of surgical masks, medical gowns, and other medical supplies, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
Baruch Feldheim, 43, was arrested by special agents of the FBI today and charged by complaint with assaulting a federal officer and with making false statements to law enforcement. Feldheim is scheduled to have his initial appearance this afternoon before U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael A. Hammer in Newark federal court.
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Trenton NJ, Addressing concerns of potential drug shortages caused by the inappropriate prescribing and hoarding of drugs touted by some as possible treatments for COVID-19, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal and the Division of Consumer Affairs today announced statewide restrictions for prescribing and dispensing those medications.
Demand for hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine, prescription drugs used to treat malaria and certain chronic inflammatory conditions like lupus and rheumatoid arthritis, has increased nationwide following reports that the drugs are being tested as possible treatments for COVID-19.
March 30, 2020
Dear Ridgewood School Community,
In response to recent updates, I have received several emails asking that we teach through the spring break. First and foremost, parents, students, and teachers are tired. This weariness is not necessarily from the hard academic work, but most likely from the stress we are all experiencing. While our intent is not to add pressure to this already difficult situation, remote learning is stressful for everyone involved nonetheless.
Continue reading Ridgewood School Home School Day 11 ,Due to COVID 19
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Ridgewood NJ, according to Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security a loss of taste and smell—hypogeusia and hyposmia, respectively—has been reported as a potential early symptom of SARS-CoV-2 infection. This phenomenon is consistent with case reports of individuals infected with other coronaviruses. While it has not been widely documented in the scientific literature, there have been reports of patients exhibiting neurological symptoms, including hyposmia and hypogeusia, in Wuhan, China. A more complete understanding of how and why this phenomenon takes place could potentially enable its use in interpreting clinical progression of COVID-19. A study conducted at the Harvard Medical School (preprint) identified a pathway that could potentially explain these symptoms. Two genes required for SARS-CoV-2 cell entry are expressed by olfactory epithelial and stem cells but not olfactory sensory neurons, which could challenge the hypothesis that there is a neurological basis for the phenomenon.
