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Bergen County Executive James J. Tedesco County Update

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Hackensack NJ, Yesterday, U.S. Surgeon General Jerome M. Adams warned the country that we will face our “Pearl Harbor moment” this week. As the official U.S. death toll approaches 10,000, Adams suggested we brace for “the hardest and saddest week of most Americans’ lives.” Dr. Anthony Fauci echoed these thoughts in Sunday’s White House briefing, saying “This is probably going to be a very bad week.” Here in Bergen County, we must all understand that in order to flatten the curve and mitigate the impact of COVID-19 in our communities, everyone needs to do their part.

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UPDATE : Four Alarm Fire in Ridgewood’s Central Business District

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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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Understanding Salesforce DX and force.com Migration Toolkit

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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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Governor Murphy and Superintendent Callahan Authorize Municipalities and Counties to Restrict Short-Term Rentals

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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.

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GOP Senate Candidate Slams Booker, Menendez for Withholding Critical Financial Aid to New Jersey Counties Hit by COVID-19

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Trenton NJ, Republican U.S. Senate Rik Mehta strongly condemns Democrat Senators Cory Booker and Bob Menendez for cutting four New Jersey counties out of critical financial relief during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

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Traffic Signal Taken Out at Teaneck Intersection Crash

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Teaneck NJ, a traffic signal device was destroyed when two (2) SUVs collided at the intersection of Sussex Road and West Englewood Avenue, Teaneck on Sunday afternoon, 04/05. Both vehicles were propelled off of the roadway as a result of the crash’s impact, and wound up on the front lawn of a nearby single family home. No injuries were reported by either vehicles’ occupants. Teaneck Police and Teaneck Fire Department responded to the incident. A flatbed tow truck removed both wrecks. A portion of West Englewood Avenue was closed briefly due to the downed signal device.

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Enforcement Actions against alleged violators of Governor Murphy’s Emergency Orders related to COVID-19

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Teaneck NJ, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal and Colonel Patrick J. Callahan, Superintendent of the New Jersey State Police, announced the following recent enforcement actions against alleged violators of Governor Murphy’s Emergency Orders related to COVID-19.

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VILLAGE OF RIDGEWOOD COVID-19 CASES UPDATE 4/5/2020

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Ridgewood NJ, according to Village of Ridgewood Mayor Ramon Hache  this is the latest update on coronavirus cases in Ridgewood  is as follows :

The most recent numbers in RIDGEWOOD are as follows:
Positive: 148
Pending: 1
Negative: 148
Deaths: 4
**We are working on providing the numbers on residents who have recovered. We will share that information once we have it.**
Please continue to do your part in working together to contain and prevent the spread of the virus by adhering to proper social distancing practices, washing hands frequently for at least 20 seconds, and staying home if you feel sick. Be well, stay safe, and encourage others to do the same.

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Why do you need an industrial removable safety railing?

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You can come across different shapes and sizes of removable guardrails. However, the three common choices include face mount, flush-mount, and floor mount. The face mounting
options can be suitable for loading docks, I-beam, and mezzanine platform. The flush- mounted units are well-known for their uniform installation. You don’t have to take any
pressure with their vertical distancing. The floor mount railing bracket can be the ideal choice for elevated areas where you may want to limit access or remove handrails as per
the situation. In essence, removable guardrails can serve lots of places to ensure the safety and security of your employees.

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Car Takes Out Fencing at Ridgewood School Ball Field

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Ridgewood NJ, fortunately no injuries were reported after a Ford SUV crashed front first through a chain link fence and rolled down an embankment before coming to a stop on a school baseball field in Ridgewood early Sunday afternoon, 04/05. Damage to the vehicle was light; the fence was destroyed. Fortunately, the mishap occurred several hundred feet away from a small group of children who were playing on the school grounds. Ridgewood Police Patrol Officer Colin Donnelly assisted the SUV’s adult female driver in getting her vehicle off the field and back into a nearby parking lot.

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British American Tobacco Announces Potential vaccine for COVID-19 using new, fast-growing tobacco plant technology

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Ridgewood NJ, BAT’s US bio-tech subsidiary, Kentucky BioProcessing (KBP), is developing a potential vaccine for COVID-19 and is now in pre-clinical testing. If testing goes well, BAT is hopeful that, with the right partners and support from government agencies, between 1 and 3 million doses of the vaccine could be manufactured per week, beginning in June.

While KBP remains a commercial operation, the intention is that its work around the COVID-19 vaccine project will be carried out on a not for profit basis.

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New Bergen County COVID-19 Drive-Thru Test Site: BERGEN NEW BRIDGE MEDICAL CENTER

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Paramus NJ, Bergen County COVID-19 Drive-Thru Test Site at BERGEN NEW BRIDGE MEDICAL CENTER , New Bergen Bridge Medical Center is located  at 230 East Ridgewood Avenue, Paramus, NJ. This is an APPOINTMENT ONLY site. Please note that this is a County operated site and is separate from the FEMA site located at Bergen Community College in Paramus.

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Hackensack Meridian Health Recruiting Recovering COVID-19 Patients

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Hackensack NJ, As of late last night, HMH has been approved by the FDA to recruit recovered and recovering COVID-19 patients to assess their blood and test it for antibodies in response to the virus. These antibodies may help other patients who are infected with COVID-19. Patients with promising antibodies will be asked to come back to donate an additional blood sample which may be helpful for sick COVID-19 patients. This convalescent plasma therapy is still pending approval from the FDA which we hope to receive soon.
If you, or someone you know, have recovered or are recovering from COVID-19, you may be eligible to donate. If you are interested, please contact our coordinator [email protected].
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Court Forced Over development and High Density Housing in the Eye of Coronavirus Pandemic Storm in Bergen County

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Upper Saddle River NJ , for over 2 years the Ridgewood blog has tracked the continuing saga of the Toll Brothers Apple Ridge development in Upper Saddle River .  We have chronicled the rampant over development being rammed  down the throats of taxpayers by the courts under the guise of “Fair Share Housing”, the remediation problems , the run off issues , and the infrastructure ,transportation  and educational shortfalls .

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Bolger Heritage Center New Feature looking back at the 1920 census to see who lived in Ridgewood

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Ridgewood NJ, from the Bolger Heritage Center, at the Ridgewood Public Library , by now, you should know it’s 2020 “census time.” We at Bolger Heritage Center thought we’d start a new feature—occasionally looking back at the 1920 census to see who lived in Ridgewood at the time of that century-old census.

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