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67 Million Americans Anticipate Trouble Paying Credit Card Bills Due to Coronavirus

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Ridgewood NJ, Around 67 million Americans think they will have trouble paying their credit card bills due to coronavirus, according to WalletHub’s new Coronavirus Money Survey, released today. This survey, which follows WalletHub’s report on the States Most Aggressive Against the Coronavirus, illustrates some of the ways in which COVID-19 has impacted Americans’ lives and spending habits.

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Assemblyman Brian Bergen Continues to Push Governor Murphy for a Sales Tax Holiday

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TRENTON NJ, Gov. Phil Murphy said his administration is working to set up a state business-incentive program to help employers during the coronavirus pandemic. Assemblyman Brian Bergen commended Murphy for understanding that without businesses there aren’t jobs, and would like to work with him on providing broad-based relief.

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PENNSYLVANIA JOINS NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, AND CONNECTICUT’S REGIONAL COALITION TO COMBAT COVID-19

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Trenton NJ, Governor Murphy, Governor Cuomo, Governor Lamont, and Governor Wolf Direct Temporary Closure of All Indoor Portions of Retail Shopping Malls, Amusement Parks & Bowling Alleys – Effective by 8 PM Thursday

Follows Directive Monday Limiting Crowd Capacity for Recreational & Social Gatherings to 50 People – Temporary Closure of Movie Theaters, Gyms and Casinos as well as On Premise Service at Restaurants & Bars

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New Poll Finds That Nearly 1 in 5 of US Workers have Either Lost Their Jobs or Work Reduced Hours as a Result of the COVID-19

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Ridgewood NJ, according to the latest Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security  email a new poll found that nearly 1 in 5 of US workers have either lost their jobs or work reduced hours as a result of the COVID-19 epidemic in the United States. The poll—conducted by NPR, PBS News Hour, and Marist Poll—asked respondents a broad scope of questions, including perceptions of the President and state governments and their handling of the coronavirus response and the impact of the pandemic. In total, 18% of respondents have been fired or had their hours reduced due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Notably, this impact was greater in respondents earning less than $50,000 per year (25%) and those living in small cities or suburban areas (23%). The survey was conducted March 13-14, so it does not account for the spate of recent increases in social distancing across the country, including school closures, limiting restaurants to takeout or delivery, or the shelter in place order in the San Francisco Bay area.

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Ridgewood Police Issue Public Safety Responses During the COVID-19 outbreak

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Ridgewood NJ. Notice to the Public Concerning Public Safety Responses During the COVID-19 outbreak:

Members of the Ridgewood Police Department, as well as our paid and volunteer emergency services (Fire, EMS and OEM), continue to be here for the community 24/7 in responding to public safety emergencies and criminal acts in progress. However, due to the national, state and county declarations of a state of emergency certain secondary, non-emergent operations will be suspended until further notice.
If you are quarantined (mandatory or self-imposed) in your home due to possible or confirmed COVID-19 exposure, PLEASE notify 911 when you call and advise the dispatcher. We also ask that you place a sign/note on your front door to alert our personnel to take infection-prevention precautions before entering your home or business. Officers will be asking questions before they enter your home. Please respect this procedure and recognize that it also protects you and your family. Please keep Social Distance (six (6) feet) from our Officers when you interact with them.

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Ridgewood School Home School Day 3 ,Due to COVID 19

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March 18, 2020

Dear Ridgewood School Community,

I want to thank parents and caregivers for partnering with us to continue educating our students. We fully recognize the heavy lift we are asking of you and appreciate your assistance and input on how we can do things better. In the days and weeks to come, news about the spread of COVID-19 will likely intensify due to increased testing. However, by practicing social distancing and following preventive measures, we can flatten the curve of coronavirus. Our actions now will contribute to our recovery later.

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It’s War : President Trump invokes Defense Production Act as Coronavirus Response

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Washington DC, President Trump announced Wednesday afternoon that he will invoke the Defense Production Act, which would allow the administration to coordinate with American industry to manufacture medical supplies that are in short supply in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.

Hospitals, health workers and state and local officials have said they are quickly running out of personal protective equipment (PPE), like masks, gowns and gloves, that are crucial to keeping doctors and nurses on the front-lines of the pandemic safe.

“There’s never been an instance like this where no matter what you have it’s not enough,” Trump said at a White House briefing with reporters.  The President is moving to enhance the ability to coordinate production of medical equipment needed for treatment of the coronavirus .

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DAYCARE UPDATE FROM VILLAGE OF RIDGEWOOD MAYOR RAMON HACHE

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Ridgewood NJ, This was released yesterday from NJDOH at a Q&A session regarding whether or not daycares can remain open:
Childcare/Daycare centers should make the call to close themselves. Centers should contact the Department of Children and Families (DCF), who licenses childcare/daycare centers in NJ, for guidance and work with their local health department to assess level of risk in the community. Health Departments do not license childcare/daycare centers.

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS IMPACTED BY COVID 19

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION – PLEASE READ!

by Alyssa Kaye Dawson
(she works for Assemblywomen Holly Schepisi )

The last 48 hours have been chaotic to say the least. I have spoken to more business owners than I can count and have been doing everything I can to provide them with information and updates as they become available. It is times like this that I am grateful to have a job that allows me to help others and make a difference in a time of need and uncertainty unlike anything we have ever experienced. I am hoping that the following information provides some answers and hope for many of you who are small business owners or employees affected by COVID-19. After reading my notes below, if there are any further questions, feel free to call me on my cell, 201-574-3223. Also, I encourage you to follow my boss’ Facebook page for frequent updates:

https://www.facebook.com/hollyschepisi

 

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National School Boards Association, kids who study art are four times more likely to be recognized for academic achievement

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Ridgewood NJ, we received this from our friends at the  Boca Raton Museum of Art

According to the National School Boards Association, kids who study art are four times more likely to be recognized for academic achievement. Studies show that art helps kids earn higher report card grades because skills developed through art lead to better learning in other areas.

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Pre-season trout stocking originally scheduled to begin on March 23 has already begun

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Ridgewood NJ,folks as far as we know you can still go fishing during the COVID 19 lock-down.  Waters being stocked this week are open to angling; for waters under General Trout Regulation anglers can harvest up to 4 trout each day (minimum size 9”). Within designated Trout Conservation Areas anglers can harvest only one trout at least 15” in length.

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NJ State Parks and Forests Open for Walking, Hiking, Banjo Playing and Biking

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Ridgewood NJ, During this time, state parks and forests will continue to be open to the public for hiking and other passive recreation. Community health is crucial right now and exercising (walking, hiking, and biking) while observing social distancing practices can help ensure public health.

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Don’ts and Dos on Coronavirus

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by Jane M. Orient, M.D.

Some of the views expressed here are controversial. So, do ask your doctor. I hope you have one—not just the HMO or retail clinic “provider.”

Don’t panic. That is always good advice. If you, like the world’s economy, operate on just-in-time inventories, and did not take advice to stock up 3 weeks ago, do not join a mob at a big-box store. Somebody there is no doubt infected. Plus, there’s the risk of getting trampled or injured in a fist fight over the last roll of toilet paper. Most of the world survives without that luxury good. If you have no rice or beans or pasta in the pantry, that is more serious, but you should still avoid mobs if at all possible. Take-out and drive-through places are booming.

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All Evictions by the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office Suspended

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HACKENSACK NJ,  Sheriff Anthony Cureton announces the suspension of all evictions by the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office until further notice as the County and State continue to grapple with the COVID-19 health crisis.

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Dog Run Closed at “Duck Pond” in Ridgewood

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Ridgewood NJ, in the Saddle River County Park Wild Duck Pond the dog run formerly know as “bark park” is currently closed .  It appears the dog run was closed for social distancing .Social distancing is a set of nonpharmaceutical infection control actions intended to stop or slow down the spread of a contagious disease like COVID 19.

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