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Governor Murphy Declares a State of Emergency for New Jersey

Snow Blizzard of 2016 Ridgewood CBD
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Trenton NJ, Beginning at 10:00 p.m. Thursday Night , a State of Emergency has been declared by Governor Murphy.
Since we get a lot of questions about what a State of Emergency means, here are some quick facts according to the NJ State Police :

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Nationwide Emergency Test – October 3rd

Ridgewood Emergency Services members and Ridgewood Police Clear Storm Drains

photo courtesy of Boyd Loving

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Glen Rock NJ, the Glen Rock Police Department reminds everyone that on October 3rd, 2018, the Federal Emergency and Management Agency (FEMA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) beginning at 2:18 p.m. ET. The test will assess how ready the distribution channels are in case a national message needs sending and determine whether improvements are needed.

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