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New Census Report: American Incomes Still Lag Behind Pre-COVID Levels

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Ridgewood NJ, a recent Census Bureau report reveals that despite some economic recovery since the pandemic, many Americans are still financially worse off than they were before COVID-19. While headlines may suggest otherwise, real median household income under the Biden administration has yet to reach its 2019 level, leaving working-class families struggling to regain lost ground.

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Flexibility vs “Productivity paranoia” Front and Center in Remote Work Debate

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Ridgewood NJ, Since the onset of the pandemic, many employees have turned to remote work for job performance. However, employers have persistently applied pressure to increase in-office work, fueled by the belief that physical presence enhances effectiveness. Despite limited objective data supporting this stance, it remains prevalent, leading companies to enforce return-to-office (RTO) mandates. Those affected continue to resist.

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COVID-19 Cover-Up? 67% Not Surprised by Lab Leak Confirmation

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Ridgewood NJ, recent reports confirming that the COVID-19 virus probably came from a Chinese lab don’t surprise most voters, who suspect U.S. officials may have been involved in a cover-up.

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6 Tips for Reducing Germs in Your Home

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Germs are a major concern for everyone these days. We have been through a pandemic and don’t want to go back into another one, so it makes sense that people are looking for ways they can eliminate germs, viruses and bacteria in their homes and feel safer where they live.

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Prominent Epidemiologist and Statistician Says, “both science and public health are broken”

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Ridgewood NJ, Dr. Martin Kulldorff is one of the most qualified public health pandemic experts in the United States. To the narrative-shapers, he’s a pariah. As a prominent epidemiologist and statistician, Kulldorff has worked on detecting and monitoring infectious disease outbreaks for two decades. His methods are widely used around the world and by almost every state health department in the United States, as well as by hundreds of people at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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Government Will Have to Turn Over Records of Dr. Fauci’s Official Communications as Part of a “suppression of speech “Lawsuit by Attorney Generals in Louisiana and Missouri

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Washington DC, as previously reported on this blog Dr. Anthony Fauci has announced his retirement but he may not be able to continue unaccountability for his actions over COVID indefinitely.

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Developing an Effective Employee Survey

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It’s imperative that you have a sense of how your employees are feeling. In other words, you need to know whether they’re happy. If they aren’t, you certainly want to make that determination before the organization’s performance is deleteriously affected. And what better way to do so than by going directly to the people? An employee survey is in order here, but how you craft it and how to measure employee engagement is the key. So, here’s what you should know about developing an effective employee survey – and more.

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10th Birthday Emergency Room Visit Results in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Stay at the Valley Hospital and a Happy Ending

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Ridgewood NJ, amidst the birthday celebration for Delaney Safro’s 10th birthday, something wasn’t right. It was the height of the pandemic on April 6, 2020, and the last place Delany expected to be was at emergency room the Valley Hospital . But, as her mom Joy noted, it was the best place to be.

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CDC Admits it Fumbled COVID Response

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Washington DC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky said Wednesday that the agency “did not reliably meet expectations” and would overhaul its operations after an external review found shortcomings in the COVID-19 response.

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Federal Regulators Fine Bank of America $225 Million Over Botched Disbursement of State Unemployment Benefits at Height of Pandemic

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Washington DC, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) fined Bank of America $100 million for botching the disbursement of state unemployment benefits at the height of the pandemic. Bank of America automatically and unlawfully froze people’s accounts with a faulty fraud detection program, and then gave them little recourse when there was, in fact, no fraud. Today’s order requires Bank of America to undertake a process that is estimated to result in hundreds of millions of dollars in redress to consumers. In a separate order, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is also fining the bank $125 million.

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‘Divorce lawyer’ online searches by Ridgewood couples among the highest in NJ over the pandemic

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  • Study of Google search data reveals the top 100 NJ cities for online divorce searches.
  • In #1 place, with the highest number of searches for ‘divorce lawyers’ relative to population size was Princeton.
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Rising Costs of Living :1 in 5 Retirees Plan to go Back to Work This Year

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Ridgewood NJ, after a surge in retirement during the early months of the pandemic, the rate of retired workers returning to the job market has slowly been increasing over the past year. And as the labor shortage drags on, more opportunities have become available for those looking to come back to work, especially in a part-time capacity.

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STUDY: Ridgewood ranked 23rd in NJ for number of alcohol-related social media posts during the pandemic

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Ridgewood NJ, almost exactly two years ago, New Jerseyans in towns and cities across the state hunkered down, unaware that a global pandemic would render them largely homebound for such a long period of time. Like so many other Americans, New Jerseyans were affected by anxiety – worry about the coronavirus itself, the economic repercussions and what the future may look like in a post-pandemic world. As is the case in more normal times, when people feel stressed or depressed, they reach for the bottle in what they perceive to be a short-term solution.

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Ridgewood Symphony Orchestra is back to In-person Rehearsing

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Ridgewood NJ, as the pandemic wanes the RIDGEWOOD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA is back to rehearsing in person—safely!—for its concert on Friday, May 6. The program will include masterpieces by Igor Stravinsky, American composer Richard Danielpour and Gustav Mahler. Acclaimed violist Brett Deubner will make a guest appearance for Danielpour’s “The Voyager,” and soprano Kristen Plumley, a longtime Ridgewood resident, will join the orchestra for Mahler’s Symphony No. 4. For more information, please visit https://www.ridgewoodsymphony.org/  

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2020-2021 Ridgewood Student Performance Review

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Ridgewood NJ, at the Ridgewood Board of Education meeting  data presented comparing three different school years : 2018-2019 traditional school year, 2019-2020 in person through March with fully remote spring, and 2020-2021 hybrid and remote instruction. During the pandemic, shifts were made to methods of instructional delivery and assessment. The student performance data presented was based on Fountas and Pinell reading levels (K-5), Envision 2.0 math scores (K-5), student grades in all subject areas (6-12), and teacher feedback through summer professional development.

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