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Trenton NJ, Senator Joe Pennacchio sponsors two bills increasing transparency and making it easier for mothers and fathers to keep up with what’s happening in their children’s classrooms.
October ’21 NJ Jobs Report: Job Recovery Continues as Unemployment Falls Further Behind the Nation
State adds 20,000 jobs, remains 200,000 below pre-pandemic level
NJ’s 7.0% Unemployment Rate is 2.4% higher than U.S. average, which fell .2% to 4.6%
Despite recent gains, Leisure & Hospitality remain 20% below pre-pandemic
Workforce remains 140,700 smaller than February ‘20
Distinct differences in jobs recovery among NJ’s regions
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Morristown NJ, On November 18th, New Jersey’s Department of Labor and Workforce Development issued the monthly jobs report for October 2021. Dr. Charles Steindel, former Chief Economist of the State of New Jersey, analyzed the report for the Garden State Initiative:
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Ridgewood NJ, Starbucks and Amazon have opened up a pick-up cafe in midtown Manhattan that uses Amazon’s cashierless technology. The cafes are designed to attract busy consumers who want to make quick purchases. Two more locations are set to open over the next year. The cafe stocks a variety of food options and items commonly found in convenience store checkout lines in addition to the Starbucks menu. It is open till 10 pm on weekdays and 9 pm on weekends.
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Fairview NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of BILLY GARCIA (DOB: 8/14/2003; single; unemployed) of Ridgefield, New Jersey on sexual assault and child endangerment charges. The arrest was the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love and the Fairview Police Department under the direction of Chief Martin Kahn.
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East Rutherford NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of SARDAR HABIB (DOB: 11/25/1999; single; unemployed) of 172 Park Ave., East Rutherford, NJ on weapons, money laundering and drug-related charges. The arrest is the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love and the East Rutherford Police Department under the direction of Chief Dennis Rivelli.
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Maywood NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of JONATHAN ABBASSI (DOB: 12/30/1985; married; emergency management consultant) of Maywood, NJ, on charges of distribution and possession of child pornography. The arrest is the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love.
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by the Bergen County Historical Society
Historic New Bridge Landing , on November 20th, 1776, five thousand British, Hessian and Loyalist troops, under command of Lt. Gen. Lord Cornwallis, scaled the Palisades at Lower Closter Dock and marched against Fort Lee. Warned by an alert officer, the American garrison escaped entrapment by safely crossing the Hackensack River at New Bridge, now known as “the Bridge That Saved a Nation,” and lived to fight another day. To mark the 245th Anniversary of the “times that try men’s souls,” the Bergen County Historical Society, along with the Brigade of the American Revolution, will co-sponsor a day of living history on Sunday, November 21st 10 am-4 pm. 1201 Main Street, River Edge NJ.
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Ridgewood NJ, please join the Wyckoff/Midland Park and Ridgewood AM Rotary 2nd annual Luminary fundraiser. More than 2,000 households participated last year to light up their spirits and give back to the community. 100% of net proceeds are donated to charities that serve our community! All sales are online and can be purchased by using this link: https://www.wyckoffmidlandparkrotary.org/Page/lum.
The kits are $20 until December 1st, after which they will cost $25.
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Ridgewood NJ, Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck announced today that New Jersey is co-leading a nationwide investigation into whether the social media platform Instagram is violating state consumer protection laws and putting children, teenagers and young adults at risk by inducing them to use the platform in ways that are potentially harmful to them.
photo AHA Middle School students Angela, Lavender, and Valentina in front of the CFBNJ truck.
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Demarest NJ, Eighty-eight families who currently face food insecurity have received Thanksgiving turkeys from the Academy of the Holy Angels. Each year, AHA hosts a Thanksgiving Turkey Drive to benefit Community FoodBank of New Jersey in Hillside.
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Ridgewood NJ, due to the protracted nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, many US healthcare workers are facing extreme burnout and leaving their posts in droves. About 18% of healthcare workers in the US have quit since the beginning of the pandemic and another 12% have been laid off. The stressors of the current emergency have nearly doubled the risk of burnout among physicians, with up to 75% reporting symptoms of exhaustion, depression, sleep disorders, or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Healthcare workers also are reporting higher rates of “moral injury,” prolonged moral trauma caused by factors including staffing shortages, a lack of equipment necessary to treat patients, decreasing wages, or feelings of helplessness.
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Continue reading Highlights of the Ridgewood Floodplain Education Seminar
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Continue reading Ridgewood Crew Mini Row-A-Thon in Support of RHS Class of 2021 Graduate Vicky Hoy
