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For the duration of the Coronavirus pandemic, Village Hall is closed to the public and meetings are being held with participants at remote locations, connecting to conferencing software provided by zoom
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Hackensack NJ, Governor Phil Murphy on Monday over twitter announced the new , “We’re launching our “Shot and a Beer” program to encourage eligible New Jerseyans ages 21+ to get vaccinated. Any New Jerseyan who gets their first vaccine dose in the month of May and takes their vaccination card to a participating brewery will receive a free beer.
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Trenton NJ, Family attorney and Assembly challenger Claire Swift, who served as a New Jersey Deputy Attorney General representing DYFS, called on the Assembly today to immediately advance the impeachment of NJDOC Commissioner Marcus Hicks following his unacceptable performance before the Assembly on Monday.
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Hoboken NJ, Members of the Hoboken City Council, including co-sponsors Phil Cohen, Michael Russo, and Emily Jabbour, have introduced an ordinance prohibiting elected officials in Hoboken from blocking individuals from engaging with them on social media platforms used to communicate with the community about official City business. The ordinance, which will be introduced at Wednesday’s City Council meeting, imposes up to a $500 fine for each individual the elected official blocks on their official social media feeds including Facebook and Twitter. The City Councilmembers introduced the ordinance after receiving complaints from residents who for years have been blocked on Twitter and Facebook by Councilmember Mike DeFusco, including some who recently questioned his multiple overseas vacations to hot-spot countries like Colombia in violation of municipal, state, and CDC guidelines, as well as the 23 Airbnb rentals of his home since last August during the height of the pandemic.
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Glen Rock NJ, Glen Rock Police report that “An alert resident” noticed a group attempting to enter vehicles in residents’ driveways in the area of Woodvale Road on Friday morning at 4:48 a.m.
Continue reading Alert Resident Tip leads to Arrest 5 Newark Men by Glen Rock Police
May 4, 2021
Dear Ridgewood Public Schools Community,
Continue reading Ridgewood Schools Invoke Temporary Security Measures
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Paramus NJ, The County of Bergen in collaboration with Bergen New Bridge Medical Center announce May 2021 dates for drive-thru COVID-19 testing at Bergen Community College, 400 Paramus Rd, Paramus, N.J. The program offers COVID-19 Nasopharyngeal Diagnostic PCR tests providing results in 48 hours tests on the following days below for the month of May:
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Trenton NJ, Senator Kristin Corrado called on Governor Phil Murphy to reopen State government offices that serve the public, including unemployment walk-in centers, following news that New Jersey’s indoor capacity restrictions are being eliminated.
Continue reading Time to Reopen State Government Offices, Including Unemployment Walk-in Centers
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Demarest NJ, Saint Peter the Apostle School in Philadelphia recently received a delivery of over 700 books courtesy of Adventures in Ink. Academy of the Holy Angels junior Isabella Dail of Saddle River initiated this non-profit child literacy and educational equity program in 2018. These days, she is expanding her effort with the help of new team members.
Continue reading Saddle River teen’s non-profit promotes child literacy and educational equity
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Hackensack NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the promotion of Deputy Chief Jason Love to Chief of Detectives. Chief Love was sworn in in a private ceremony with his family on Monday, May 3, 2021.
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Ramsey NJ, a Bergen County, New Jersey, man today admitted engaging in a conspiracy to divert to his personal use over $516,000 in customer payments owed to his former employers, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
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Trenton NJ, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal today announced arrests of four individuals who have been charged in a multi-agency investigation for allegedly conspiring as members of a criminal ring responsible for numerous residential burglaries across much of New Jersey.
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Trenton, NJ: Following the NJGOP’s call for Governor Phil Murphy to fully lift his unilateral economic restrictions, today he announced a return to 100% capacity for businesses, provided that patrons are distanced at least six feet apart from one another (which will undoubtedly still have an adverse effect on small businesses with limited capacity).
Continue reading Murphy Heeds NJGOP’s Call by Lifting Some Restrictions
