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Ridgewood NJ, the latest Gallup poll confirms what has been true for a year now. Democrats are still much more worried about contracting COVID than Republicans are. In February, two of three registered Democrats were very or moderately worried about COVID versus one in four GOPers.
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Trenton NJ, The Republican members of the Senate Budget & Appropriations Committee outlined a proposed framework for the State of New Jersey to responsibly utilize $6.5 billion in new federal relief funds with legislative approval.
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North Arlington NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announces the following information:
The North Arlington Police Department and the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit are investigating the deaths of two individuals found inside an apartment located at 21 Garden Terrace, North Arlington. On Wednesday, April 7, 2021, North Arlington Police responded to the apartment at 5:40 p.m. after receiving a 9-1-1 call from a concerned neighbor asking for a welfare check on the residents. Officers forced entry into the apartment and found a deceased male and female.
An investigation is being conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit under the direction of Chief Robert Anzilotti and the North Arlington Police Department under the direction of Chief Scott Hedenberg. No other information is available at this time.
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Ridgewood NJ, There is no doubt in people’s minds that COVID-19 caused economic uncertainty. It strained many Americans financially, but it also provided an opportunity for many to increase their 401k balances.
According to a report from LT Trust detailing the impact of COVID-19 on retirement savings, the average 401K balance increased by 30.8 percent nationally during 2020, and the average employee contribution increased by 6.12 percent. New Jersey saw in increase of 29.3% .
Continue reading 401K balances Grew in 2020 despite COVID Pandemic Pressures
by Seena Gressin Attorney, Division of Consumer & Business Education, FTC
Some of you are celebrating your second COVID-19 vaccination with the giddy enthusiasm that’s usually reserved for weddings, new babies, and other life events. You’re posting a photo of your vaccination card on social media. Please — don’t do that! You could be inviting identity theft.
Continue reading FTC: Social Media is not the Place for COVID-19 Vaccination Cards
April 6th, 2021
Dear Glen Rock High School Staff, Parents and Guardians:
This letter is to inform you that since our return from Spring Break we had fourteen (14) high school students test positive for COVID-19. Though several of these results occurred over
break, we did receive notice today of an additional ten (10) students with positive tests. With these additional positive cases, Glen Rock High School will transition to remote instruction from
April 7th – April 9th, 2021. The High School will return to in person instruction via the previously
announced three (3) cohort schedule on Monday, April 12th, 2021.
Retiring early is the dream of many but the truth is that the dream is unachievable unless you carefully plan for your future. It’s not easy planning for your retirement but that isn’t to say that it’s impossible. With the right guidance and knowledge, you can have your future set up for you in just a few years.
Continue reading Practical Tips That Will Help You Prepare For Your Upcoming Retirement
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Ridgewood NJ, you would never know it by what goes on in the state capitol but with April being National Financial Literacy Month and financial responsibility especially important during the COVID-19 pandemic, the free credit score website WalletHub today released its report on 2021’s Most & Least Financially Literate States, as well as accompanying videos, which analyzes financial-education programs and consumer habits in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Hard to believe but New Jersey ranked 5th over all .
Continue reading Study : New Jersey Ranks 5th in Financially Literacy
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Ridgewood NJ, the US Department of Education (USED) sent a letter stating that New Jersey’s proposal to replace this spring’s NJ-SLA exams with a series of alternative assessment tools is in compliance with federal requirements under ESSA. Dr. Richard Bozza, executive director of the New Jersey Association of School Administrators, Patricia Wright, executive director of the New Jersey Principals and Supervisors Association and Marie Blistan, president of the New Jersey Education Association, issued this statement applauding that ruling:
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Ridgewood NJ, Major League Baseball pulled its All-Star Game from Atlanta to punish Georgia for enacting a new election integrity law, but most voters support the law and oppose calls for business boycotts against Georgia.
Continue reading 75% Say Voter ID Necessary, Majority Oppose Georgia Boycott
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Ridgewood NJ, on Wednesday night, 04/07, members of the Ridgewood Village Council will discuss the possibility of changing existing zoning ordinances to permit six (6) foot high fencing along the SIDE and REAR yards of any single-family or multi-family residential dwelling. Line of sight height restrictions would still be placed on the erection of fencing adjacent to street corners. Existing residential property zoning ordinances in Ridgewood limit fencing height to four (4) feet unless a regulated pool is being enclosed, or if the residential property abuts a property developed primarily for non-residential use.
Continue reading Do High Fences Make Good Neighbors in Ridgewood ?
People typically hire property managers to handle their rental property’s maintenance, operations, and administration. Finding renters and marketing the property are among their most prominent tasks. Property managers work to ensure that their rental rates are competitive, cover overheads and taxes, collect rent, and ensure compliance with the law. While this is a general outline of a property manager’s tasks, their exact duties heavily depend on the type of property they’re managing, their salary, and the contract’s terms. Property managers take on varying roles to help property owners earn a passive income without any hassle. Here’s what property managers do and whether or not you should hire one.
Continue reading What Do Property Managers Do, and Should You Hire One?
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Ridgewood NJ, Researchers from the US National Center for Health Statistics on March 31 published a report in the US CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report describing the leading causes of US deaths in 2020. The authors analyzed provisional mortality data from the CDC’s National Vital Statistics System, ranking causes of mortality and contextualizing COVID-19 mortality trends with available demographic and medical data. Based on the provisional data, the estimated age-adjusted death rate in the US increased from 715.2 deaths per 100,000 in 2019 to 828.7 deaths per 100,000 in 2020 (+15.9%). COVID-19 was an underlying or contributing cause of death for 11.3% (377,883) of deaths in 2020; approximately 9% of COVID-19-associated deaths had an underlying cause of death that was not COVID-19. The top 3 leading underlying causes of death in 2020 were heart disease (690,882), cancer (598,932), and COVID-19 (345,323), with the next 7 leading underlying causes of mortality being unintentional injury, stroke, chronic lower respiratory disease, Alzheimer disease, diabetes, influenza and pneumonia, and kidney disease. Previously, suicide was the 10th leading underlying cause of death in the United States but was displaced from the list in 2020 due to mortality from the COVID-19 pandemic.
