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CDC : Many Traditional Halloween Activities can be high-risk for Spreading Viruses

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Ridgewood NJ, according to the CDC many traditional Halloween activities can be high-risk for spreading viruses. There are several safer, alternative ways to participate in Halloween. If you may have COVID-19 or you may have been exposed to someone with COVID-19, you should not participate in in-person Halloween festivities and should not give out candy to trick-or-treaters.

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Hunter Biden’s work for a Ukraine gas company “cast a shadow” over Obama-era policy

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Washington DC, Senate Republicans released a report Wednesday detailing the extensive business dealings that Hunter Biden pursued with politically connected foreign nationals while his father Joe Biden was serving as vice president in the Obama Administration.

The 87-page interim report is the product of a months-long probe in which members of the Senate Homeland Security and Finance Committees and their staff reviewed more than 45,000 pages of Obama administration records and interviewed eight witnesses, many of whom are current or former U.S. officials.

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The Secret to Success of Online Pharmacies

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We now live at a time when access to virtually anything lies at our very fingertips – the world of the online marketplace has exploded to the extent to which you don’t even have to leave your home if you don’t want to. It’s wonderful and daunting at the same time. However, it has provided an excellent platform for entrepreneurs to build their businesses from scratch.

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Dr. Fishbein, Superintendent of Schools, retirement resignation in a letter to the Ridgewood school community on Friday, September 11, 2020

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September 11, 2020

Dear Ridgewood School Community,

The past six months have tested all of us in extraordinary ways, and I am honored and proud to have been at the helm of this district as we navigated such a challenging time. I have had the pleasure of serving as the Superintendent of the Ridgewood Public Schools for twelve years, and throughout my tenure, my commitment to the children and families of Ridgewood has never wavered.

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4 Little-Known Ways to Expand Your Vocabulary

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There is never any harm that can be done by expanding your vocabulary, and in fact, you can derive huge benefits from expanding your vocabulary. Expanding your vocabulary will allow you to communicate more effectively and express yourself in a way you may not have been able to before, as well as communicate with a class of people that you may not have ever had to or been able to communicate with before. Expanding your vocabulary also allows you to read books you may not ordinarily have picked up and learn more effectively without the need for a thesaurus and dictionary being next to you and having to reference them all of the time.

This page will tell you four little-known (or seldom used) methods of expanding your vocabulary and becoming brighter and more intelligent. Learning and mastering your native language (or a secondary language) is fantastic and should be something you are very proud of yourself for doing.  Many people are content to simply know the basics – and that is the difference between an outgoing person and one who is afflicted with laziness. Trying to learn new words is admirable and should be something that should be encouraged.

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New Jersey’s Johnson & Johnson Launches Phase 3 trials for Potential Coronavirus Vaccine

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NEW BRUNSWICK NJ,  Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) (the Company) today announced the launch of its large-scale, pivotal, multi-country Phase 3 trial (ENSEMBLE) for its COVID-19 vaccine candidate, JNJ-78436735, being developed by its Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies. The initiation of the ENSEMBLE trial follows positive interim results from the Company’s Phase 1/2a clinical study, which demonstrated that the safety profile and immunogenicity after a single vaccination were supportive of further development. These results have been submitted to medRxiv and are due to be published online imminently. Based on these results and following discussions with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), ENSEMBLE will enroll up to 60,000 volunteers across three continents and will study the safety and efficacy of a single vaccine dose versus placebo in preventing COVID-19.

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$4 billion in New Borrowing Submitted by Governor Murphy is Wholly Irresponsible

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Trenton NJ, Several bills up for committee votes today will make the proposed FY2021 budget revision go from bad to worse, the New Jersey Business & Industry Association testified today.

NJBIA Vice President of Government Affairs Christopher Emigholz told the Assembly and Senate Budget committees today that adding another $500 million in borrowing to the already unnecessary $4 billion in borrowing submitted by Gov. Phil Murphy is wholly irresponsible.

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Online Petition Urging Bipartisan Investigation of 7,000+ Deaths at Nursing & Veterans Homes, LTC Facilities

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Trenton NJ, Senate Republicans launched an online petition to enlist the public’s support to convince legislative leaders to allow a special bipartisan committee with subpoena power to investigate the massive loss of life in New Jersey’s nursing homes, veterans homes, and long-term care (LTC) facilities due to COVID-19.

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All You Need to Know About Marketing Your Business

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Suppose you are a long time business owner. In that case, you already know that sometimes it can be a struggle to market your business in the digital age where everybody is constantly inundated with advertisements every day. If you are a new business owner, you might be looking for some good ways to begin marketing your business to ensure that you succeed in your first few years of operation. 

This article will seek to help guide you in the right direction regarding some potential steps that you can take to market your business successfully. It can seem like an intimidating process if you are unfamiliar with modern marketing intelligence agency techniques. Still, if you follow the directions and tips and tricks included in the following article, then you should be well on your way to taking your business to the next level. 

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Republican Challenger Rik Mehta, tells Senator Booker, “Do Your Job” and Fill our Supreme Court

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CHESTER NJ, With a critical Presidential election that has been marred by Constitutionally questionable State procedural changes in voting due to a pandemic it is now more important than ever for the U.S. Senate to swiftly confirm a Supreme Court nominee. As we learned in 2001, in the landmark case Bush v. Gore, the Supreme Court decision ruled that the recount challenges in Florida violated the Equal Protection Clause as unconstitutional and was instrumental in upholding the law of democracy. The ruling on whether an alternative means of counting could be established within the time limit set by Title 3 of the United States Code came down to a close 5-4 decision. Without a full bench, a split decision could create a Constitutional crisis.

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Always Dreamed of Becoming a Pilot? Here’s What to Do

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A pilot is one of those jobs kids around the world dream of having.  Training to become a pilot you get to fly your own airplane all over the world, seeing amazing sights and meeting amazing people each and every day. 

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New legislation to modernize the construction permitting and inspection process advances

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Trenton NJ, Senator Steve Oroho’s legislation that would modernize the construction permitting and inspection process was advanced today by the Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee.

Oroho’s bipartisan bill, A-1145/S-1739, establishes the Electronic Permit Processing Review System, a digital solution that would be available to accept requests and provide details around the clock.

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State and Local Governments Permitting Anarchy, Violence, and Destruction Could Lose Federal Funding

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Department Of Justice Identifies New York City, Portland And Seattle As Jurisdictions Permitting Violence And Destruction Of Property

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New York NY, The U.S. Department of Justice today identified the following three jurisdictions that have permitted violence and destruction of property to persist and have refused to undertake reasonable measures to counteract criminal activities: New York City; Portland, Oregon; and Seattle, Washington. The Department of Justice is continuing to work to identify jurisdictions that meet the criteria set out in the President’s Memorandum and will periodically update the list of selected jurisdictions as required therein.

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Rutgers University: NJ’s Slow Pace Economic Recovery

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New Brunswick,  NJ,  New Jersey has regained nearly half of the jobs it lost due to the pandemic-driven economic contraction of March and April, but future employment gains will become increasingly difficult, according to a new Rutgers report.

“The United States and New Jersey have made substantial progress in climbing out of the economic chasm that opened beneath our feet in April. But the summer’s extraordinary job growth began to slow in August, with signs that labor market advances are losing momentum,” said report co-author James W. Hughes, University Professor and dean emeritus of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University-New Brunswick.

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Popular Weight Loss Apps to Keep You on Track

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People with smart mobile devices can now download workout apps to aid them in their weight loss program. The apps allow them to track various workout aspects such as fat burnout, cardiac workout, and weight loss. Some apps even provide helpful ideas on the best workout diet that can facilitate weight loss. The apps are popular, and you have probably come across some when scrolling your mobile device. However, like the other good things, the weight loss apps are many, and the sheer volume makes the choosing process daunting. So, how do you choose the best? To help you out, we have outlined the popular weight loss apps to keep you on track. Check them out.

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