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Governor Murphy Authorizes Municipalities and Counties to Issue Coronavirus Relief Bonds
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Resumption of Indoor Dining Effective Friday, September 4
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Ridgewood NJ, Governor Phil Murphy today signed Executive Order No. 183, which establishes rules for the resumption of indoor dining on Friday, September 4 at 6:00 a.m., provided businesses comply with the health and safety standards issued by the Department of Health. The Governor’s Executive Order also contains requirements for movie theaters and other indoor entertainment businesses, where the number of patrons for a performance will be limited to 25 percent capacity, up to a maximum of 150 people. The Governor’s Order also increases the limits for indoor gatherings that are religious services or celebrations, political activities, wedding ceremonies, funerals, or memorial services to 25 percent capacity with a maximum of 150 people, an increase from the current limit of 25 percent capacity with a maximum of 100 people. Other indoor gatherings, including house parties, remain at the limit of 25 percent capacity with a maximum of 25 people.
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7 Common Home Renovations That You May Have to Do
Home renovations are sometimes unavoidable. You may want to do them, or you may not, but eventually, you will have to. This page will tell you seven common home renovations that you can expect to have to perform at least once in your tenure as a homeowner.
Many advantages come from owning your own home, the security of having your own piece of property being the most obvious, but there are also many disadvantages. While home renovations can cost a lot of money, they are also an opportunity to freshen up your home. There are lots of companies out there so you will be able to get quotes before you begin and make an informed decision. As for the waste collection, make personal contact with cordova dumpsters rental for efficient and affordable service. There are some ways that you can cut down the cost of your renovations–
There are some ways that you can cut down the cost of your renovations, with say a curved frame but it is important that you find a professional tradesperson to do them for you, or if you have a length of experience, then do it yourself. Never take shortcuts when it comes to home renovation.
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Assemblywoman Holly Schepisi , “Decisions have been made not for health and safety but rather to pick winners and losers among industries”
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River Vale NJ, Assemblywomen Holly Schepisi comments on the COVID pandemic and the governments response :
“I have struggled on how to properly phrase my thoughts on what has been transpiring over the past six months. There is no eloquent way to phrase what I am about to say so here it goes. The political element underscoring this virus is beyond absurd and the manipulation of people by both political parties is frankly disgusting.
In March a virus hit New Jersey and New York that overwhelmed our hospital systems. No one knew how to treat it and it was obvious that even our medical professionals had no idea initially of what to do. We didn’t know if it was going to impact the healthy, the young, the elderly or all of the above. We didn’t know if masks worked or didn’t. We didn’t know if our loved ones would die if they contracted it. We didn’t know how it spread or once it did what the impact on everyone in society would be. We didn’t know the fatality rates, the infection rates or anything else for that matter.”
Ridgewood Board of Education Discuses Return to School Plan
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Ridgewood Nj, at the Friday August 28th Special Public Meeting of the Ridgewood Board Education meeting the board focused on the reopening of Ridgewood public schools. Mr. Lembo shared that the Special Public Meeting was scheduled to get more information and to discuss questions pertaining to the reopening plan. Dr. Fishbein and Ms. Poelstra gave a reopening plan update presentation. Dr. Fishbein began by thanking the administrators and teachers for their hard work and creativity in making this reopening possible. A revised 2020-2021 school calendar will be approved at the August 31 Regular Public Meeting. To give teachers an extra day to prepare for the start of school, a Professional Development Day was added on August 31 and removed from October 12. Schools will be closed on October 12 for teachers and students. The district has worked very hard on logistics and operations, and the buildings are ready for the return of students. The Pandemic Response Teams have taken walkthroughs of the buildings, and the response from those teams was very positive. Our reopening plan was submitted to the state, and the three areas for revision (recess, cleaning manual, and technology services) were addressed. The cleaning manual is posted on the district website.
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1 in 3 Americans Worry About Job Security This Labor Day
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Ridgewood NJ, With Labor Day approaching and the unemployment rate at 10.2%, WalletHub today released a nationally representative Coronavirus & Labor Day Survey, which found that 1 in 3 Americans worry about job security. Below are highlights of the survey, along with a WalletHub Q&A (audio available).
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Pandemic “Educational Pods” All the Rage for Ridgewood Parents
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Ridgewood NJ, according to the NYTimes , “Economists, business leaders and labor experts have warned for years that a coming wave of automation and digital technology would upend the work force, destroying some jobs while altering how and where work is done for nearly everyone.
In the past four months, the coronavirus pandemic has transformed some of those predictions into reality. By May, half of Americans were working from home, tethered to their employers via laptops and Wi-Fi, up from 15 percent before the pandemic, according to a recent study.”
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NJ Health Experts Warn to Take Precautions Against Mosquitoes to Safeguard Against West Nile Virus
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Ridgewood NJ, As New Jersey enters the peak of West Nile Virus (WNV) season, the New Jersey Department of Health and New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection are urging residents to take precautions to protect themselves from mosquito-borne diseases by taking simple steps to reduce populations of the insect on their properties.
New Jersey now has two human cases of WNV. The first case was found in a male in his 40s from Essex County, which was reported earlier this month. A second case was confirmed in a male in his 70s from Monmouth County.
Reader says , “There will also be some level of Police presence at any organized event”
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“There will also be some level of Police presence at any organized event. For a BLM march, you had better believe there will be a large police presence. Why? If you have to ask this, then I can only assume you get your news from MSNBC/CNN or any of the other alphabet news stations. They carefully edit their reports to make sure that the marches are all rainbows and butterflies. Many actually are, but a lot have resulted in violence and damage. Of course, it’s your right to have a demonstration, but those police officers have to be paid for, and that’s the responsibility of those that organize the march.”
Governor Phil Murphy Should Suspend the Gas Tax Increase under the Current Public Health Emergency
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Trenton NJ, Noting that Governor Phil Murphy has repeatedly cited and exercised vast executive authority to respond to the current public health emergency, Senator Steven Oroho (R-24) called for the governor to abandon consideration of a 9.3 cent/gallon gas tax increase that was announced by the Treasury Department on Friday.
Ridgewood Education Association Questions School Ventilation System and MERV filters
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Statement from the Ridgewood Education Association August 29, 2020:
The Board of Education is responsible for the health and safety of the staff and students of the Ridgewood Public School System. Teachers and secretaries have told the Board they do not believe their buildings are safe and yesterday many staff members submitted specific questions – not comments – to the Ridgewood Board of Education. These were specific health and safety questions that we have already asked our principals. Our principals don’t know the answers. We had hoped that the Board would have asked those questions on our behalf yesterday. Instead they chose to ignore them and not have them even read aloud. This public disregard for our concerns regarding the health and safety of staff and students gives us less confidence in our District’s reopen plan and has left us now with new questions for the Board. It is our hope that these questions will be addressed at their next meeting on Monday.
Ridgewood Education Association Wants Postponement of In Person Learning for Ridgewood Schools
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Ridgewood NJ, on August 20, 2020 the REA posted a letter on Facebook asking for the postponement of in person learning for Ridgewood Schools due to various health related concerns:
Dear Members of the Ridgewood Board of Education,
On behalf of the 569 members of the Ridgewood Education Association (REA) I am writing to ask you to postpone in-person reopening of the Ridgewood Public Schools. The REA believes that it is unsafe at this time to open our school buildings and we ask that the school year begin in an all virtual format. In doing so we add our voice to that of the New Jersey Association of School Administrators, the New Jersey Principals and Supervisors Association, the New Jersey State School Nurses Association, the New Jersey Education Association, and the Bergen County Education Association who have all called for a remote start to the school year. We wish this was not the case as no one wants to be back teaching in person more than the District’s teachers. We are also well aware of the hardship this may pose to parents, we are parents too. But the health and safety of staff, students, and the community at large must take precedence and right now the risk is simply too great.
Covid-19 is an airborne virus placing a greater importance on our aging buildings’ HVAC systems. We do not believe all of our buildings have adequate ventilation and the District’s 49 page plan submitted to the State contains only two paragraphs on the subject (RPS, Reopening & Operations Plan 2020-21, p.31). According to Executive Order 175 districts that cannot provide a plan for adequate ventilation may opt to begin the year remotely.
Governor Murphy Attempts to Bribe People to Stay in the State with “Baby Bonds”
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Trenton NJ, in a desperate effort to stem the population loss in New Jersey ,Governor Phil Murphy made headlines Tuesday, announcing a new plan to tackle “wealth disparity” by giving New Jersey newborns “baby bonds.” basically attempting to bribe people to stay in the state .
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6 Editing Tips To Get A Picture-Perfect Result
Creating the perfect picture is one part shooting skills and another part editing skills. Many photographers take average pictures and turn them into creative masterpieces simply with some editing tricks that bring life into the photograph.
Whether you are a photographer looking to get more of an edge into your pictures or simply an editor wanting to create beautiful pictures, learning innovative editing skills should be on top of your priorities.
Here are some editing tips that can help you get started and give you the inspiration to create beautiful pieces of artwork.
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Air Conditioning Issues Lead Glen Rock Schools Prep for Hot Days
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Glen Rock NJ, Glen Rock Schools Superintendent Brett Charleston, explained in a letter to the district that a newly installed air conditioning component will be delayed in its activation. Due to this delay, the Glen Rock School District Restart Committee has agreed unanimously to institute a set of recommendations which include virtual or remote learning days during an “excessively hot day” or if the area is expected to go through a heat wave.
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