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'Slow-Moving' Pothole Repairs Jam Parkway In Paramus 'Slow-Moving' Pothole Repairs Jam Parkway In Paramus
'Slow-Moving' Pothole Repairs Jam Parkway In Paramus A "slow-moving" pothole repair operation is expected to cause delays on the Garden State Parkway in Bergen County Thursday, Feb. 15, the state's transportation department said. The operation was underway in Paramus on the northbound side of the Parkway, near Exit 160, as of 10:30 a.m. Traffic cameras showed bumper-to-bumper backups. It was unclear how long the project would last. Daily Voice has reached out to the NJ Turnpike Authority for details on the project. Last December, a new bill to repair potholes plaguing New Jersey's roadways, proposed by Senate Minority Leader Anthony M.…

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NJ Resumes COVID Early Inmate Release Program NJ Resumes COVID Early Inmate Release Program
NJ Resumes COVID Early Inmate Release Program As many as 1,200 New Jersey prison inmates and at least 10 sex offenders could be freed during another round of early pandemic releases, state corrections sources say. No public notice was given by Gov. Phil Murphy’s office of the latest releases, which corrections officials said resumed Thursday with 260 inmates freed. These come at a time when “violent crime me in some of our cities has gotten so bad” that “many urban mayors who supported bail reform are demanding a new law that would keep dangerous criminals in jail until trial,” state Sen. Anthony M. Bucco (R-25) said. An estimated 40%…

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NJ Senate Approves Bill Aimed At Preventing OD Deaths NJ Senate Approves Bill Aimed At Preventing OD Deaths
NJ Senate Approves Bill Aimed At Preventing OD Deaths The New Jersey Senate on Thursday approved a proposed law that would require doctors to prescribe Narcan when writing opioid pain management prescriptions for high-risk patients. At least seven states now require co-prescribing Narcan (naloxone) with opioids: Arizona, Florida, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia and Washington. Laws in California and Ohio require prescribers to offer naloxone co-prescriptions in certain circumstances. “It can make a difference in New Jersey, as well,” said state Sen. Anthony M. Bucco, R-Boonton, a co-sponsor of the measure, which had bi-partisan su…

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by Jerry DeMarco