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COVID-19: Travelers From More States, Virgin Islands Added To NY/NJ/CT Quarantine List COVID-19: Travelers From More States, Virgin Islands Added To NY/NJ/CT Quarantine List
Covid-19: Travelers From More States, Virgin Islands Added To NY/NJ/CT Quarantine List Travelers from two more states, as well as the Virgin Islands, with high positive testing rates for COVID-19 have now been added to the joint quarantine order for out-of-state travelers to New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. The new states as of Tuesday, Aug. 11 are Hawaii and South Dakota. The Virgin Islands have also been added. Alaska, New Mexico, Ohio and Rhode Island have been removed. The quarantine applies to any person arriving from a state with a positive test rate higher than 10 per 100,000 residents over a seven-day rolling average or a state with a 10 percent or higher p…

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by Joe Lombardi
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COVID-19: Travelers From Rhode Island Added To NY/NJ/CT Quarantine List COVID-19: Travelers From Rhode Island Added To NY/NJ/CT Quarantine List
Covid-19: Travelers From Rhode Island Added To NY/NJ/CT Quarantine List Travelers coming into New York, New Jersey and Connecticut from Rhode Island will now be subject to a mandatory 14-day quarantine as the region continues combating the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Officials in New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey announced on Tuesday, Aug. 4 that Rhode Island has been added to the quarantine list, while Delaware and Washington, D.C. have recovered enough from the virus to be removed from the list. States subject to a 14-day quarantine have a positive test rate higher than 10 per 100,000 residents over a 7-day rolling average or an area with a 10…

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COVID-19: Travelers From More States, Puerto Rico, DC Added To NY/NJ/CT Quarantine List COVID-19: Travelers From More States, Puerto Rico, DC Added To NY/NJ/CT Quarantine List
Covid-19: Travelers From More States, Puerto Rico, DC Added To NY/NJ/CT Quarantine List Travelers from three more states, as well as Puerto Rico and Washington, DC, with high positive testing rates for COVID-19 have now been added to the joint quarantine order for out-of-state travelers to New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. The newly added states as of Tuesday, July 28, are Illinois, Kentucky, and Minnesota, bringing the number to 34 states, in addition to Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia. The quarantine applies to any person arriving from a state with a positive test rate higher than 10 per 100,000 residents over a seven-day rolling average or a state with a 10 per…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Paramus Detective Gives Death Row Dogs Chartered Flights To New Families Paramus Detective Gives Death Row Dogs Chartered Flights To New Families
Paramus Detective Gives Death Row Dogs Chartered Flights To New Families Glenn Pagano sits in the cockpit of his Piper Comanche, his co-pilot Andy Davie by his side. In the back is a 10-year-old pug, Rocco, whose family listed him on Craigslist "like a piece of furniture," said Pagano, a longtime detective sergeant with the Paramus Police Department. Pagano and Davie met Rocco at an Ohio airport Memorial Day Weekend, and flew him to an airport in upstate New York, where he was united with his new forever family. The pug was calm and happy for the duration of the flight, as if he knew his life was changing for the better, Pagano said. Rocco is one of a handful …

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Knuckleheads Catapult Murphy Into National Bobblehead Hall Of Fame Knuckleheads Catapult Murphy Into National Bobblehead Hall Of Fame
Knuckleheads Catapult Murphy Into National Bobblehead Hall Of Fame Gov. Phil Murphy, who has attracted national attention with his daily coronavirus briefings, is the latest governor to land a spot in the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame.  From the state with the second highest number of COVID-19 cases, Murphy often uses the word "knuckleheads" at news conferences to shame any New Jerseyans failing to stay at home or social distance  Hence, Murphy's new bobblehead figure displays him behind his daily briefing table with the phrase, "STAY AT HOME." A bobblehead featuring New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo was unveiled last month. The bobblehead museum w…

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by Jon Craig
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Paramus Man Charged With Taking Upskirt Photos Of High School Girls At Route 17 Starbucks Paramus Man Charged With Taking Upskirt Photos Of High School Girls At Route 17 Starbucks
Paramus Man Charged With Taking Upskirt Photos Of High School Girls At Route 17 Starbucks A Paramus man was caught taking “upskirt” photos of high school girls at a Route 17 Starbucks, Ridgewood police said. Detectives and uniformed officers rushed to the business on Friday following reports that someone had been taking the photos of Immaculate Heart Academy students at the shop the day before. Louis Tournour, 52, returned, did it again and was taken into custody, village Police Chief Jacqueline Luthcke said Monday. A voyeuristic product of the Internet, upskirting is a cottage industry so prevalent that some states had to pass new laws to address it. Hundreds of thousands of …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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U.S. Army Major From Jersey City, 2 Daughters Dead In Kentucky Car Crash U.S. Army Major From Jersey City, 2 Daughters Dead In Kentucky Car Crash
U.S. Army Major From Jersey City, 2 Daughters Dead In Kentucky Car Crash A 36-year-old U.S. Army major with Jersey City roots his two daughters were killed in a Kentucky car crash Memorial Day Weekend. Augustin "Augie" Gonzalez had three of his children in the car when his 2013 Dodge Caravan struck a tow truck stopped in the lanes to help a driver involved in a previous crash Saturday night, local news outlets reported. The North Carolina dad was pronounced dead at the scene. His daughters Noelle, 6, and Gwendolyn, 2, died of their injuries at hospitals. Gonzalez' son Nicholas, 8, was treated for injuries at a local hospital. Gonzalez recently graduated from D…

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by Cecilia Levine
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2019 NFL Draft: Jacksonville Jaguars Select Montclair's Josh Allen 2019 NFL Draft: Jacksonville Jaguars Select Montclair's Josh Allen
2019 NFL Draft: Jacksonville Jaguars Select Montclair's Josh Allen The Jacksonville Jaguars have selected Montclair's Josh Allen with the No. 7 overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft.  The University of Kentucky defender has a "tireless motor" and was one of the best pass rushers and defenders in the SEC last season, BigCatCountry.com reports. Allen played one year of football at Montclair High School (his senior year having transferred from a small school in Alabama) and went on to play at Kentucky. He was a two-star recruit out of high school but was a top pick in the 2019 NFL draft. Click here for more from Jaguars.com on Allen.

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by Cecilia Levine