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Meet Hoboken's Newest Police Officers Meet Hoboken's Newest Police Officers
Meet Hoboken's Newest Police Officers Hoboken Police Department swore in three new police officers on Thursday, Feb. 9. The new officers are: David Chicara, Keven De La Cruz and Shawn Sodora. Hoboken Mayor Ravi S. Bhalla, Public Safety Director Ken Ferrante, and Police Chief Steven Aguiar participated in the swearing-in ceremony. "These new officers will be a fantastic asset to the department,” Bhalla said. “I’m honored to welcome these officers to our team,” Aguiar said. “They are among the best and brightest and I look forward to working with all three. . ." Officers Chicara, De La Cruz, and Sodora previously served as par…

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by Jon Craig
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Bergen County Couple Dies Week Apart Of Coronavirus In Separate Rooms Of Same Hospital Bergen County Couple Dies Week Apart Of Coronavirus In Separate Rooms Of Same Hospital
Bergen County Couple Dies Week Apart Of Coronavirus In Separate Rooms Of Same Hospital The Bergen County community is mourning a couple married for more than four decades died of coronavirus complications just one week apart from one another -- alone in the same hospital. Palisades Park healthcare workers Susana Pabatao, 64, and Alfredo Pabatao, 68, started feeling the onset of symptoms about three weeks ago, NJ.com reports. Alfredo Pabatao noticed he had a 102-degree fever on March 17 and two days later went to his doctor, who told him to go to the emergency room. Alfredo was admitted to Hackensack Meridian Health Palisades Medical Center, where he worked as a transport aid…

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by Valerie Musson
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'We're Going To Tighten Screws,' Murphy Vows As List Of NJ Coronavirus Cases Reaches 890 'We're Going To Tighten Screws,' Murphy Vows As List Of NJ Coronavirus Cases Reaches 890
'We're Going To Tighten Screws,' Murphy Vows As List Of NJ Coronavirus Cases Reaches 890 State officials will tighten social distancing requirements in New Jersey sometime before Saturday afternoon, Gov. Phil Murphy announced Friday, as the statewide total of deaths from the coronavirus grew to 11 and the total number of positive cases continued a sharp rise to 890. Only the governor didn't say how that will be done. "We're going to tighten the screws further, " Murphy said at an afternoon news briefing. He didn't elaborate, however. In New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday ordered that 100% of the workforce stay home -- excluding essential businesses such as food stores and p…

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by Jon Craig
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COVID-19: State Coronavirus Cases Rise To 742 including 9 Deaths COVID-19: State Coronavirus Cases Rise To 742 including 9 Deaths
Covid-19: State Coronavirus Cases Rise To 742 including 9 Deaths New Jersey reported 318 new presumptive positive cases of coronavirus on Thursday, bringing the statewide total to 742. "We have expected these numbers,'' Gov. Phil Murphy said at a noon news conference. "These numbers will go into the many thousands."  Murphy attributed the increase to more testing around the state as well as community spread of the deadly virus. "There are sadly four additional casualties," Murphy said, bringing the total state fatalities to nine.  Eighty of the new positive cases came in Bergen County, bringing its COVID-19 total to 195. Middlesex County has …

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by Jon Craig
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Tedesco Rescinds Executive Order At Murphy's Request Tedesco Rescinds Executive Order At Murphy's Request
Tedesco Rescinds Executive Order At Murphy's Request Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco's executive order declaring a state of emergency will not be implemented as requested by Gov. Phil Murphy, officials said Thursday. Tedesco on Monday announced the executive order calling for the shutdown of malls, non-essential retail and banned groups of four or more people from public gatherings by Tuesday at 11 p.m. Then, Tuesday morning, Tedesco announced he was postponing the order until Saturday. On Wednesday, Tedesco sent a revised order to Murphy for review. As of Thursday, New Jersey had a total of 794 cases -- 194 of those were in Be…

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by Cecilia Levine
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COVID-19: Cases Climb To 427, 2 More Dead In New Jersey COVID-19: Cases Climb To 427, 2 More Dead In New Jersey
Covid-19: Cases Climb To 427, 2 More Dead In New Jersey Two more people in New Jersey had died as a result of coronavirus as cases shot up to 427 total as of Wednesday, officials said. The new fatalities brings the statewide total to five. Both patients had underlying conditions and were over 60 years old. At least 18 of the 21 New Jersey counties had confirmed cases.  Here are the state totals: Bergen County: 114 Essex County: 45 Middlesex County: 40 Hudson County: 34 Monmouth County: 32 Union County: 26 Morris County: 19 Passaic County: 18 Somerset County: 16 Mercer County: 15 Burlington County: 10 Camden County: 8 Ocean County: 8 Hu…

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by Cecilia Levine