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Measles Exposure Possible At This New Jersey Hospital, Health Department Warns
The New Jersey Health Department is warning residents of a potential measles exposure at a Central Jersey hospital. The department said anyone who visited the emergency room at Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center in Plainsboro between noon and 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 1 may have been exposed to the virus. The confirmed case was Somerset County resident who developed measles following travel from a country that is currently experiencing an ongoing outbreak of measles. Measles symptoms include a high fever, cough, runny nose, watery red eyes, and a rash that usually appears between thr…
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Residents: Union Apartment Works To Control Sewage Being Pumped Into Storm Drains
The local health and public works departments were at a Union County apartment complex controlling sewage that was being pumped into local water sources, residents told Daily Voice. Areas around the Mill Run Apartments were cordoned off as officials were apparently told to clean up immediately, residents said. Sewage was being pumped onto the complex's property, storm drains and communal areas, sources said. An area in parking lot H off of Walker Avenue appeared to be the source of the problem. Workers remained at the scene as of noon. This is a developing story. Check back for more.
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'Disaster Waiting To Happen': Paterson PD Raids Illegal After-Hours Club Rife With Violations
Maskless patrons and employees scrambled to hide evidence when Paterson police raided an illegal after-hours club that had become a death trap, authorities said. Police found the door to La Café Hookah on Market Street locked when they showed up around 10:30 p.m. Saturday – a full half-hour after Gov. Phil Murphy’s COVID curfew required them to close, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. City officers looking through tinted windows saw people “scrambling inside removing hookahs and bottles of alcohol and taking them out a back door that led to a small area with no exit,” Speziale sai…
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COVID Exposure Temporarily Closes Washington Township Firehouse
Officials temporarily shut down the Washington Township Fire Department on Wednesday "out of an abundance of caution" following a COVID-19 exposure. The Pascack Valley department has arranged mutual aid coverage while contact tracing and coronavirus testing for any members who may have been exposed directly or indirectly, as well as any others who want to be tested. Officials are "working in conjunction with the Township OEM, Administration and the Health Department on implementing our return to service plan," Mayor Peter Calamari, Fire Chief Chief Kevin Zitko and Fire D…
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Gas Instead Of Brake: Driver, 19, Plows Chevy Into Hackensack Gas Station Store
A 19-year-old driver from Clifton told police he accidentally hit the gas instead of the brake when his car slammed into the front of a gas station convenience store Friday in Hackensack. Jhamir Harrison said he was pulling into a parking space at the South River Street BP station’s store when he “inadvertently depressed the gas instead of his brake” and the 200 Chevy plowed into the front doors, nearly hitting a bystander, around 10:30 a.m., Capt. Nicole Foley said. Harrison was hospitalized after complaining of pain, but his injuries weren’t considered serious. Police issued him a summo…
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NJ Education Department Releasing Guidelines For Summer School Programs
The New Jersey Department of Education is expected to release guidelines that will allow schools to conduct in-person summer education programs. These include extended school year and special education services, Gov. Phil Murphy said. Those can begin July 6. The state's health department is expected to put forth guidelines for outdoor, non-contact organized sports, set to resume June 22. This is a developing story. Check back for more.
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11 New PA Coronavirus Cases Traced To Jersey Shore Gatherings
Nearly a dozen new coronavirus cases in Pennsylvania have been traced to the Jersey Shore, according to state health officials. Of the 33 new COVID-19 cases, 11 of them traced to a person who spread the virus at recent beach house gatherings at the Jersey Shore over the past two weeks, the Bucks County Department of Health said in a news release Saturday. Additional cases tied to the family member are expected, said Dr. David Damsker, director of the Bucks County Health Department. "This is exactly why we can’t let our guard down now, even if it feels 'safe' to be at the beach," Damsker s…
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Hackensack Meridian's New Coronavirus Test Reduces Wait Time From Days To Hours
Hackensack Meridian Health has created a test that health officials say could save patients days of waiting for test results and help control the spread of coronavirus. Approved by the state's health department, the rapid response test will create a more effective triage system in hospitals and potentially better control the spread of coronavirus -- specifically reducing wait time from days to just hours, officials said. “We believe our test could make the difference in stemming outbreaks,” said David S. Perlin, Ph.D., the chief scientific officer and senior vice president of the …
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Fox That Bit 3 In Glen Ridge Had Rabies, Officials Say
A fox that was euthanized after biting three people in Glen Ridge Friday has tested positive for rabies, borough officials said. The animal, which came into contact with at least four people, was caught on train tracks near Toney's Brook late Friday morning. It turned to attack one of the police officers trying to catch it, officials said. Anyone who came into contact with a fox late last week in Glen Ridge is being urged to get medical attention. "The Glen Ridge Health Department and Police Department advise anyone who had direct contact with a brown fox around Nove…
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Sussex County Summer Camp Has Hepatitis A Scare
A Hepatitis A scare in Sussex County comes on the heels of an outbreak that sickened nearly a dozen in Morris County. A worker at Camp Somers located at Mt. Allamuchy Scout Reservation in Stanhope was diagnosed with the illness that may have exposed dozens of others -- including children, health officials said. At least 22 people were sickened in Mendham after a food handler at a local golf and tennis club was diagnosed with Hepatitis A. Anyone who attended Camp Somers between June 23 and Aug. 7 may have been exposed, the county's health department said. Although the chances of infec…
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Rabid Raccoon Found In Parsippany
A raccoon found in Parsippany tested positive for rabies. The animal was found on Minnehaha Boulevard in Lake Hiawatha, police said. An infected animal has the rabies virus in its saliva and infects other animals or people through bites and contact with saliva. Once infected animals become ill, they may bite or attack other animals or people. Authorities urged people to stay away and refrain from feeding wild animals. Common carriers of the virus are raccoons, skunks, foxes, woodchucks, bats, and feral (stray) cats. "Do not make pets of wild animals," Parsippany police said. …
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Overnight Fire Damages Waldwick Pizza, Fills Adjacent Businesses With Smoke
Sprinklers at a Waldwick pizzeria kept a blaze at bay until borough firefighters could douse it around midnight Monday, authorities said. Smoke poured through Waldwick Pizza, as well as the adjacent Waldwick Bar and Liquors, Waldwick Wash and Dry and Giant Farmers Market on Wyckoff Avenue. Firefighters forced open the pizzeria's rear door to get at the flames, which were tamped by sprinklers. A second alarm brought additional manpower to the smoky blaze. No injuries were reported. Borough Police Officer Jake Wanamaker was on patrol when he heard the alarm, saw the fire and al…
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