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COVID-19: CDC Issues New Advisory Recommending People Wear Masks In These Settings COVID-19: CDC Issues New Advisory Recommending People Wear Masks In These Settings
Covid-19: CDC Issues New Advisory Recommending People Wear Masks In These Settings The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is calling on the Department of Justice to proceed with an appeal after a federal judge struck down President Joe Biden’s mask mandate for public transportation settings. Following the announcement of the judgment, the CDC issued a statement advising that the agency is continuing to advise that all Americans continue to mask up while using public transportation, despite the ruling. Original story - COVID-19: Federal Judge Strikes Down CDC Mask Mandate For Travel According to the CDC, officials “continue to recommend that people west mask…

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by Zak Failla
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Raccoon Tests Positive For Rabies In Hunterdon County Raccoon Tests Positive For Rabies In Hunterdon County
Raccoon Tests Positive For Rabies In Hunterdon County A raccoon has tested positive for rabies in Hunterdon County, health officials said. The animal was seen acting erratically near Highland Avenue in High Bridge Borough and tested positive for rabies on Wednesday, April 6, according to the Hunterdon County Dept. of Health. The department urges anyone who may have come into contact with the raccoon between Wednesday, March 16 and Wednesday, March 30 to see their primary care physician to determine whether there is a need for prophylaxis treatment. Officials also remind residents to never pick up stray animals, as saliva f…

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by Valerie Musson
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Dozens Of NJ Students Hospitalized After Sanitizer Found In Milk Cartons In 4 Schools Dozens Of NJ Students Hospitalized After Sanitizer Found In Milk Cartons In 4 Schools
Dozens Of NJ Students Hospitalized After Sanitizer Found In Milk Cartons In 4 Schools Approximately 30 students in a major New Jersey school district were hospitalized after a “non-toxic consumable sanitizer” was found in many of the district's milk cartons Wednesday, March 30, officials said. Sixty-four of Camden's students were impacted by the substance, NJ Advance Media reports. School officials called 911 after 25 students at the Early Childhood Development Center on Pine Street ingested milk from sealed cartons "with an unidentified substance that had an antiseptic-like odor to it" around 9 a.m. city officials said. Eleven were hospitalized and then …

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by Cecilia Levine
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COVID-19: This Key Factor Could Indicate Whether Stealth Omicron Will Cause New Surge In US COVID-19: This Key Factor Could Indicate Whether Stealth Omicron Will Cause New Surge In US
Covid-19: This Key Factor Could Indicate Whether Stealth Omicron Will Cause New Surge In US With the new “stealth” COVID-19 sub-variant emerging from the shadows in the US and overseas, researchers are concerned that one subset of Americans could potentially lead to a possible new surge of infections. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Omicron, which is known as B.1.1.529, has three sub-variants: the original BA.1 that remains the dominant strain, the “stealth” BA.2, which is picking up steam, and the more elusive BA.3. The new “stealth” variant - named for its difficulty to identify due to a lack of certain genetic characteristics - has been becoming more of a co…

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by Zak Failla
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Murphy To Lift Mask Mandate For NJ Schools: Report Murphy To Lift Mask Mandate For NJ Schools: Report
Murphy To Lift Mask Mandate For NJ Schools: Report New Jersey students will soon no longer be required to wear face masks in the classroom, according to a new report by NorthJersey.com. Gov. Phil Murphy is expected to make the announcement lifting the mask mandate on Monday, Feb. 7 at 1 p.m., the outlet said citing his administration. School officials could opt to keep mask mandates in place if they so desire. The New Jersey Education Association released the following statement: “We are encouraged by the data showing a rapid decline of COVID transmission in New Jersey. Because of that, we are cautiously optimistic that the current statew…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Here's What New Public Health Emergency Means For NJ Residents Here's What New Public Health Emergency Means For NJ Residents
Here's What New Public Health Emergency Means For NJ Residents New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Tuesday reinstated a public health emergency amid the Omicron surge. Murphy began his announcement by explaining what the health emergency does not mean: Going backward.  "This step does not mean any new restrictions," he said. "It simply allows [the] state government to continue to respond to the ongoing threat that COVID-19 poses to our daily lives." As of Tuesday, New Jersey was registering approximately 35,000 new COVID-19 cases a day. In the last two weeks, more than 10,000 residents were hospitalized due to COVID-19. The governor hopes that the re…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Original COVID-19 'Ground Zero' In NJ Approaches Virtual Lockdowns Again Original COVID-19 'Ground Zero' In NJ Approaches Virtual Lockdowns Again
Original Covid-19 'Ground Zero' In NJ Approaches Virtual Lockdowns Again An “alarming” spike in the number of new COVID-19 cases forced all township buildings closed to the public on Tuesday in Teaneck, which had been considered "ground zero" in New Jersey when the virus first exploded 21 months ago. “This action is just one measure that will be taken to help keep our community, workforce and families safe from the spread of the virus,” Township Manager Dean B. Kazinci said. Citizens can still conduct business and communicate with township authorities during normal business hours by making an appointment. Other resources include calls, emails, the township webs…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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COVID-19: Philadelphia Resident Tests Positive For Omicron Variant COVID-19: Philadelphia Resident Tests Positive For Omicron Variant
Covid-19: Philadelphia Resident Tests Positive For Omicron Variant UPDATE (8:30 p.m.):  New Jersey officials announced the first detection of the Omicron variant in the state just hours after this report was published. CLICK HERE to read "COVID-19: First Case Of Omicron Variant Reported In New Jersey" *** (4:55 p.m.): A day after the first case of the new COVID-19 variant was identified in a Minnesota man who traveled to New York City, a Philadelphia resident has tested positive for the Omicron COVID-19 strain. The person is a man in his 30’s from Northwest Philadelphia, the city's health department announced Friday. It was unclear when he tes…

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by Nicole Acosta
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GET LOW: This NJ Community Has Some Of The Lowest COVID Transmission Rates In America, CDC Says GET LOW: This NJ Community Has Some Of The Lowest COVID Transmission Rates In America, CDC Says
GET LOW: This NJ Community Has Some Of The Lowest COVID Transmission Rates In America, CDC Says One New Jersey community is in a league of its own when it comes to COVID-19 transmission rates in the Garden State. Union County has gotten itself to the lowest tier for community transmission rates of the COVID-19 virus in the US, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said. Of the thousands of counties examined by the CDC, Union was among the 52 in the "low" transmission rate category. The CDC currently designates 2,656 counties in the U.S. as high, 361 for substantial, and 148 for moderate community transmission. Its data tracker shows 72.3 percent of Union's el…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Commuter Accused Of Pulling Knife On NJT Conductor Seized After Hour-Long Standoff In Glen Rock Commuter Accused Of Pulling Knife On NJT Conductor Seized After Hour-Long Standoff In Glen Rock
Commuter Accused Of Pulling Knife On NJT Conductor Seized After Hour-Long Standoff In Glen Rock A commuter accused of pulling a knife on an NJ Transit conductor in Glen Rock who asked him to wear a mask was seized following an hour-long standoff at an acquaintance's home, police said. Keith Toussaint, 49, of the Bronx was charged with aggravated assault with a weapon under a state law that carries more severe penalties because the alleged victim is a front-line transportation worker. The Port Jervis Line conductor told Glen Rock police who responded to the borough train station shortly before 10:30 a.m. that Touissant had "become confrontational" and allegedly threatened her with a k…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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More Cases, Another Death Reported In NJ Legionnaires' Outbreak More Cases, Another Death Reported In NJ Legionnaires' Outbreak
More Cases, Another Death Reported In NJ Legionnaires' Outbreak Five more people have contracted Legionnaires’ disease in Mercer County, and there has been a third fatality since the outbreak began last summer, authorities said. A total of nine cases of the disease -- a type of pneumonia caused by Legionella bacteria -- are under investigation by the New Jersey Department of Health.  Hamilton Township initially announced that there were four cases of Legionnaires' a year ago, NJ Advance Media reported. “There is concern that Legionella may be present in other buildings and homes in the area,” Hamilton and state officials said in a statement.&…

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by Jon Craig
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WILD RIDE: Beaten, Bitten Uber Driver Pepper Sprays Carjacking Couple In Elmwood Park WILD RIDE: Beaten, Bitten Uber Driver Pepper Sprays Carjacking Couple In Elmwood Park
Wild Ride: Beaten, Bitten Uber Driver Pepper Sprays Carjacking Couple In Elmwood Park An Uber driver was beaten and bitten by a paroled armed robber he’d picked at a Route 46 motel but managed to pepper-spray the ex-con and his companion before they could carjack him, Elmwood Park police said. Dahmier Garvey, 23, and Johanna Bell, 19, got into his vehicle near the Red Carpet Motel on the eastbound highway early Sunday night, the 36-year-old victim from Wyckoff told responding officers. He told them that there was no smoking in the vehicle, he said, and that Uber company police required that both wear COVID masks, Police Chief Michael Foligno said. Bell, of Hawthorne wore …

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by Jerry DeMarco