West Milford. Positive COVID-19 tests continue to rise in West Milford The number of positive COVID-19 tests in West Milford is up WEST MILFORD. The number of local people who have tested positive... Local News 17 Feb 2021 | 08:21
The original COVID-19 virus. Photo by CDC from Pexels. West Milford. COVID-19 cases continue to increase As West Milford residents battled the raging snowstorm Monday, Feb. 1, adding to their concerns was the Office of Emergency... Local News 02 Feb 2021 | 10:55
U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) attended the COVID-19 vaccine rollout at Eastern Christian Children’s Retreat (ECCR) to thank frontline health care workers, visit with facility staff and discuss what more resources are needed to expand vaccine availability, distribution and deployment. “I want to thank all the staff and frontline health care workers at Eastern Christian Children’s Retreat for not only administering the COVID-19 vaccine today, but also for providing such a valuable service to those with special needs,” Gottheimer said. “It’s imperative that we continue to vaccinate everyone we possibly can so that we can reopen our country, economy, and ultimately defeat this virus.” Provided photo. Murphy’s top message to Biden: Ramp up vaccine production The Biden administration should make manufacturing more COVID-19 vaccines its primary focus as it confronts the coronavirus... Local News 28 Jan 2021 | 11:44
New Jersey. State launches live hotline to address vaccine New Jersey launched a staffed COVID-19 vaccine hotline this week, Gov. Phil Murphy said. People with questions about the vaccine... Local News 28 Jan 2021 | 11:41
Photo by CDC from Pexels COVID-19. New Jersey factory set to make 90 million masks a month A New Jersey factory set to make 90 million masks a month and employ 200 people formally opened on Wednesday. Hudson Holdings... Local News 28 Jan 2021 | 11:34
The original COVID-19 virus. Photo by CDC from Pexels. West Milford. Number of COVID-19 cases grows daily The numbers of West Milford people who tested positive for having COVID-19 continued to grow last week. Any encouragement... Local News 28 Jan 2021 | 10:51
Johnny C. Taylor Jr., president and CEO of the Society for Human Resource Management, says he expects For companies that have had employees working remotely today will likely see them coming back into the office in fall 2021. “And that’s because,” Taylor said, “while the vaccine is being rolled out currently, it’s only available in very limited batches.” Human resources expert discusses vaccines and employers The rollout of the first COVID-19 vaccines poses some thorny questions for U.S. employers: Can they or should they require... Local News 29 Dec 2020 | 07:55
Abby Ridgeway, pictured at her job in the neuroscience department of an area hospital, says the combination of self-isolation and missing out on major life events “definitely had a negative effect” on her mental health. ‘The big monster under the bed’: How Covid is affecting mental health After eight months of Covid-induced isolation, the worst has not come to pass. “People are going to die by the thousands,”... Local News 21 Dec 2020 | 10:14
Meaghan Irwin, 28, is an EMT full time at St. Clare’s Hospital in Denville, N.J. When she isn’t working, the Milford, Pa., resident is donating her time to Delaware Township EMS, and going to school to become a paramedic. Meet the people at the front of the front lines Meaghan Irwin was on her commute home from St. Clare's Hospital, where she works full time as an EMT. “Tonight, when I get... Local News 11 Dec 2020 | 02:19
New Jersey. Vaccine doses could come to New Jersey in December New Jersey is expecting shipments of Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines as soon as December, according to Health Commissioner... Local News 24 Nov 2020 | 02:37
Governor Murphy Signs Executive Order Extending Public Health Emergency in New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy this week signed Executive Order No. 200. The Order extends the Public Health Emergency that was declared... Local News 24 Nov 2020 | 01:15
West Milford. Township Council authorizes expenditures in response to governor’s latest emergency declaration Expenditures authorized by the township council in response to Gov. Phil’s Murphy’s latest executive order declaring a State... Local News 24 Nov 2020 | 12:07
Caitlin Rollman, an ICU nurse, has Covid. She had to call around to five places and drive 40 minutes to get a test, then wait two hours in her car, while feeling sicker than she’s ever felt. Doctors and nurses feel alone and angry as they gear up for the next wave When Caitlin Rollman, an ICU nurse at Bon Secours Community Hospital in Port Jervis, N.Y., started feeling awful after tending... Local News 20 Nov 2020 | 01:52
New Jersey. More school districts amending plans to begin school year with remote learning Gov. Phil Murphy said at a press conference earlier this week that 180 school districts have applied to begin the school... Local News 27 Aug 2020 | 12:33
Science defiance So here we are. We are in the midst of a pandemic, enduring pain, death and an epic presidential failure never before seen.... Letters to the Editor 10 Aug 2020 | 05:31
