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Weeks after New Jersey began distributing COVID vaccines, Lynne Algrant got a call from Bergen New Bridge Medical Center.  The Paramus hospital, nestled in a county where minorities make up almost half the population, was struggling to sign up nonwhite patients for the shots. At the same time, Algrant, vice president of a Hackensack nonprofit that works with low-income families, was being peppered by calls from Black, Latino and Asian residents struggling to get coveted vaccines.  "We though...

N.J.’s largest nurses union filed 24 worker safety complaints during pandemic Updated 11:00 AM; Today 11:00 AM Hackensack Meridian Health Palisades Medical Center in North Bergen faces more than $65,000 in fines for employee safety violations issued by the federal government.EJA Facebook Share The state’s largest nurse and health care worker union filed 24 complaints over employee safety violations during the pandemic, and will seek a larger role through contract negotiations in determin...

National Record Store Day(s) returns to New Jersey As a matter of fact, there will be two days of celebrations of all things vinyl this year. Organizers say this is due to ongoing COVID-19 concerns, and the fact that " production and shipping is still in a state of struggle." The Record store "drops dates" are June 12th and July 17th. Special Queen vinyl that I found at a past Record Store Day. (Craig Allen photo) There will be specific albums, singles, and special releases scheduled for each ...

Read / Add Comments A reasoned hunch paid off when Maywood police who staked out Bergen Town Center captured four members of a tri-state retail theft ring moments after they’d swiped thousands of dollars worth of perfume from an Ulta store in Ramsey. The crew was believed responsible for a spree at Ulta stores in New Jersey, New Jersey and Connecticut -- including at the Wayne Town Center -- over the past several weeks, authorities said. The quartet had just struck at the Inters...

Companies Outfit Offices For ‘New Normal’ As Employees Return To Workplace CBS New York 1 hr ago Syndicated Local – CBS New York PARAMUS, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — More companies are asking employees to return to the office. But what’s the new normal when it comes to the workplace? CBS2’s Meg Baker has a look at some of the changes workers can expect. Signs that say, “Face coverings required,” “Keep a safe distance,” and “Please sanitize hands,” are all likel...

  Get an Inside Look at ArtsBergens Connect the Dots: Studio Sneak Peek On April 21 (HACKENSACK, NJ) -- Get a sneak peek of three artists work from their studios in the Northern New Jersey Community Foundation (NNJCF) ArtsBergen initiatives Connect the Dots on Wednesday, April 21.  The Connect the Dots Studio Sneak Peek will showcase these established artists in their studios in pre-recorded videos: pianist Carolyn Enger, fine artist Paul Leibow, and mixed media artist Poramit Thantapalit via...

Fighting COVID: New Jersey Leads During the Pandemic April 9, 2021 Sponsored content brought to you by On February 26, 2021 the world of healthcare had a big reason to celebrate. As the number of reported COVID cases crept ever closer to 30 million in the United States, New Brunswick, NJ-based Johnson & Johnson officially got emergency approval from the FDA for its single-dose vaccination. It is the third vaccine to become authorized in the U.S., following the two-shot vaccines by Pfizer (that ...

Panaya Partners with Being Guided to Expand Availability of Innovative ForeSight Salesforce Solution HACKENSACK, New Jersey, April 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Panaya, the leader in SaaS-based change intelligence and testing for Salesforce, Oracle, and SAP, today announced a strategic partnership with Being Guided, a Salesforce Consulting Partner, specializing in the CRM and Salesforce ecosystem, to bring Panayas innovative ForeSight solution to a wider audience. The solution enables customers to p...

Coronavirus in N.J.: What’s reopened, what concerts, festivals and shows are rescheduled, canceled. (April 7, 2021) Updated 8:00 PM; ♦ The Morris Museum at 6 Normandy Heights Road in Morristown will feature figurative and kinetic metal sculptures in a group exhibit titled “Natural Essence—Motion Perceived” opening Saturday, April 10, and running through Aug. 15. Featured in the show will be Brooklyn artist Alexandra Limpert, who crafts life-size-and-larger human figures and other lif...

Pam Fessler Pam Fessler is a correspondent on NPRs National Desk, where she covers poverty, philanthropy, and voting issues. In her reporting at NPR, Fessler does stories on homelessness, hunger, affordable housing, and income inequality. She reports on what non-profit groups, the government, and others are doing to reduce poverty and how those efforts are working. Her poverty reporting was recognized with a 2011 First Place National Headliner Award. Fessler also covers elections and voting, in...