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COVID-19 R-factor and weak links in Nigeria By Thu Jan 14 2021 A chain is as strong as its weakest link. That cliché underlines certain assumptions, oftentimes, dangerous and egregious. As a public figure and member of the Nigeria’s attentive public, I took some measures, personal and otherwise, to protect my family, staff and myself from COVID-19. I shut my office well before the federal government announced a nationwide lockdown in 2020. Thereafter, my office had zero tolerance for casual ...

On the face of it, American Catholics ought to be enthusiastic about the impending inauguration of only the second Catholic president in U.S. history, exactly six decades after John F. Kennedy was sworn in as the first.  Yet while Joe Biden displays his faith as prominently as one of his bright blue campaign signs, Americas more than 51 million Catholics are sharply divided in their views.  To Jim Kelly, a retired engineer from Westwood, Biden is "Catholic in name only. His policies are...

Why has N.J. been so slow in rolling out COVID vaccinations? Updated Jan 15, 2021; Posted Jan 15, 2021 Filling the syringe with vaccine. Holy Name Medical Center pharmacists and nurses work in a mass vaccination center at the Rodda Community Center in Teaneck, N.J. January, 14, 2021Ed Murray | NJ Advance Media for Facebook Share New Jersey was one of the first states leveled by the COVID-19 outbreak this spring, quickly logging thousands of cases and hundreds of deaths before the flowers were...

Excel Physical Therapy Expands Footprint with West Caldwell, NJ Clinic Share Article Latest addition marks the companys 21st New Jersey location In the face of unprecedented public health challenges, we have not only been able to continue providing superior care under strict protocols, but now we will be able to extend our services to an even broader population of patients. HACKENSACK, N.J. (PRWEB) January 15, 2021 Excel Physical ...

90-Year-Old Great Grandmother From Brick Honored on National TV Im so happy to introduce you, virtually, to Marion Thomas.  As youll soon come to find out, shes filled with grit, wit, heart, and soul.  This great grandmother from Brick, and former resident of Toms River, received a surprise from the team on NBCs Today with Hoda & Jenna this past Friday. The surprise was a cake...but it was so much more.  The 7-minute feature was a celebration of Marions journey as an adult learner and the ne...

NorthJersey.com COVID vaccine providers say they are running so low on doses that they can no longer take appointments from New Jersey residents just two days after Gov. Phil Murphys administration expanded eligibility to millions. Residents say they have been trying several times a day to book appointments at sites across the state, but cant get through or have been told there is no vaccine available. Margaret Tarantino, 79, spent Thursday contacting pharmacies near her home in Sussex County ...

Martin Luther King Jr. speaks in Atlanta in 1960. (AP Photo) Local activist group Justice Matters will host a free virtual event on Martin Luther King Jr. Day aimed at bringing light to injustices in the community and how they can be combated. Deacon Godsey, the co-president of Justice Matters, said the group hosted a series of listening sessions in the fall of 2020 where hundreds of community members gathered in Zoom meetings to talk about what issues and injustices they see in the Lawrence c...

Joe Biden will be only the second Catholic president – and a conundrum for the faithful Replay Video UP NEXT On the face of it, American Catholics ought to be enthusiastic about the impending inauguration of only the second Catholic president in U.S. history, exactly six decades after John F. Kennedy was sworn in as the first.  Yet while Joe Biden displays his faith as prominently as one of his bright blue campaign signs, Americas more than 51 million Catholics are sharply divided in t...

Coronavirus in N.J.: What’s reopened, what concerts, festivals and shows are rescheduled, canceled. (Jan. 13, 2021) Updated Jan 13, 2021; ♦ The Theater Project is seeking entries for its 19th annual Young Playwrights Competition and, to serve as an incentive of sorts, the Union-based professional theater company will re-stream four of last year’s winning plays online 7:30 p.m. tomorrow, Thursday. The contest is open to New Jersey high school-aged residents. Deadline to enter the 2021 com...

New Jersey state Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg said Wednesday she will be retiring after three decades in the state Legislature when her term ends...