May 6, 2021
The Pennsylvania Department of Health Wednesday added 2597 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 1,164,216. There were 56 new COVID-related deaths also added Wednesday, leaving the commonwealth s overall total at 26,390. There are currently 2172 people hospitalized with COVID-19. Of that number 480 are in the intensive care unit.
Two local colleges announce different COVID-19 vaccination policies. DeSales University will not require students or staff to get a COVID-19 vaccine for the fall semester. The university says it strongly urges anyone who is eligible to get a vaccine, but it won t be mandatory. In a statement, university president Father James Greenfield says,
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Union County, NJ – The Union County Board of County Commissioners reminds residents that the next mobile paper shredding event of 2021 will be held in New Providence on Saturday, May 15 for free, secure shredding of personal and confidential documents. Union County s mobile document shredding service helps residents fight identity theft by providing a convenient way to shred confidential documents, said Board of Commissioners Chairman Al Mirabella It also promotes our County recycling efforts and ties in with other green initiatives in Union County.
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At Union County s paper shredding events, documents are put into 96-gallon containers provided by the shredding company, lifted into the truck and shredded on site. The shredded documents are then taken to a licensed recycling facility.
Tim Daniels
As noted in several recent columns in NJ Spotlight News, the New Jersey Legislature and the Board of Public Utilities, continue to struggle with balancing the seemingly competing priorities of solar and farmland preservation. Farmland in New Jersey is already subject to pressures from residential and warehouse sprawl. Now the state has mandated that 34% of its electricity must come from in-state solar, requiring thousands of acres of ground-mounted solar arrays. How can these uses coexist in the most densely populated state in the U.S.?
The basic premise that farmland preservation and large-scale solar are competing is incorrect. In fact, large-scale solar is actually a powerful tool for farmland preservation. What’s more, solar generation and agriculture production can occur on the same piece of ground simultaneously
Have gotten outside to enjoy this bit of warm weather we ve been having?
I was able to get out and about yesterday to bask in the 80+ degree weather and, let me just tell you, it was glorious. My boyfriend and I are pretty active people anyway, so when the weather starts warming up, that s our time to shine. There is always, however, a downside to the weather getting warmer - the bugs. The worst of them are the mosquitoes.
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It sounds like Deet is going to be the new body splash of the season since it s been predicted that this year s going to a rough one for our area in the mosquito department. According to both the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and Pests.org, the mosquito forecast for the 2021 summer season isn t looking too great. We ll be dealing with more than the average number of mosquitoes compared to recent years.
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