The daily numbers coming out of New Jersey and specifically in our towns of Essex County are frightening and heartbreaking. These are the numbers as of Monday, March 30th. If […]
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Floating Hospital USNS Comfort Arrives In New York
The USNS Comfort arrived in New York Monday, bringing 1,000 hospital beds and 1,200 personnel. The ship will serve as a referral hospital for non-COVID-19 patients currently admitted to shore-based […]
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Make Some Noise: Montclair To Clap For Heroes This Monday Night #clapbecausewecare
If you want to express your gratitude for all the people putting their lives on the line during the COVID-10 pandemic, there’s an event this Monday, and you can attend […]
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Almost 2000 New COVID-19 Cases in New Jersey, For A Total of 8,825
There are 1,982 new positive COVID-19 test results in New Jersey since yesterday, bringing the total reported cases in New Jersey to 8,825, Gov. Phil Murphy announced today. Another 27 […]
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POLL: Do You Want To Hear More From Montclair’s Leaders During COVID-19 Pandemic?
Montclair held a virtual Town Council meeting on Tuesday. The Township Council handled business matters and Montclair town manager Timothy Stafford gave a report on how the Township is handling […]
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Closed Hospitals To Reopen, Meadowlands To Get 250 Beds, As NJ Cases Climb Over 4000
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announced Wednesday that the state received 736 new positive COVID19 test results since Tuesday, bringing the new total to 4,402. Essex County is up to […]
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New Jersey Makes Top Five For Social Distancing
Unacast, a human mobility insights company, has created a social distancing scoreboard based on tracking smartphone location data, and New Jersey made the top five in terms of staying distant. […]
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Top Chef Masters Winner Floyd Cardoz, Celebrity Chef Known To Montclair, Dies From COVID-19
Floyd Cardoz – chef, author, restauranteur, food entrepreneur, winner of Bravo’s Top Chef Masters – who brought his talents to Montclair Food & Wine Festival, Hillside School, and other events […]
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COVID-19 Testing Center To Open In Essex County’s Weequahic Park
Essex County, NJ – Essex County will be opening a drive-through testing site for Essex County residents who are symptomatic of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Essex County Weequahic Park […]
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DeCamp Bus Line Suspending Service Wednesday, Last Bus To Leave Port Authority Tonight
In a tweet today, Montclair-based DeCamp bus lines announced it would suspend all service beginning Wednesday. Due to the Coronavirus Pandemic, DeCamp Bus Lines will be temporarily suspending all service […]
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Making School Work at Home: Local Advice on Adjusting to Remote Learning
Congrats families! We made it a full week into Montclair Public School’s program in Remote Learning! Breakfasts and lunches are being provided for students who qualify, Chromebooks and hotspots have […]
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Help Feed Our Healthcare Heroes (UPDATED)
UPDATE: Thank you very much for spreading the word about our campaign to deliver food to the healthcare workers at Mountainside Hospital. The response has been overwhelming and so heartening. […]
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“Stay At Home” Order in New Jersey, All Non-Essential Retail Businesses Closed, Here’s What’s Open:
Governor Phil Murphy announced a statewide “Stay at Home” order Saturday and closed all non-essential retail businesses at 9 p.m., to slow the spread of the COVID-19/Coronavirus. “We know the […]
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Montclair State University Informed of Two New Confirmed Cases of COVID-19
MONTCLAIR, NJ – Montclair State University was informed Wednesday of two new confirmed cases of COVID-19. Both people are employees who were last on campus respectively Friday, March 6 and […]