Covid-19 Information
APPLICATION PORTAL FOR BERGEN COUNTY CARES SMALL BUSINESS GRANT PROGRAM TO OPEN MONDAY, JULY 13
http://www.edgewaternj.org/DocumentCenter/View/6421/BC-CARES-Bus-Grant-Program
View the guidelines and Pre-qualify for the Bergen County CARES Small Business Grant Program.
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All payments as well as any correspondence for all municipal departments may be placed in the lock box in the main lobby of Borough Hall. Be sure contact information is provided especially if you are making any type of payment.
Not only has the Pandemic taken a financial toll on many of us, it has also taken an emotional one as well so, as we work to keep ourselves, our families, and those who depend upon us safe during these unprecedented times, please share the helpful link below as far and wide as possible. Mental Health America has captured many resources that may help people cope with the anxiety, stress, and fear, associated with the pandemic and promotes emotional wellness. You have nothing to be ashamed or embarrassed about, reach out.
COVID-19 Update: Bergen County as of 8 am Monday, April 20, 2020 there are 13,011 presumptive Positive Cases identified as per the CDRSS system; impacting all 70 municipalities. ** As of today, 56 Long Term Care (LTC) facilities in Bergen County report at least one presumptive positive case as per the NJDOH.
We have sadly lost 787 Bergen County residents and our County mourns their loss and offers condolences to their loved ones; we continue to grieve as a community for the precious lives lost.
Please note that we encountered computer issues with the CDRSS system and will resume to our individual municipal breakdown tomorrow.
NJDOH Statewide Statistics
Total Positives 88,806
Total Deaths 4,377
Percent Positivity* 45%
Total Tests Reported* 161,714
Major Lab Positives* 72,463
Total Negatives
*89,251 Bergen County Long Term Care Facilities (LTC) as reported by the NJDOH:
56 Bergen LTC Facilities with at least 1 confirmed presumptive positive case
2197 Total Cases at Bergen Long Term Care Facilities
431 Deaths at Bergen Long Term Care Facilities
For additional NJ Statewide information as reported by the NJDOH please visit the NJ COVID-19 Dashboard @ https://covid19.nj.gov/#live-updates
Bergen County Health Hotline: (201)-225-7000. For additional resources please visit: http://www.co.bergen.nj.us/health-promotion/2019-novel-corona-virus
This is an ever evolving situation and will continue to provide important information. Help us to share facts, not fear. Help us flatten the curve; stay home.
COVID-19 Update: Bergen County as of 12 pm Sunday, April 19, 2020 there are 12,694 presumptive Positive Cases identified as per the CDRSS system; impacting all 70 municipalities. ** As of today, 55 Long Term Care (LTC) facilities in Bergen County report at least one presumptive positive case as per the NJDOH. We have sadly lost 767 Bergen County residents and our County mourns their loss and offers condolences to their loved ones; we continue to grieve as a community for the precious lives lost.
**Please note that numbers may vary due to multiple reasons such as: varied reporting times from both the State and local municipalities; as well pending case verification, and/or county attribution by NJDOH as noted below...
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COVID-19 Update: Bergen County as of 12 pm Saturday, April 18, 2020 there are 12,183 total presumptive Positive Cases identified as per the CDRSS system; impacting all 70 municipalities. ** As of today, 54 Long Term Care (LTC) facilities in Bergen County report at least one presumptive positive case as per the NJDOH.
We have sadly lost 741 Bergen County residents and our County mourns their loss and offers condolences to their loved ones; we continue to grieve as a community... See More
COVID-19 Update: Bergen County as of 12 pm Friday, April 17, 2020 there are 11,864 total presumptive Positive Cases identified as per the CDRSS system; impacting all 70 municipalities. ** As of today, 51 Long Term Care (LTC) facilities in Bergen County report at least one presumptive positive case as per the NJDOH.
We have sadly lost 714 Bergen County residents and our County mourns their loss and offers condolences to their loved ones; we continue to grieve as a community for the precious lives lost.
**Please note that numbers may vary due to multiple reasons such as varied reporting times from both the State and local municipalities; as well pending case verifications and/or county attribution by NJDOH as noted below.
COVID-19 Update: Bergen County as of 12pm Wednesday April 15, 2020 there are 10,898 total presumptive Positive Cases identified as per the CDRSS system; impacting all 70 municipalities. **
We have sadly lost 608 of those residents and the County of Bergen mourns their loss and offers condolences to their loved ones; we continue to grieve as a community for the precious lives lost.
**Please note that numbers may vary due to multiple reasons such as varied reporting times from both the State and local municipalities; as well pending case verifications and/or county attribution by NJDOH as noted below.
COVID-19 Update: Bergen County as of 12pm Tuesday April 14, 2020 there are 10,442 total presumptive Positive Cases identified as per the CDRSS system; impacting all 70 municipalities. ** We have sadly lost 550 of those residents and the County of Bergen mourns their loss and offers condolences to their loved ones; we continue to grieve as a community for the precious lives lost.
**Please note that numbers may vary due to multiple reasons such as varied reporting times from both the State and local municipalities; as well pending case verifications and/or county attribution by NJDOH as noted below.
Governor Murphy Signs Executive Order Prohibiting Cable and Telecommunications Providers from Terminating Internet and Voice Service TRENTON – Governor Phil Murphy today signed Executive Order No. 126. For a copy of Executive Order No. 126, click here. https://nj.gov/infobank/eo/056murphy/pdf/EO-126.pdf
NJ Department of Labor Covid-19 scenarios Benefit chart;
English:
http://www.edgewaternj.org/DocumentCenter/View/6086/NJ-DOL-COVID-19-Scenarios-Benefits-Chart
Spanish:
http://www.edgewaternj.org/DocumentCenter/View/6085/NJ-DOL-COVID-19-Scenarios-Benefits-Chart_Spanish
ALL STATE PARKS & FORESTS CLOSED
TO HELP FURTHER LIMIT THE SPREAD OF COVID-19
http://www.edgewaternj.org/…/V…/6083/DEP-Parks-Closure---P12
Executive Order 125:
http://www.edgewaternj.org/DocumentCenter/View/6087/Executive-Order-125
Executive Order 123: All property and casualty insurance companies, life insurance companies, insurance premium finance companies, health insurance companies, health maintenance organizations, health service corporations and other entities issuing health or dental benefits plans in this State (collectively, “subject entities”) shall not cancel during the emergency grace period any policy or contract as a result of nonpayment as defined as follows:
http://www.edgewaternj.org/DocumentCenter/View/6084/EXECUTIVE-ORDER-123
Executive Order 122: Non essential construction...
http://www.edgewaternj.org/DocumentCenter/View/6081/Executive-Order-122-Non-Essential-Construction_
Ececutive Order 121: Motor vehicles transporting relief supplies...
Executive Order 120 Primary Elections 4/08/2020: http://www.edgewaternj.org/DocumentCenter/View/6080/Executive-Order-120-Primary-Elections
Office of U.S. Sen Cory Booker_ A Coronavirus Pandemic Resource Guide: for NJ.
http://www.edgewaternj.org/DocumentCenter/View/6079/Office-of-US-Sen-Cory-Booker_-A-Coronavirus-Pandemic-Resource-Guide-for-NJ
IN OBSERVANCE OF GOOD FRIDAY, The BOROUGH OFFICES will be closed on FRIDAY, APRIL 10th. Regular garbage, paper & cardboard collection, place trash, paper & cardboard at the curb no earlier than 8pm on Sunday April 12th for Monday April 13th collection.
We hope everyone will have a Happy, Healthy & Safe Holiday.
Dear Resident,
Last week we created a "Thank You Shout Out" section on the Edgewater Facebook page for all first responders, medical professionals, store employees, and restaurant workers who are sacrificing their health and safety to provide for us. Please post thank you’s, videos, and or cards recognizing their service. https://www.facebook.com/events/542465403075387/
The US Census Bureau has reported that as of April 8, only 50% of Edgewater residents responded to the census. We need to do better and get counted, Please log on to 2020census.gov and get counted, it’s important to all of us. The census determines things like school funding, transportation funding, and emergency services funding, even Coronavirus financial assistance funding. Please take the time and get counted.
EMPLOYMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS INFORMATION:
New Jersey Employment Portal – Apply for Immediate Employment Here
Businesses around New Jersey are looking to hire employees, the State has launched an online portal to connect New Jersey residents with jobs in critical industries responding to COVID-19. The portal has been visited over 1 million times, there are over 44,000 active job listings from over 540 employers. The jobs portal is available here: https://jobs.covid19.nj.gov. Employers in critical industries should submit information about openings with urgent hiring needs related to COVID19 here: https://jobs.covid19.nj.gov/intake.
New Jersey Economic Development Authority – Apply for Small Business Emergency Grants Here
(NJEDA) launched the application for its Small Business Emergency Assistance Grant Program. Businesses can apply now to the Small Business Emergency Assistance Grant at: forms.business.nj.gov/grant
Applications are open now and will close April 10, 2020, at 9 a.m. Completed applications will be considered on a first come, first serve rolling basis. Businesses can now access the full Notice of Funding Availability. The grant program is part of a package of initiatives announced last week to support businesses and workers facing economic hardship due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus COVID-19.
New Jersey Department of Labor – Apply for Unemployment or Understand the Payroll Tax Credit for Businesses Keeping Employees Working Here
Over the last week, more than 206,000 new claims of unemployment were filed. In just the past two weeks, more than 362,000 residents have filed for unemployment, according to the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL). The NJDOL is urging employers to keep employees on the payroll throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and to take advantage of a 100 percent, dollar for dollar, payroll tax credit provided under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). The federal law, which goes into effect on April 1, provides unprecedented support to employers to provide federal Emergency Paid Sick Leave and Emergency Paid Family and Medical Leave to workers affected by COVID-19. The payroll tax credit immediately and fully reimburses employers with fewer than 500 employees (99.8 percent of all NJ employers) by allowing them to reduce their federal payroll taxes by the amount they spent on emergency leave. This tax credit enables businesses to keep workers on their payrolls and ensures that parents and caregivers do not have to make the impossible choice of earning a paycheck or staying at home to care for themselves or a family member.
4766 total presumptive Positive Cases identified as per the CDRSS system; impacting all 70 municipalities. ** We have sadly lost 132 of those residents and the County of Bergen mourns their loss and offers condolences to their loved ones.
https://www.edgewaternj.org/DocumentCenter/View/6056/COVID-case-total-4-3-2020
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 114 WHEREAS, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread around the globe, with some reports indicating that there are now over one million cases of COVID-19 worldwide and over 245,000 cases in the United States; and... http://edgewaternj.org/DocumentCenter/View/6055/04-03-2020-Executive-Order-114
Let’s post a huge shout out picture, or video, thanking all First Responders, Medical Professionals, and all Essential Employees, that show up to work each day to keep our communities running and safe, and providing the supplies we need. A heartfelt “Thank You” can go a long way in helping bolster spirits. Knowing that you recognize their sacrifice, and care enough to thank them, will give an exhausted worker the strength to keep going to help us.
COVID-19 Update: Bergen County as of 4:00 PM Thursday, April 2, 2020
4269 total presumptive Positive Cases identified as per the CDRSS system; impacting all 70 municipalities. **
We have sadly lost 120 of those residents and the County of Bergen mourns their loss and offers condolences to their loved ones.
**Please note that numbers may vary due to varied reporting times from both the State and local municipalities; as well pending case verification and/or county attribution by NJDOH
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AG Guidelines COVID-19 Medications... Limitations for prescribing and dispensing of medications for treatment of Covid-19.
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
DEPARTMENT OF LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY
DIVISION OF NEW JERSEY STATE POLICE
OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER No. 2020-7
BLOOD DRIVES
https://www.edgewaternj.org/…/View/6051/Blood-Drives-AO-2020
Self-service car washes may continue to operate as normal, but handwash car washes may not Additionally, drive through car washes may continue to operate, but staff must not handwash or dry the exterior or interior of vehicles.
COVID-19 Update: Bergen County as of 5:00 PM Wednesday, April 1, 2020
3708 total presumptive Positive Cases identified; impacting all 70 municipalities. ** We have sadly lost 75 of those residents and the County of Bergen mourns their loss and offers condolences to their loved ones. **Please note that numbers may vary due to varied reporting times from both the State and local municipalities; as well pending case verifications and/or county attribution by NJDOH...
The 2020 Census is happening NOW. You can complete your questionnaire online, by phone, or by mail.
https://my2020census.gov/
It’s quick and easy. The 2020 Census questionnaire will take about 10 minutes to complete.
It’s safe, secure, and confidential. Your information and privacy are protected.
Your response helps to direct billions of dollars in federal funds to local communities for schools, roads, and other public services.
Results from the 2020 Census will be used to determine the number of seats each state has in Congress and your political representation at all levels of government.
Where: The county operated site is located at: Bergen New Bridge Medical Center at 230 East Ridgewood Avenue, Paramus, NJ. This is an APPOINTMENT ONLY site. Who: This site is open to Bergen County residents who are symptomatic; this site will continue to serve first responders and healthcare professionals who live or work in Bergen County as well. Symptomatic Bergen County residents, first responders or healthcare professionals must provide photo identification proving their residency and/or professionals to provide qualifying photo id. How: OPTION 1. Residents must first screened by completing a brief survey located at https://www.newbridgehealth.org and evaluated by a Telehealth doctor. Patients will then be given a confirmation code number to present at the drive-thru testing site that corresponds with their appointment. OR OPTION 2. Patients with orders (prescription) from their private physicians have expedited scheduling. Log into portal http://smtp2.co.bergen.nj.us:32224/?dmVyPTEuMDAxJiY2ZjcwMWUzNzFkOTdkMj Q1ND01RTgzODUyNl82Mjg5MF8xNjEzMV8xMyYmOGEwOWQzNjYwM2E5YTljPTE xMzMmJnVybD13d3clMkVuZXdicmlkZ2VoZWFsdGglMkVvcmc=. Follow link to COVID screening and follow prompts to upload a doctor’s order (prescription) into the system. More information is available at: https://www.newbridgehealth.org and at https://co.bergen.nj.us/ WHEN: By appointment 7 days a week *** Please note that this is a County operated site and is separate from the FEMA site located at Bergen Community College in Paramus.
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Menendez Small Business Owners Guide to the CARES Act:
http://www.edgewaternj.org/…/-Menendez-Small-Business-Owner…
Link to Small Business Administration Disaster Loan Application:
This is a message on behalf of Mayor McPartland and the Borough Council to provide a Coronavirus update for Friday March 27.
We have been purposely limiting the telephone messaging to prevent information overload with 24 hour television and radio news updates. However, we have been providing regular updates and information on our borough web site and our Facebook and Twitter Accounts. We also ask that you please register for our reverse messaging system swift 911 on our web site at http://www.edgewaternj.org/254/Emergency-Notification-PSAs . Provide your land line and or cellular telephone as well as email to receive emergency notifications, you must register for this service.
We ask that all residents adhere to the advice of our national medical professionals by practicing social distancing as well as self-quarantining if you are sick or not so we all do our part in limiting the spread of this virus and hopefully soon see a reduction in cases. Only travel outside your home for necessary supplies as well as exercise. Grocery stores like ACME and Shop Rite are well stocked and we continue to ask that you do not hoard supplies that someone else may need. Many restaurants are open for take-out and delivery and we ask that you please patronize these local restaurants and show your support for our small business in Edgewater. If you log onto to our web site and social media sites, we have posted as much financial assistance information for residents and business owners as possible, and will regularly update this. Another important request is that you please properly dispose of your gloves and masks in trash receptacles and do not throw them on the ground, this is becoming a big problem and littering is not a solution.
A great new program has been started thanks to the County of Bergen, it is called “Umbrella”. For seniors 60 and over concerned about leaving their homes during the COVID-19 outbreak to shop for groceries and or pick up medication can call 973-200-4499 or 844-402-2480, again the number is 973-200-4499 or 844-402-2480 Monday through Friday from 9am to 6pm. There is a $6.00 per order service charge which will include your shopping and delivery by COVID-19 trained personnel. Also, Bergen County Community Transportation is providing free limited medical transportation, you may call 201-368-5955, and again that is 201-368-5955.
Another matter we would like to remind you about is the 2020 Census. This may seem trivial at this point however, let us briefly explain why it is so important you fill out your census return. The funding that is being provided from the federal government for the Coronavirus is based on the 2010 census data, the more people we count, the more money that can be distributed to residents who need it. So please, fill out your census return by paper or logging on to 2020census.gov, it takes less than 10 minutes.
Thank you for your time and stay healthy and safe and if you need any type of help or assistance, borough staff are working Monday through Friday, feel free to email or call us.
Donations of Personal Protective Equipment, i.e. N-95 masks, face shields, gloves, and gowns is needed for first responders and hospitals, please email ppedonations@co.bergen.nj.us
Gov. Phil Murphy and team delivered an update on coronavirus cases in New Jersey at a 2 p.m. press conference. 3/26/20
Executive Order 110 Day Care Centers 03/25/20...
https://www.edgewaternj.org/…/Executive-Order-110-Day-Care-…
Local update on Covid-19... 660 confirmed cases in Bergen County with 12 cases belong to Edgewater.
Dear Residents;
I am aware of the school board budget situation. As you may know the Board of Education is an independent elected governing body, they levy their own tax, they have their own elected members, and they appoint their own professionals. The Board of Education hire their own staff and manage their own budget, we are independent autonomous bodies by law and there are limitations on how the Borough, may help. I will be meeting with them again this week to see how my administration can assist them. I believe in and support strong schools for our town, and I am extremely disappointed in the situation that the Board of Education finds itself in.
Mayor McPartland
MEMORANDUM
Executive Order No. 107
This order revokes all prior mitigation executive orders, and incorporates or modifies their provisions as described below.
“Stay at home” order: All residents are to stay at home or at their place of residence unless they are leaving for the following reasons:
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EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY MARCH 23, 2020
THE NY WATERWAY SHUTTLE BUS FROM THE EDGEWATER LANDING TO PORT IMPERIAL HAS BEEN SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
From the Office of Governor Murphy:
As per Governor Murphy’s Executive Order # 107 issued on Saturday March 21 the following employees and businesses are permitted to work and operate: Updated List Approved Workers - Landscapers
Personal care businesses such as hair salons, barbers, nail salons, and massage can remain open until 8pm March 19 this evening and will remain closed indefinitely.
Planning Board Notice - The 615 River Road Partners Redevelopment application has been adjourned until May 13.
4th Planning Board special meeting is being adjourned. The next regularly scheduled meeting is scheduled for April 8th.
Coronavirus Update:
- · We have been informed that some of the Bergen County restrictions on business activity which were to begin on Saturday, may be revised again. We will disseminate new information as it becomes available.
- · Report any instance of price gouging, the selling of items 10% above the normal average retail price, to the Bergen County Division of Consumer Affairs at 201-336-6400.
- · Restaurants and bars may remain open for take-out and delivery service only.
- · Acme Markets will be open to those residents 60 and over, pregnant, or persons with a disability only, Monday through Friday from 7am to 9am beginning Thursday March 19. We ask that you be respectful of shoppers and store staff, and do not over purchase items so that others may have an opportunity to purchase items they need. There is absolutely no need to hoard items especially paper goods.
- · Borough offices are closed to the public, this includes police headquarters for the exception of emergencies, the general public is not permitted on any municipal property. Borough offices and departments continue to operate serving our residents by telephone, electronic mail, or facsimile, “know before you go, call first”. Emergency services, police, fire, first aid , continue to operate as normal with established protocols before entering a home or business.
- · Reference the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html, and the New Jersey Department of Health https://www.nj.gov/health/cd/topics/ncov.shtml for updated information. Please do not listen to information that may be posted on social media by non-credible sources.
County of Bergen
Executive Order No. 2020-1B Final Version
Pursuant to the authority vested in me under the County Executive Form of Optional Charter Law, N.J.S.A. 40:41A-36 and 37, et seq., and Article 3, Section 3.4 of the
Administrative Code of the County of Bergen, I issue the following Executive Order: ...https://www.edgewaternj.org/…/59…/EXECUTIVE-ORDER-NO-2020-1B
ATTENTION
The March 18, 2020 Board of Education Meeting has been
RESCHEDULED
for 8:30am Friday, March 20, 2020 at Eleanor Van Gelder School.