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Thinking of Running for Office? Petition Requirements for Upcoming Elections have Changed
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FREEHOLD, NJ – Monmouth County Clerk Christine Giordano Hanlon is advising candidates that Governor Phil Murphy recently signed Executive Order No. 216, which changed the petition requirements for upcoming elections occurring during the State Public Health Emergency.
In addition to the statutory in-person collection of hand-written signatures, the Executive Order permits electronic collection of signatures via an online form provided by the New Jersey Secretary of State. The online form can be found on the State Division of Elections website at www.njelections.org. The Executive Order also allows candidate petitions to be submitted by hand delivery and electronically. For questions regarding the electronic submission of petitions for municipal offices, candidates should contact their local Municipal Clerk. For questions regarding the electronic submission of petitions for state offices, please contact the State Division of Elections at 609-292-3760.
Monmouth County has 326 additional positive cases of COVID-19
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FREEHOLD, NJ – Monmouth County Commissioner Director Thomas A. Arnone and County Commissioner Deputy Director Susan M. Kiley have announced that today, Feb. 9, there are 326 new positive cases of COVID-19 in Monmouth County. There are 10 new deaths being reported today related to COVID-19 in Monmouth County.
The County Commissioners and the Monmouth County Health Department (MCHD) are strongly urging residents to do their part to slow the spread by practicing social distancing, wearing a face covering when social distancing is not possible, not gathering in large crowds, washing their hands and staying home when sick.
Pharmacist Says State Covid-19 Vaccination Plan Needs Change
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An immediate and focused change to the State of New Jersey's COVID19 Vaccination Plan is desperately needed.
In the thirty years as a practicing pharmacist in New Jersey, I have never witnessed a disorganized disaster like the COVID19 vaccine distribution. As owner of Bayshore Pharmacy in Atlantic Highlands, my patients are confused, angry, and scared. Elderly patients and families that rely on public information regularly turn to me for healthcare advice and counselling. When asked about their vaccination, I can only share they would be able to be vaccinated “soon” and to continue to click refresh on the State’s Scheduling Service in vain.
Monmouth County has 226 additional positive cases of COVID-19
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FREEHOLD, NJ – Monmouth County Commissioner Director Thomas A. Arnone and County Commissioner Deputy Director Susan M. Kiley have announced that today, Feb. 8, there are 226 new positive cases of COVID-19 in Monmouth County. There is one new death being reported today related to COVID-19 in Monmouth County.
The County Commissioners and the Monmouth County Health Department (MCHD) are strongly urging residents to do their part to slow the spread by practicing social distancing, wearing a face covering when social distancing is not possible, not gathering in large crowds, washing their hands and staying home when sick.
Local Artists Design and Handcraft Masks
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ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS – They didn’t start out making face masks. But when Covid-19 hit the east coast, David Havout and Nathalie d’Iris combined their talents and their sense of generosity and designed and made hundreds of masks they donated to front line workers in New York and more recently, to students in two different schools in Monmouth County.
The married couple, both born in the Normandy area of France, did not meet until after both had moved to the United States and are now married ten years. Halbout is an artisan furniture maker, learning his trade as his father’s woodshop at home, d’Iris a textile designer recognized for her excellence in working in felting, knitting and natural dyeing of her materials. Fair Haven residents, the couple have an organic garden at home where Nathalie grows her own marigolds, black-eyed Susans, Cosmos and other flowers and vegetables to produce the unique dyes she applies to all natural fibers, including cotton and linen, wool, mohair and silk.
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