Jawonio’s CEO Says Covid-19 Has Changed Business As Usual For Now And In Future
RCBJ talks with Jawonio’s CEO Jill Warner About Response To Coronavirus, New Ways Of Doing Things, The Path Forward.
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Rockland County Bits & Pieces
Pfizer in Pearl River Is R&D Hub Of COVID-19 Vaccine Trials
The U.S.-based company, which is working alongside German drug maker BioNTech, said the first human participants in the U.S have been dosed with the potential vaccine, BNT162.
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Just How Legal Is Lockdown For New York Businesses?
The Governor’s closure orders distinguishing between essential and non-essential businesses created a bright line rule to determine which business could operate.
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Cuomo Says System For Filing Unemployment Benefits Claims Is Being Fixed
The New York State Department of Labor says anyone who is in the process of filing an application and was told to call back to complete their claim will not have to call back. NBC 4 is reporting that those trying to claim benefits should hear from a rep within 72 hours.
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Nyack Mask Makers Ramps Up During Pandemic Crisis
The volunteer movement called Nyack Mask Makers, born a mere two weeks ago, has since produced more than 4,000 face masks for Nyack Montifiore Hospital, nursing homes, rehabilitation facilities, Nyack Ambulance Corp, the Orangetown Police, the County Sheriff’s department, and more.
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More Than 50% Of New Yorkers Worrying About Meeting Monthly Bills
Just over half of New Yorkers, 51 percent, are concerned with being able to meet their monthly financial obligations and 37 percent of all New Yorkers, 46 percent of those 18-34 years of age and 48 percent of those 35-49 years of age, are concerned with being laid off
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Tribute To Human Resilience During A Pandemic
How Rockland Is Coping In a Crisis — In Pictures The human spirit is resilient and adaptive. Businesses are doing what they can to hold on, to reinvent themselves. Citizens are stepping up to assist those who are putting themselves on the front lines. We are talking to each other with banners and words. Our […]
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Q&A With Pfizer About COVID-19, Vaccine Research, Recovery & Death Rates
Dr. Phil Dormitzer, Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer for Viral Vaccines at Pfizer, Talks With RCBJ About Coronavirus
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Tax Reprieves For Businesses At State And Fed Level
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has offered relief in response to requests from many businesses — such as restaurants and bars — that have been closed this week due to the coronavirus outbreak.
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Rockland Community Foundation Sets Up COVID-19 Virus Community Crisis Grant
Rockland Community Foundation (RCF) has set up an emergency grant fund to support nonprofit and community-based organizations in the county that address those populations most affected by the Coronavirus pandemic.
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