EarthStation1 MediaOutlet @MediaoutletCom Level 1:It’s all happening tomorrow night! Make it a point to see the Greater and Lesser Beneficents conjoin with the Moon Saturday May 16! (Sorry @LaneBajardi and @iDenville, I accidentally deleted this tweet after you liked it
State governments shut down businesses to protect the most vulnerable from contracting the virus, COVID-19.
To get the citizens to agree with stay at home orders, we were promised unemployment benefits coupled with $600 federal stimulus added onto our U.I. pay.
To date, no one has received any of these monies. The phone lines are not manned. The email contacts bounce. Governor Phil Murphy, @GovMurphy of New Jersey only avoids the issue, answers different questions then asked, or changes the subject.
Email contacts bounce
I, like many others, registered for unemployment on March 15, 2020.
Date of registration with weekly certification
But many of these victims have variations of their stories. No one with authority will answer their questions or address their issues.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk, @elonmusk, in an interview with CNN said that people were forcibly imprisoned in our homes. What needs to be added to that statement is, we are without any source of income.
I hear their stories. I am one with them. Who will listen?
Where do we go to get help and guidance? State communications have been exhausted. Federal level doesn’t even show up to their own scheduled meetings.
Justice Department@TheJusticeDeptAG Barr will be participating in the nationwide #AskTheAG Q&A session on May 1 at 12pm ET
Send us your Qs on how DOJ is protecting public safety & combatting fraud, price gouging, hoarding, & more during the #COVID19 pandemic.
Reply below or tweet your question with #AskAGBarr
Justice Department @TheJusticeDept · Apr 29 AG Barr will be participating in the nationwide #AskTheAG Q&A session on May 1 at 12pm ET Send us your Qs on how DOJ is protecting public safety & combatting fraud, price gouging, hoarding, & more during the #COVID19 pandemic. Reply below or tweet your question with #AskAGBarr
“New Jerseyans have enough anxiety trying to just weather the storm of this pandemic. For so many, rent/mortgage is already due. PLEASE put a moratorium on all evictions/foreclosures.” http://chng.it/bDPHnZ7r via @Change#CancelRentUSA
@stvnplm: People who filed later than us are receiving benefits whereas me and many others filed on 3/15 and haven’t received a penny only automatic email replies and no one answers the phones on 201-601-4100 PLEASE HELP US AND INVESTIGATE THEM, push them to pay us.
@jbat1987: I filed 3/25/20 after COVID19 lay-off. I got a letter to start claiming benefits. status is filed with an amount. Every week I claim it says “not payable, call an Agent.” I’ve called #njunemployment 1000s of times with no luck. Not a penny yet and I’m pregnant. 🙁
@mimiwit: Replying to @TODAYshow What’s very scary is that I tried to change some personal Info just to kind of look around the site to see if I could figure anything out. The response was no claim under this social security number! The question is do I file another claim? Can’t reach anyone
@pasquarella_t: Yes 7 weeks out, not able to get any information via phone, email is generic response. Claim went from pending to filed, I certified for the weeks , claim not payable at this time. Like thousands of other people who paid into ui their entire working lives.
@rich8859: My benefits expired on March 22nd, still waiting on federal extension to come through. NJ DOL keeps saying they are waiting on federal guidance on how to distribute. Meanwhile I’m broke with no answers
@bookies_worst: Replying to @TODAYshow Yes. Single dad with 2 children under 9. If you review my tweets i have even tweeted to both NJ Senators and told them i had to have my children witness me steal rameen because we have nothing to eat! Yes this has affected us greatly in a horrible way
@Karla12082018: Replying to @TODAYshowI have been certifying for 7 weeks, That means that in these 7weeks I did not receive a penny, and that means that all the bills are on me! I have sent many emails, I have called a thousand times and there is no way to communicate with them, is it fair for our families? @NJLaborDept
@asvanhorn: Replying to @TODAYshow That would be the majority of Americans including me. I’ve been on hold for 6 hours every week day since the last week in March and get disconnected multiple times. I’ve filed 5 weeks and no payment yet. No one answers emails. No correspondence.
@bsbeamer: Replying to @TODAYshow According to @GovMurphy, #freelancers & self employed were supposed to be contacted by @NJLaborDept by end of day yesterday. Online says need to call to “certify”. When calling, you’re told by message to go online or call tomorrow due to volume. Been this way for 4+ weeks.
@caitliinbrennan: Replying to @TODAYshow Yes!!! Filed 3/22 and still have not been able to receive any of my payments!! “Claim not payable at this time”. It’s impossible to get through on the phones or emails, no one is answering our questions!!! We need help!!
@phd95: Replying to @TODAYshow Yep, 5 weeks ago, applied for partial unemployment. Haven’t recevied one dime despite receiving ppwk confirming that I am eligible. Each time I certify, i get a “not payable at this time” message so I try to call to sort it out & get a phone message “..call back tomorrow”
@AuNaturalle2974: Replying to @jbat1987 @kurtsiegelin and 3 othersI applied March 26th and my claim is still pending. They haven’t even began to process it. It’s now 5 weeks of waiting with no answers.
@Juli21532035: HELP!!!! Do I qualify for PUA benefits instead? Please let me know!
Don’t let the stay-at-home order get you down! We know everyone is hunkering down at home right now and we want to help you to get outside, have some fun, and explore and observe the natural world, even if that is only your own backyard and neighborhood! GSWA’s Stay-at-Home Scavenger Hunt is an easy family friendly activity to get you outside wherever you are – and there are great prizes for you to win!
How to Play:
Each Friday at 5 pm, a new scavenger hunt will be uploaded to this event page and be announced on our social media feeds. Look for the “GSWA Stay at Home Scavenger hunt icon ….”Download this scavenger hunt, and spend the next week exploring your backyard or neighborhood to complete the hunt. See how many of the list you can find. Be creative and have fun exploring!
Ways to Win: Complete at least 12 of the 24 items listed, and send us photos of at least 4 of your finds, in addition to a picture of you completing the hunt. Alternatively, you can complete two rows in any direction of our bingo square…
How to Submit: Snap a photo of your completed hunt and share it with us by filling out this form or email your complete submission to GSWAScavengerHunt@gmail.com,
Important: When submitting via email, please include your first name and last initial, town, state, and whether or not we can use your photo.
Deadline: Friday before 3pm. Week 3 deadline: April 24 before 3 pm.
Who Wins? We will post pictures of the entries as they come in, and our staff will randomly draw one winner from all who enter by 3 pm the following Friday. Receive an additional chance to win if you complete all the items. We will post the winner for each week. This week’s winner will receive a $25 electronic gift card.
Be sure to stay safe and follow appropriate social distancing as you complete this outdoor, nature-themed hunt.
Arlene Sullivan, a visual and graphic arts teacher at Morris Catholic High School (MCHS) here, has joined a grassroots effort to collaborate with New Jersey high school robotics teams and private and public sectors to use 3-D printing technology as part of an ongoing effort to ease face shield shortage in the medical field due to
the COVID-19 pandemic.
Shahram Dabri, STEM manager of the Education Office of the U.S. Army’s Picatinny Arsenal in Dover, has been reaching out to more than 400 New Jersey schools to help with “PPE [Personal Protective Equipment] Made in America,” an effort with the goal of making 1,000 face shields locally using 3-D printers to make the headband portion of the device. One of those educators was Sullivan, a 15-year MCHS alumnus.
Sullivan and Dabri stayed in contact since meeting years ago at a 3-D printing workshop by MakerBot and Picatinny, where educators received a 3-D printer.
Last month, Picatinny held a two-day workshop for more than a dozen New Jersey teachers with advanced training in 3-D printing and Computer Aided Design (CAD), where they received a free MakerBot 3-D printer for their students to use in school.
After receiving Dabri’s request recently, Sullivan sought help to upgrade her home computer for the 3-D printing task from Richard Heywood, former MCHS technology expert and now technology services manager for the Somerset County Educational Services Commission and senior consultant for PeggNet Computers, and Jonathan Sullivan, her son, who is a 2017 graduate of the New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark and an engineer in training.
Heywood lent her one of his updated laptops, while her son oversaw the installation. Each print takes at least two-and-a-half hours.
The 3-D programs for the medical mask pieces came from Jim Hoffman, STEM teacher at Newton High School, and the coach of its Varsity Robotics Team for the past 11 years. Rohan Sawhney, a student of
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in Newark, asked Hoffman to help make PPEs, specifically face shields for healthcare.
Everyone involved understands the urgent need. Sullivan’s younger brother, a doctor in Sparta, and his wife both tested positive for the virus and were hospitalized.
Hoffman’s son, Justin, a Newton High School graduate and a 2017 gradate of Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, now works as a third-year resident on the front lines of the crisis at University Hospital in
Newark.
“In this crisis, it’s all hands on deck and it’s great to see everyone come together in the effort,” said Hofmann, who also is requesting help from any business or school that has spare 3-D printing capacity.
Hofmann sent emails to his network of STEM partners that described the project with what materials were needed and the associated costs. The first to respond was Alex Cable, CEO of Thorlabs, Inc., a Newton-based optical equipment company.
He committed his engineering staff to prototype headband samples and then output on his company’s 3-D printers, as well as help in sourcing PETG .02 (polyethylene terephthalate glycol), a sheet of tough plastic
material that completes the face shields.
Thomas Sinner’s engineering team at Thorlabs will cut the large PETG sheets into smaller, more manageable sizes.
Many may remember fondly remember Buddy Ebsen Jed Clampett in the Beverly Hillbillies. Or for his detective work on Barnaby Jones.
Did you know he was originally casted as the Tin Man in the 1939 Wizard of Oz? Unfortunately he had an allergic reaction to the aluminum powder used in the make up and was replaced by Jack Haley.
But Buddy Ebsen has quite the Disney portfolio. So much so that he was inducted as a Disney Legend in 1993.
He appeared in such TV specials as the 1973 Walt Disney: A Golden Anniversary Salute, the 1978 NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney, and the 2001 Walt: The Man Behind the Myth. Noted for his unusual, surreal dancing and singing style, he was chosen by Walt Disney to be filmed dancing (on many occasions) as an aid for his animators and Imagineers.
Disney Legend, Buddy Ebsen as George Russel in Davy Crockett and the River Pirates and Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
In Memory of Chuck Berry May 21, 2008 – March 27, 2020 You were my partner, my soul mate, my hiking buddy, my walking and exploring partner. You were always at my side. Thank you for your years of love and companionship. Stepping out now without you is devastating.
Nothing will ever replace my soul mate, Chuck Berry; but the arrival of Ziggy in late April helped us remember Chuck fondly vs. a devastating loss.
Ziggy, only six months, has finally been leash trained. He was like walking a humming bird. We have started our hikes and herding skills training. I should have him as a certified goose chaser by early spring 2021. Herders like to have purpose.
Ziggy with Rodan (a bird I found as a hatchling that I raised and released…keeps coming back)
Morris County Park Commission NJ sent this bulletin at 03/17/2020 04:15 PM EDT
March 17, 2020 **Starting Tuesday, March 17, 2020** Please Check Back for Updates CLOSED THROUGH MARCH 31, 2020 (may be extended): Facilities: All indoor facilities, including; Visitor Centers, Public Restrooms, Environmental Education Centers, Mennen Sports Arena, Park Commission HQ at the Cultural Center have been closed to the public. Programs: All indoor/outdoor programs have been cancelled. The Friends of the Frelinghuysen Arboretum sponsored programs at The Frelinghuysen Arboretum have been cancelled through April at this time. The Willowwood Foundation has cancelled the April 26th Tubbs Lecture and the May 17th Lilac Party. Rentals/Park Permits: All facility rentals are cancelled. Permitted events: All permitted events are cancelled. Under Consideration: The Frelinghuysen Arboretum Grounds CURRENTLY OPEN:Golf Courses: Berkshire Valley G.C., Flanders Valley G.C., Pinch Brook G.C. & Sunset Valley G.C. Moving from accepting cash to “credit card only” transactions. Food & Beverage operations are closed.Allowing golfers that ride in carts to take their own car if desired and available. If walking only is desired that is fine too.Posting signs on Port a Johns advising guest to use personal hygiene materials.Additional cleaning of all touchpoint areas throughout the day such as door handles, countertops, etc. Lee’s County Park MarinaParks: At this time the Grounds & Trails of all General Purpose Parks and Linear Parks and Central Park of Morris County are open to the public. Park patrons are encouraged to use your parks, but not to congregate and to follow public health guidance. All Public Restrooms are Closed but many sites have Portable restroom facilities please bring personal sanitary supplies.It should be noted that playgrounds, benches, picnic tables, etc. are not be disinfected.
**Starting Tuesday, March 17, 2020** Please Check Back for UpdatesList of Parks By Category Park Commission Headquarters at the Cultural Center is closed to the public without scheduled advance notice. General Purpose Parks/TrailsColumbia Trail Trail and parking lots remain open No gatherings of more than 50 people Hedden County Park Park Grounds and Trails remains open Restrooms are closed No gatherings of more than 50 peopleJames Andrews Memorial County Park Trails remains open No gatherings of more than 50 people Jonathans Woods Trails remain open No gatherings of more than 50 people Loantaka Brook Reservation Park Grounds and Trails remain open Zagster Bikes may not be available for use No gatherings of more than 50 people Restrooms are closed Mahlon Dickerson Reservation Park Grounds and Trails remain open Campgrounds may open on April 1st No gatherings of more than 50 people Restrooms are closed Minnisink Reservation Undeveloped Park Mount Paul Memorial County Park Park Grounds remain open No gatherings of more than 50 peopleOld Troy County Park Park Grounds and Trails remain open Restrooms are closed No gatherings of more than 50 people Passaic River County Park Park Grounds remain open Patriots’ Path Trails remains open Schooley’s Mtn. County Park Park Grounds and Trails remain open Restrooms are closed No gatherings of more than 50 people The Lodge and Boathouse are closed Silas Condict County Park Park Grounds and Trails remain open Restrooms are closedNo gatherings of more than 50 people The Casino is closedTourne County Park Park Grounds and Trails remain open No gatherings of more than 50 people Traction Line Recreation Trail Trail remains open Waughaw Mtn. Greenway Undeveloped Park West Morris Greenway Trail remains open Horticultural Facilities & Gardens Bamboo Brook Outdoor Education Center Grounds and Trails remain open Buildings closed to the publicRestrooms are closed No gatherings of more than 50 people Elizabeth D. Kay Environmental Center Grounds and Trails remain open Buildings closed to the public Restrooms are closed No gatherings of more than 50 people Frelinghuysen Arboretum Grounds and Trails remain open (Grounds and Trails may close to the public) Buildings closed to the public Restrooms are closed No gatherings of more than 50 people Willowwood Arboretum Grounds and Trails remain open Buildings closed to the public Restrooms are closed No gatherings of more than 50 people Historic Sites Cooper Gristmill Grounds and Trails remain open Buildings closed to the public Restrooms are closed No gatherings of more than 50 people Historic Speedwell April 4th Opening Day Fosterfields Living Historical Farm April 4th Opening Day Mount Hope Historical County Park Trails remain openEnvironmental Education Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center Trails remain open Buildings closed to the publicRestrooms are closed No gatherings of more than 50 people Pyramid Mountain Natural Historic Area Trails remain open Buildings closed to the publicRestrooms are closed No gatherings of more than 50 people Recreation Facilities Mennen Sports Arena Closed Central Park of Morris County Grounds and Trails remain open Restrooms are closed No gatherings of more than 50 people Craigmeur Recreation Area Closed Lee’s County Park Marina Open Buildings closed to the public Restrooms are closed No gatherings of more than 50 people Lewis Morris County Park Grounds and Trails remain open Buildings closed to the public Restrooms are closed No gatherings of more than 50 people Sunrise Lake is closed Campground closed to April 1st Seaton Hackney Stables Waiting on operational plans from Concession Operator No gatherings of more than 50 people
