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ELIZABETH, NJ - Trinitas Regional Medical Center physicians are working to save lives with cutting-edge treatments and clinical trials.

Perhaps the toughest challenge of the disease has been acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and respiratory failure, which are trademarks of progressive COVID-19. And although a broader understanding of the virus is coming to light, there remains an ...

ELIZABETH, NJ – Trinitas Regional Medical Center employees were treated to gallons of coffee and dozens of fresh donuts Tuesday morning from Dunkin' Donuts owner Vik Arora.  

“A lot of healthcare employees are under stress, and I feel we can bring them a little happiness with coffee and donuts,” said Vik Arora. 

“Trinitas employees are so ...

ELIZABETH, NJ - Myrlande Dornelus, 41, a home health aide, was arrested on Friday and charged with fatally stabbing one of her patients, 62-year-old Anna M. Pollard, in Elizabeth last month, acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo and Elizabeth Police Department Director Earl Graves and Deputy Chief Giacomo Sacca jointly announced Monday.

The arrest is the result of an investigation ...

ELIZABETH, NJ - An incident in which a woman was struck and killed by a vehicle in Elizabeth this weekend is under investigation, acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo announced Sunday.

The victim has been identified as 21-year-old Sabryna Morales, of Elizabeth.

Elizabeth Police Department patrol units responded to the 900 block of East Grand Street Saturday evening and found ...

CLARK, NJ - Students at St. John the Apostle School have taken value-inspired learning into the virtual classroom. Recently, sixth and seventh grade students participated in a lesson regarding friendship. Students created a virtual friendship chain in which they shared what attributes make a good friend, particularly during this time of crisis.

Students shared traits such as patience, ...

CLARK, NJ – A fire ripped through a home on Jupitor Street at approximately 4:00 p.m. Monday, leaving major destruction in its wake.   According to Mayor Sal Bonaccorso a male resident and his dog were home at the time. 

Bonaccorso said the homeowner made it out but the dog did not survive despite Clark Police Chief Pedro Matos performing CPR on the animal.

Firefighters ...

CRANFORD - The Cranford Police Department is cautioning the community of a noticeable trend in “Grandparent” scams across the state.

According to the release, in a typical “Grandparent” scam, a con artist calls or emails the victim posing as a relative in distress or someone claiming to represent the relative, such as a lawyer or law enforcement ...

ELIZABETH, NJ - Twenty Registered Nurses from Colorado-based Centura Health were welcomed to Trinitas Regional Medical Center this week.  The nurses are part of a “Heroes Helping Heroes” initiative that involves a total of 34 Centura Health nurses that are assisting Trinitas in Elizabeth, St. Joseph’s Health, Paterson, and Saint Peter’s ...

CLARK, NJ — COVID-19 has been sweeping through nursing homes and long-term care facilities throughout the state. In response, the New Jersey Department of Health began sharing the number of COVID-19 positive cases and deaths in these facilities earlier this week.

According to the NJDOH data, discussions with Clark officials and communications with Clark Nursing and Rehabilitation ...

SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ -- Singing Jewish hymns is part of his very being, but Cantor Matt Axelrod of Congregation Beth Israel in Scotch Plains had never done it in a TV miniseries before.

Axelrod lent his talents and authenticity to the successful HBO production of The Plot Against America, which is based on the best-selling novel by Philip Roth. It presents an alternate ...