Black and Lantinx Participants Sought for COVID-19 Vaccine Focus Group

SOUTH ORANGE/MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Holocaust survivors, family and friends told stories of survival, losing relatives and finding some decades later during yesterday's Remember and Tell SOMA Interfaith Holocaust Service. 

It was started in 1977 and is the longest-running such service in New Jersey. This year's service was prerecorded at people's homes and houses of worship. Some 200 people watched ...

NEWARK, NJ — The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey kicked off an $84.2 million capital project this week to renovate and upgrade one of Newark Liberty International Airport’s major runways. 

The project is planned to generate more than $144 million in economic activity for the region and create 783 total jobs. The revamped 4R-22L runway at Newark Liberty will feature modernized ...

TRENTON, NJ — The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) has announced Phase 4 of the Authority’s Small Business Emergency Assistance Grant Program, adding $85 million in funds from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. It will provide short-term operating support to a broad group of New Jersey small and medium-sized businesses and non-profits that have been ...

SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ — The snow from the February storms have melted, the weather is getting warmer and spring is finally here! The grass is greening up and just about time to start cutting our lawns.  

The Middlesex County Improvement Authority’s Recycling Division has launched its annual “grasscycling” campaign in sync with the region’s mowing season. Lawn experts at Rutgers University and ...

Governor Murphy has declared that the bear hunt is over. Many representatives in the New Jersey State Senate and Assembly disagree with his position. Where does the public stand on the issue?

SUSSEX COUNTY, NJ — In 2014 Pedals the black bear became famous for sauntering upright through suburbs in northwest New Jersey.  Occasionally seen dipping down to rest or ducking into nearby woods to ...

Schools get details of plan to postpone standardized tests and word on what to expect in the new school year.

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The Murphy administration has wrapped up its plans to postpone standardized ...

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — If you have ever wondered what to do with your expired or unused medications, here is the opportunity to dispose of them without them getting into the wrong hands or contaminating the waste stream: April 24 is Drug Take Back Day. Drop off your unwanted or expired medications at the drop box located in the Maplewood Police Department lobby. 

Drug Take Back Day is sponsored by ...

Fed program will keep immunizations coming at long-term care facilities, where nearly all residents are vaccinated but only half of staffers

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COVID-19 immunizations ...

NEWARK, NJ — The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey kicked off an $84.2 million capital project this week to renovate and upgrade one of Newark Liberty International Airport’s major runways. 

The project is planned to generate more than $144 million in economic activity for the region and create 783 total jobs. The revamped 4R-22L runway at Newark Liberty will feature modernized ...

NEW JERSEY — Have you lost your COVID-19 vaccination card? 

Although the New Jersey Department of Health cannot provide you with a new CDC vaccination card, it can provide you with a copy of your immunization record. In order to request your immunization record, visit the New Jersey Immunization Information System (NJIIS) at http://njiis.nj.gov. 

Once on the website, follow these ...