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Salons Eye Safer Openings — Some Before Murphy Makes it Legal
Two big questions face salons and personal care businesses as they eye potential reopenings in an ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield Waives Costs for Telemedicine
The move from the state's largest insurer expands on a series of changes made by it and other insurers to expand care or minimize risk of exposure during the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic.
Coronavirus: NJ closings, cancellations, delays, schedule changes
This list will be updated frequently.
4th Coronavirus Case in NJ, Blue Cross Will Cover Tests for Free
State health officials Friday evening said they'd identified a fourth presumptive positive case of novel coronavirus in New Jersey.
Hate Crimes Jump by 65 Percent in a Single Year, NJ Officials Say
State officials say bias incidents jumped by 65 percent from 2018 to 2019 — the largest one-year increase in the time the state's been tracking the figures.
NJ Senate Closer to Nixing Religious Exemption for Vaccines
One in 38 students — or a total of about 14,000 — have a religious exemption from vaccinations. That number has grown in five years from just under 9,000.
‘Torso Killer’ Confesses Again: Official Count at 9 Women, Girls — Could be 100
A gruesome serial murderer who has claimed that he may have killed as many as 100 victims in a span of three decades has now admitted to killing three more girls in North Jersey.
2019 Holiday Return Policies for NJ’s Biggest Stores
You should have a fairly easy time returning that unwanted gift to a New Jersey retailer -- but don't wait too long.
NJ Town Pushes Back Against Gun Control: ‘Don’t Tread on Us Anymore’
A second New Jersey municipality has declared itself friendly to gun rights, pushing back against increasingly strict gun control measures under Gov. Phil Murphy's administration.
‘Domestic Terror Event’ — Jersey City Killers Posted About Jews and Cops
For the first time, state officials acknowledged they were aware of social media posts that appeared to be by the shooters, espousing hate against Jews and police.