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From tiny Tavistock to towns with tens of thousands of residents like Westfield and West Windsor, 11 New Jersey municipalities currently boast a more than 70% boosted population.

The county reported that 18 of its municipalities have received rental assistance funding, led by Franklin Township at close to $2.9M, and Black residents comprised about half of those who self-identified their race or ethnicity.

Sticking together through an unprecedented health crisis could have been just the recipe some needed to focus on themselves, one expert said.

Trenton public schools are the latest to reimpose a mask mandate for all students and staff, effective Tuesday, May 31.

Scientists at Rutgers University, using molecular beacon technology, have developed a lab test that can quickly and easily identify which variant of the virus has made someone sick.

New Jersey recorded an increase in the number of deaths caused by alcohol and drugs, but the number of suicides dropped significantly compared to the year prior, according to a report from Trust for America's Health.

Murphy says his administration is "looking at what options we need to take," but says predictive modeling from the Department of Health indicates the current wave will peak in the "next week or two."

About 1 out of every 8 children (12.5%) from age 6 through 19 have suffered some sort of hearing loss because of excessive exposure, according to NJSHA.

New Jersey is seeing an average of 3,701 new positive COVID tests per day, which is a 37% increase from a week ago. The rate of transmission is 1.25, indicating an active spread of the coronavirus.

Case rates, test positivity rates and COVID-like illnesses at the ER are rising. Reported cases are at their highest level in more than three months.