Middlesex County

The New Jersey mother of fallen Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick has been meeting with Republican U.S. senators, pressing for support of a 9/11 style commission into the events of the insurrection at the Capitol.

Five New Jersey men and three from Pennsylvania have been accused of a massive burglary ring that targeted families of Asian descent, robbing more than 50 homes in several states over a more than two-year span.

New Jersey had reported just short of 4 million people fully vaccinated against COVID-19 statewide as of Thursday, heading into the last week of May.

Amazon is seeking to hire 75,000 people in a tight job market and is offering bonuses to attract workers, including $100 for new hires who are already vaccinated for COVID-19.

There's also a survivor's fund that covers roughly 200 Indian nationals who said they've been forced to work for $1.20 an hour.

The issue of cultural competency training was initially met with silence at the latest township council meeting after a man was charged with a hate crime for sending a racist email to the township's only Black council member.

Environmental officials are working to get several property owners to clean up their acts around the state, including in Middlesex, Mercer and Atlantic Counties.

More than a dozen in-state colleges have now added COVID-19 to their list of required vaccinations for students returning to campus this fall, as The College of New Jersey announced its updated policy on Friday.

An online petition and Republicans are calling for Miriam Cohen to step down after she issued an apology for the comment after Monday's meeting on Zoom.

On Monday, Gov. Phil Murphy announced 16 communities, each with more than 10,000 residents, where the vaccination rate of adults was below 40%.