Sussex County

A bill moving through Trenton aims to protect senior citizens in long-term care facilities from ailments such as COVID-19 and increase transparency for residents and their families.

As of Wednesday, the facility had reported 53 deaths tied to the virus and 184 cases of COVID-19. Its sister building has reported 13 deaths and 52 cases.

The owner of the state's largest long-term care facility, where 17 bodies were found crowded into a makeshift morgue, has been fined and will need to have some specific roles added to its staff.

Boat owners still can take to the water from marinas and boatyards, though no boat rentals or charters will be allowed during the COVID-19 pandemic in NJ, NY, or CT.

Police said the staff at the Andover Rehabilitation and Subacute Rehabilitation Facility in Sussex County became overwhelmed by a large number of COVID-19 cases and fatalities.

Two state lawmakers want to ban reusable bags until a month after the health crisis is over, citing concern over contamination.

Police have warned NJ residents not to believe people showing-up at front doors and claiming to be from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

School officials and lawmakers are calling foul on Gov. Phil Murphy's proposed $16.3 billion school funding plan.

A YouTube video that uses a cooked turkey to demonstrate how to use a feminine hygiene product is coming back to haunt a rising star in the state's Democratic Party.

A man who killed the Scout leader he accused of raping him as a boy is now suing the Boy Scouts of America claiming the group hid the presence of sexual predators for years.