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This image from video provided by Mikey B shows a fire near a New Jersey chemical plant, Friday, Jan. 14, 2022 in Passaic, N.J.

An 11-alarm fire from a chemical plant is raging through Passaic, New Jersey

Jan 14, 2022
Passaic Mayor Hector Lora told residents in a video posted on Facebook to stay away from the area and keep their windows closed.
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JaShyah Moore, 14, of East Orange, N.J., was last seen on Oct. 14 at Poppies Deli. Authorities announced Thursday that she was found safe in New York City.

A missing N.J. teen is safely located in New York City after almost a month

Nov 12, 2021
Essex County, N.J., officials said that 14-year-old JaShyah Moore was spotted in Harlem and that it "appears she was a runaway."
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JaShyah Moore, 14, of East Orange, N.J., was last seen on Oct. 14 at Poppies Deli. Authorities from various law enforcement agencies in New Jersey are working together to try to find her.

A New Jersey teen vanishes after a trip to a local deli. She's been missing 3 weeks

Nov 04, 2021
JaShyah Moore, 14, was last seen in East Orange, N.J., on Oct. 14. Authorities from various law enforcement agencies in New Jersey are working together to try to find her.
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Sports
Rugby player Tevita Bryce collapsed midway through a match in New Jersey and went into cardiac arrest. Quick thinking from bystanders and an AED on site may have saved his life.

A rugby player survived a mid-game heart attack with quick thinking from bystanders

Oct 27, 2021
Tevita Bryce may not have survived when he went into cardiac arrest in the middle of a rugby game last weekend. But with help from the opposing team and fans, he's now in recovery.
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National
Peter Hemans spent the night at New Jersey's Hackensack Middle School, where he is the head custodian, to make sure emergency sump pumps were working properly.

This Custodian Stayed At His School All Night Pumping Water During Ida's Storms

Sep 11, 2021
The hurricane's remnants hit New Jersey just days before classes were to begin at Hackensack Middle School. Its custodian was determined to keep the students on track.
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Weather
People take a look at the 206 route partially flooded as a result of the remnants of Hurricane Ida in Somerville, N.J., Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021.

The East Coast Begins The Clean-Up After Historic Storm Ida Kills 48 People

Sep 03, 2021
After a major storm hit the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, with heavy rain, flash floods and tornadoes, multiple states now turn their attention to recovery.
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Weather
People out in the street during heavy rain and storm at Times Square in New York City on September 1, 2021.

Ida Brings Historic Flooding To Northeast, And Kills 10 People Across 4 States

Sep 02, 2021
Record-breaking levels of rainfall in New York City, parts of New Jersey, and Pennsylvania flooded roadways and impacted travel throughout Wednesday evening into Thursday morning.
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National
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy called out demonstrators protesting mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations during an event in Union City this week.

N.J. Governor Calls Out Anti-COVID Vaccine Protesters As 'Ultimate Knuckleheads'

Aug 05, 2021
"You've lost your minds," New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy yelled at a crowd of demonstrators at a public event. "Because of what you are saying and standing for, people are losing their life."
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Simon Says
People head into the service building at the Cheesequake Rest Area in South Amboy, N.J.

Opinion: New Jersey Renames Its Rest Stops As A Nation Rethinks Monuments

Jul 31, 2021
New Jersey will honor nine of its most illustrious citizens by slapping their names on rest stops along the Garden State Parkway. Scott Simon muses over what becomes a legend most.
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Sonia Doe, pictured here, reached a settlement with the New Jersey Department of Corrections that will make it standard for the state to assign prison stays to a person based on their gender identity, not the sex assigned at birth.

New Jersey Prisoners Will Be Placed Based On Gender Identity Under A New Policy

Jun 29, 2021
As part of civil lawsuit settlement, the New Jersey Department of Corrections has agreed to make it customary for prisoners to be assigned a prison stay in line with their gender identity.
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Education
Some institutions have scrapped Columbus Day or switched to celebrating Indigenous Peoples' Day. One New Jersey school district came up with a new solution: eliminate all holiday names.

This School District Erased All Holiday Names After Dropping Columbus Day

Jun 16, 2021
Some institutions have dropped the name Columbus Day or switched to celebrating Indigenous Peoples' Day. One New Jersey school district came up with a new solution: eliminate all holiday names.
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Law
N.J. Gov Phil Murphy, seen above on Dec. 15, 2020, has announced the closing of the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women. The prison has "a long history of abusive incidents," he said.

New Jersey Is Closing Its Only Women's Prison After Rampant Abuse By Guards

Jun 07, 2021
The announcement by Gov. Phil Murphy came as the state released a report about brutal cell extractions this year that left prisoners with injuries ranging from scratches to a fractured eye socket.
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Politics
Activists on opposite sides of the abortion debate demonstrate in front of the Supreme Court during the annual anti-abortion-rights event known as the March for Life, on Jan. 24 in Washington, D.C.

With Roe v. Wade On The Line, Some States Take Steps To Protect Abortion Rights

Oct 02, 2020
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is backing legislation designed to codify Roe — the 1973 decision that legalized abortion nationwide — in state law and expand abortion access.
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Law
Crime scene tape surrounds the home of U.S. District Judge Esther Salas on Monday in North Brunswick, N.J. A gunman posing as a delivery person shot and killed Salas' 20-year-old son and wounded her husband on Sunday evening at their home before fleeing,

Anti-Feminist Suspect Dead After Son Of Federal Judge Killed, Husband Wounded

Jul 19, 2020
The FBI says attorney Roy Den Hollander, who has since died, is a suspect in the shootings of federal judge Esther Salas' son and husband in North Brunswick, N.J.
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National
Census Bureau workers are set to start making in-person visits on July 30 to households that have not yet filled out a 2020 census form in Hawaii, North Dakota, Puerto Rico and certain other areas of the country.

Early Census Door Knocking To Expand To Hawaii, Puerto Rico And Other Areas

Jul 16, 2020
With around four out of 10 homes nationwide left uncounted, Census Bureau workers are set to start making early in-person visits on July 30 to unresponsive households in more areas of the U.S.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
Movie chains are suing to be included in New Jersey's reopening plans. An empty parking lot is seen at an AMC movie theater in Clifton, N.J, on April 5.

Movie Theaters Sue New Jersey For Right To Reopen

Jul 07, 2020
Movie chains, including AMC Entertainment, Cinemark and Regal Cinemas, are seeking an injunction against Gov. Philip Murphy's phased reopening schedule unless it allows them to reopen.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
Restaurants in New Jersey, like this one in Hoboken, can open for outdoor dining. Indoor service was tentatively set to resume on July 2, but Gov. Phil Murphy announced it will be delayed indefinitely due to public health concerns.

New Jersey Puts Indoor Dining On Pause Indefinitely Because Of Coronavirus

Jun 29, 2020
Gov. Phil Murphy is delaying the reopening initially set for Thursday. He cited COVID-19 spikes in other states as well as noncompliance at some outdoor restaurants in his state.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, shown here at a news conference earlier this month, said Wednesday the travel advisory would go into effect<a href="https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-governor-murphy-and-governor-lamont-announce-joint-incoming-tr

N.Y., N.J., Connecticut Impose Quarantines For Visitors From Coronavirus Hotspots

Jun 24, 2020
Governors of those three states announced a travel advisory requiring travelers from states with high infection rates to quarantine for 14 days. Those states include Texas, Florida and Arizona.
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Coronavirus Live Updates

Health Care Aide Charged After Allegedly Refusing To Self-Isolate; Patient, 80, Dies

May 18, 2020
A New Jersey woman is facing charges after five members of her patient's household got COVID-19. The aide went to work after taking a coronavirus test and being told to stay home, officials say.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
Last month, day laborers and their supporters participated in a similar "Caravan for Essential and Excluded Workers'' calling on California Gov. Gavin Newsom to ensure that COVID-19 related emergency financial aid from the federal CARES Act reached day l

Undocumented Workers Demand Better, Safer Working Conditions During Pandemic

May 01, 2020
Caravan protests around the nation are pushing officials to provide safer working environments. Many undocumented workers don't have access to protective equipment, paid sick time or health care.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
The U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force will conduct "a collaborative salute" with a flyover above cities in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania on Tuesday. In this 2015 photo the U.S. Navy Blue Angels do a flyover at the Arnold Palmer Invitational golf tourn

Blue Angels And Thunderbirds Salute New York Coronavirus Responders With Flyover

Apr 28, 2020
The joint demonstration between the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels and the Air Force's Thunderbirds will begin early Tuesday afternoon over New York City, Newark and Trenton, N.J., and Philadelphia.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
Teaneck Volunteer Ambulance Corps member Bobby Alexiou, 20, wheels out a stretcher outside the home of a potential COVID-positive patient in Teaneck, N.J., after suiting up in a protective suit, donated goggles from the local high school and an N95 mask.

As Deaths Mount, Volunteer EMTs At New Jersey's Coronavirus Epicenter Labor On

Apr 15, 2020
The EMT crew on the front lines of one of the hardest hit New Jersey towns is all volunteer. They say calls are getting more intense and more people are dying.
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Coronavirus Live Updates

Internal Emails Show VA Hospitals Are Rationing Protective Gear

Apr 10, 2020
Seven Veterans Affairs staffers have died from the virus, and unions for VA workers have been sounding the alarm about shortages of protective gear and insufficient staffing.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
A member of the New Jersey National Guard directs traffic at the entrance to a drive-thru COVID-19 testing center in Paramus, N.J., on March 20, 2020.

Coronavirus Has Now Killed More New Jersey Residents Than 9/11 Attacks

Apr 04, 2020
In a press conference Saturday, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announced 200 new COVID-19 deaths, bringing the state's death toll to 846.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy speaks during a news conference in Ewing, N.J., on Thursday. The state is second only to New York in the number of cases and deaths from the coronavirus.

N.J. Governor Wants More Ventilators From Stockpile: 'We Need The Feds To Step Up'

Apr 03, 2020
Phil Murphy says he asked for 2,500, but has so far received only 850. And of those, some "were not at the level they needed to be."

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