COVID-19

New Jersey Blood Services announces a blood emergency one year into the pandemic blood drive stock photo

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New Jersey Blood Services announces a blood emergency one year into the pandemic

Editor March 21, 2021

NEW JERSEY — New Jersey Blood Services recently announced a blood shortage in the region, one year...

Bloomfield High ESL students participate in modified ‘What’s Your Story?’ project BLM-bhs-esl-proj3-C

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Bloomfield High ESL students participate in modified ‘What’s Your Story?’ project

Amanda Valentovic March 18, 2021

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Like all students in Bloomfield this year, Lisa Basile’s English-as-a-second-language students haven’t gotten the...

Rutgers Medical discusses mounting concerns surrounding vaccinations at East Orange meeting EO-town-3.10-hall2-C

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Rutgers Medical discusses mounting concerns surrounding vaccinations at East Orange meeting

EmilyAnn Jackman March 18, 2021

EAST ORANGE, NJ — East Orange Mayor Ted Green hosted a March 10 town hall meeting with...

Some students return to school buildings, even as mediation breaks down SO-marshall-sit-in1-C

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Some students return to school buildings, even as mediation breaks down

Amanda Valentovic March 18, 2021

SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Students in kindergarten through second grade in the South Orange–Maplewood School...

East Orange launches mobile health clinic to administer COVID-19 vaccination EO-pavilion-vax1-C

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East Orange launches mobile health clinic to administer COVID-19 vaccination

Editor March 15, 2021

EAST ORANGE, NJ — The city of East Orange, under the leadership of Mayor Ted Green, the...

Baraka launches program to offer COVID-19 vaccinations to residents without addresses NEW-vaccine-address1-C

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Baraka launches program to offer COVID-19 vaccinations to residents without addresses

Editor March 14, 2021

NEWARK, NJ — Mayor Ras J. Baraka announced that Newark’s program to vaccinate its residents without addresses...

Queen Latifah returns to Essex County to promote COVID-19 vaccinations IRV-latifah-vax-C

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Queen Latifah returns to Essex County to promote COVID-19 vaccinations

Editor March 14, 2021

NEWARK, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. and Newark Mayor Ras Baraka welcomed Queen Latifah,...

JESPY’s therapeutic services help adults live meaningful lives SO-jespy-therapy-C

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JESPY’s therapeutic services help adults live meaningful lives

Editor March 8, 2021

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Many adults strive to live healthy and productive lives. For some, an essential...

Murphy, Biden administrations to bring new vaccine site to Orange MAP-covid-19-C

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Murphy, Biden administrations to bring new vaccine site to Orange

Editor March 7, 2021

ORANGE, NJ — Gov. Phil Murphy and White House COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force Chairperson Dr. Marcella...

Murphy expands vaccine eligibility to include teachers, transportation workers, others MAP-covid-19-C

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Murphy expands vaccine eligibility to include teachers, transportation workers, others

Editor March 7, 2021

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Gov. Phil Murphy announced on March 1 the expansion of eligibility for more...