Extras

The pandemic in 2021: Year of vaccinations and new variants
Progress was made in the fight against COVID-19. But concern will carry into 2022
The pandemic in 2021: Year of vaccinations and new variants

NJ parents are urged to get kids tested for lead exposure
Fewer kids were tested for lead in 2020, the latest year for which data is available
NJ parents are urged to get kids tested for lead exposure

New year brings minimum wage bump in evolving job market
Workers and small-business owners differ on the impact of the $1 increase
New year brings minimum wage bump in evolving job market

Mixed reaction to CDC’s new COVID-19 guidelines
NJ reported almost 28,000 new cases on Thursday
Mixed reaction to CDC’s new COVID-19 guidelines

Historic growth in TV and film revenues in 2021
A resurgence in NJ's film industry was fueled by state tax credits
Historic growth in TV and film revenues in 2021

What tenants need to know as eviction moratorium is to end
New Jersey's eviction moratorium is set to expire on Dec. 31
What tenants need to know as eviction moratorium is to end

Significance of court's overturning of Lodzinski conviction
Analysis of Peter Verniero, former NJ Supreme Court justice and attorney general
Significance of court's overturning of Lodzinski conviction

NJ politics 2021: A year in review
National issues greatly marked NJ politics in 2021. Pocketbook items to dominate in 2022?
NJ politics 2021: A year in review

NJ ends year in decent financial shape. Prospects for 2022?
The big question is whether the upswing in revenue can continue
NJ ends year in decent financial shape. Prospects for 2022?

Long lines at NJ COVID-19 testing sites, many frustrated
The long lines are expected to go on as the disease continues to spread rapidly
Long lines at NJ COVID-19 testing sites, many frustrated

State Supreme Court overturns murder conviction of NJ mom
Michelle Lodzinski was accused of murdering her five-year-old son in 1991
State Supreme Court overturns murder conviction of NJ mom

NJ lame-duck session to end. Sponsors hope votes take place
There's often a rush to close out legislative items, especially in lame-duck sessions.
NJ lame-duck session to end. Sponsors hope votes take place

More NJ school districts opt to go remote for start of 2022
There was a marked increase in cases of COVID-19 among staff and students in December.
More NJ school districts opt to go remote for start of 2022

Fears that COVID-19 surge will limit visits at LTCs in NJ
New Jersey's long-term care facilities are currently open for visitation
Fears that COVID-19 surge will limit visits at LTCs in NJ

CDC cuts recommended time for COVID-19 isolation, quarantine
Epidemiologist Dr. Stephanie Silvera discusses the updated guidance
CDC cuts recommended time for COVID-19 isolation, quarantine

A push for NJ schools to teach AAPI history
If the bill is signed into law, NJ would be the second state to require these lessons
A push for NJ schools to teach AAPI history

NJ to pay $53M over COVID-19 deaths at veterans homes
The settlement does not include an admission of guilt by the state
NJ to pay $53M over COVID-19 deaths at veterans homes

NJ is seeing 'an epidemic within a pandemic'
Interview with Dr. Eddy Bresnitz on NJ's surge in COVID-19 cases
NJ is seeing 'an epidemic within a pandemic'

As COVID-19 surges in NJ, officials fear stress on hospitals
Health experts anticipate further spike in infections after holiday week
As COVID-19 surges in NJ, officials fear stress on hospitals

Towns set their own COVID-19 restrictions to slow the spread
Gov. Phil Murphy has so far declined to tighten restrictions
Towns set their own COVID-19 restrictions to slow the spread

A January peak for omicron cases in NJ? That’s the hope
NJ health expert says ‘it remains to be seen’ if pattern in NJ follows South Africa's
A January peak for omicron cases in NJ? That’s the hope

Business Report: NJ to raises benefit rates in 2022
Benefit payments in NJ, including for unemployment, will increase in 2022
Business Report: NJ to raises benefit rates in 2022

Biden administration's pollution cleanup plan for NJ, region
Lisa Garcia, new EPA regional administrator, outlines the priorities
Biden administration's pollution cleanup plan for NJ, region

2.5M New Jerseyans expected to travel for the holidays
AAA predicts 27 million more people in U.S. will travel this season compared to 2020