Newark Reversing Course Following Serious Spike In COVID Cases; Mayor Imposes Curfew On Nonessential Businesses

Newark is imposing a curfew for nonessential business and closing recreational facilities, among other things.

• Oct 26, 2020

4 Charged In Deaths Of 2 Men Shot In Parking Lot Of Meadowlands Racetrack, Police Say

New Jersey State Police are investigating, and four suspects were taken into custody.

• Oct 26, 2020

Statewide Restrictions In New Jersey Could Follow Newark's Curfew As COVID Cases Spike

As New Jersey deals with a spike in COVID-19 cases, Newark is heading into a 2nd wave lockdown. There are fears other hotspot neighborhoods in the state could soon follow.

• Oct 26, 2020

Some Hawthorne, N.J. Residents Upset Halloween Tradition 'Zombie House' Taken Down Over Traffic Complaints

An elaborate Halloween display enjoyed by many in a New Jersey neighborhood has been taken down.

• Oct 26, 2020

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka Says City Will 'Begin Taking Serious Measures' Amid 'Serious Spike' In COVID-19 Cases

The mayor's office is expected to release more information Monday.

• Oct 25, 2020

Suspect In Stolen Bayonne, N.J. Police Cruiser Leads Officers On High Speed Chase To Brooklyn

A high speed ended when a stolen police cruiser from Bayonne, NJ slammed into a parked car in Brooklyn early Sunday.

• Oct 25, 2020

Officials: 2 Dead, At Least 7 Others Injured After Flames Rip Through Camden, N.J. Apartment Building

A three-alarm fire ripped through an apartment building in Camden, leaving two people dead and at least seven others hurt.

• Oct 25, 2020

Do New Jersey Residents Working From Home Still Have To Pay New York Income Taxes?

More than 400,000 New Jerseyans used to work in New York before the lockdown and workplace restrictions. Now just 10% have returned.

• Oct 25, 2020

Gov. Murphy Renews New Jersey's Public Health Emergency; State Reports Highest New COVID-19 Case Count Since May

Gov. Phil Murphy signed an executive order Saturday to extend New Jersey's public health emergency, citing a steep increase in coronavirus cases in recent days.

• Oct 24, 2020

Bronx School Shifts To Remote Learning After Confirmed COVID Cases, While NYC Education Officials Say 100 Schools Ready To Reopen Monday

As some New York City schools in COVID-19 hot spots are about to reopen, a school in the Bronx is forced to close.

• Oct 24, 2020

Some New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission Centers Now Seeing Customers By Appointment Only

The move is meant to reduce the wait in long lines caused by the pandemic closures.

• Oct 23, 2020

Sen. Booker, Rep. Gottheimer Announce Proposal To Protect Nursing Homes From Second Wave Of COVID-19

The Nursing Home Pandemic Protection Act would require facilities to report potential outbreaks the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in real time and have a crisis plan in place.

• Oct 23, 2020

Newark Gets $7 Million Grant To Help Fight Lead In Water At Public Schools

The mayor also says work to replace all lead service lines in Newark is nearly complete. 

• Oct 23, 2020

Surging Coronavirus Cases Prompt Boonton, N.J. Schools To Go Virtual

As coronavirus numbers continue to rise in New Jersey, a Morris County school district was forced to make a tough decision Thursday.

• Oct 22, 2020

Psychotherapist Says 'It's Best To Not Try To Be Right' When Discussing Differing Political Opinions With Loved Ones

"We're talking about politics, but we're not really talking about politics. We're talking about how you don't get me and you don't understand me," psychotherapist Josh Jonas said

• Oct 22, 2020

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