Extras

What CDC's new COVID-19 guidelines mean for schoolchildren
CDC eases recommendations, including what to do after exposure to the virus
What CDC's new COVID-19 guidelines mean for schoolchildren

Sherrill: The fight to end cap on SALT deduction is not over
Congresswoman says Inflation Reduction Act is ‘a great piece of legislation’
Sherrill: The fight to end cap on SALT deduction is not over

Protestors urge Murphy to ban expanded natural gas facility
Branchburg compression station would be expanded to increase Transco gas pipeline capacity
Protestors urge Murphy to ban expanded natural gas facility

Notorious Woodland nursing home now empty
Residents were relocated to other long-term care facilities
Notorious Woodland nursing home now empty

Minority Cannabis Academy teaches skills for legal weed work
Eight-week program provides training for Black, indigenous and people of color
Minority Cannabis Academy teaches skills for legal weed work

Should preserved NJ farmland be used for special events?
Lawmakers say income stability for farmers. Opponents fear hit to preservation program
Should preserved NJ farmland be used for special events?

NJ veterans relieved new law will help burn pits victims
Signed by President Biden Wednesday, PACT Act expected to help millions of service members
NJ veterans relieved new law will help burn pits victims

NJ lawmakers hold public hearings on renewable energy bills
One bill would require state to increase renewable energy sources of electricity sold here
NJ lawmakers hold public hearings on renewable energy bills

Montclair Starbucks employees vote to join union
More than 186 stores nationwide have joined Starbucks Workers United since January
Montclair Starbucks employees vote to join union

Monkeypox vaccine to be administered in smaller doses
NJ has logged 293 cases, with most of them in Hudson County
Monkeypox vaccine to be administered in smaller doses

Lawmakers not to blame for judicial vacancies, Scutari says
‘We are moving as quickly as we can to put people that are qualified on the bench’
Lawmakers not to blame for judicial vacancies, Scutari says

Hundreds of Clara Maass Medical Center nurses vote for union
Almost eight in 10 nurses at the Belleville hospital voted in favor of unionization
Hundreds of Clara Maass Medical Center nurses vote for union

Thousands of South Jersey students to get farm-fresh meals
Pilot program is being tested in Bridgeton and Camden. Newark is next up
Thousands of South Jersey students to get farm-fresh meals

Shortage of home health aides leaves families struggling
‘They can get a better salary at Starbucks, at Target, at Amazon’
Shortage of home health aides leaves families struggling

Rep. Kim defends Pelosi-led visit to Taiwan
U.S. ‘can’t allow the Chinese Communist Party to dictate how we engage with our partners’
Rep. Kim defends Pelosi-led visit to Taiwan

Pollster: Why Jan. 6 hearings did not change public opinion
Patrick Murray: ‘The vast majority were not paying any attention to them at all’
Pollster: Why Jan. 6 hearings did not change public opinion

NYC congestion pricing plan could allow tolls up to $23
MTA proposal also includes higher tolls for commercial vehicles, trucks
NYC congestion pricing plan could allow tolls up to $23

New Camden ordinance to show if companies are hiring locals
It’s part of an effort to see if lucrative tax incentives are benefiting residents
New Camden ordinance to show if companies are hiring locals

Why we need more child psychiatrists in mental health crisis
Interview with Meredith Blount of National Alliance on Mental Illness of New Jersey
Why we need more child psychiatrists in mental health crisis

Senate committee passes bill to protect Caven Point
Critics said previous legislation left Liberty State Park area vulnerable to privatization
Senate committee passes bill to protect Caven Point

NJ is under drought watch, residents asked to conserve water
Steep declines reported in reservoir levels across north and central Jersey
NJ is under drought watch, residents asked to conserve water

Menendez, Booker tout Inflation Reduction Act to NJ seniors
Senators say measure will make medicine more affordable, fight climate change
Menendez, Booker tout Inflation Reduction Act to NJ seniors

Gottheimer tries to blunt NYC’s congestion pricing plan
Congressman says congestion pricing would be double tax on New Jerseyans
Gottheimer tries to blunt NYC’s congestion pricing plan

Food banks, pantries are pressed as inflation fuels demand
But donations are lagging, said one pantry official