One of Jesse Sanchez’s children at his home setup for virtual learning. (Photo provided) ‘No-win situations’: Parents stress over learning options Marble composition notebooks and brightly colored lunch boxes hit the shelves over a month ago, but parents are just now... Local News 06 Aug 2020 | 02:15
Aaron Tirpack, left, and Joe Clark preparing to handle the remains of someone who died of Covid-19. Tirpack lost 25 pounds during the pandemic; Clark ended up in the hospital thinking he was having a heart attack. ( Patricia Ferguson) The mad dash to keep society functioning Frontline workers like doctors, nurses, and grocery store employees have rightly been applauded for risking their health... Local News 31 Jul 2020 | 01:19
An older woman tries out a firearm at Master Class Shooters Supply in Monroe, N.Y. (Photo by Rose Miller) People of all walks invest in ‘the great equalizer’ More Americans bought a gun in June than in any month on record, and it’s not just the usual repeat customers. The gun binge,... Local News 24 Jul 2020 | 12:42
Murphy shoots down prospect of fining travelers to NJ New Jersey. (AP) New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on July 14 shot down the prospect of fining travelers from COVID-19 hot spots... Local News 24 Jul 2020 | 11:50
New Jersey to offer survey to visitors from high-risk states (AP) New Jersey will ask travelers coming from states with high rates of coronavirus infections to take an online survey... Local News 24 Jul 2020 | 12:57
Kathleen Kelly-Volpe, 62, is letting her silver emerge. As roots grow out, it’s a chance for a new look Kathleen Kelly-Volpe started coloring her hair when she was about 35. “I was getting divorced,” she said, laughing. “I decided... Local News 16 Jul 2020 | 04:33
(Gov. Phil Murphy: @GovMurphy) NJ’s top officials want to abolish ‘freeholder’ title as racist and sexist New Jersey. The New Jersey governor and top legislators want to change the title for elected county legislators from “freeholder”... Local News 14 Jul 2020 | 11:27
The often-precarious raft ride (Photo provided by Andy Mulvihill and Penguin/Random House) Action Park book relives the good, the bad and the unbelievable For some, the ‘80s Jersey attraction known as Action Park was a beloved rite of summer. For others it was, simply, dangerous.... Local News 14 Jul 2020 | 12:31
Murphy: If you can’t distance outside, you must wear a mask (AP) Face masks will now be required outdoors in New Jersey when social distancing is not possible in order to prevent the... Local News 13 Jul 2020 | 02:00
U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer (congress.gov) Gottheimer among incumbents to sweep races in NJ’s first almost all-mail primary It took a couple of days of counting, but New Jersey’s first nearly all-mail statewide primary turned out to be good for... Local News 13 Jul 2020 | 01:37
Bob Maxwell, co-owner of Style Counsel in Warwick, N.Y., which has been doing brisk business since retail stores were allowed to reopen with safety measures. (He took his mask off momentarily for the photo.) (Photo by Becca Tucker) Shopkeepers reopen to healthy, even record, sales The future of local retail? “That’s a good one,” laughs Bob Maxwell in his baritone, before excusing himself as “the quiet... Business 01 Jul 2020 | 05:06
Indoor dining halted in New Jersey as other recreation reopens (AP) New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday postponed the resumption of indoor dining. Murphy said he acted because of a lack... Local News 30 Jun 2020 | 01:55
The testing site at Sussex County Community College in New Jersey, which is now closed. (Photo provided) Testing, testing, testing in the tristate area More than three months into the COVID-19 pandemic, people in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania have “flattened the curve”... Local News 29 Jun 2020 | 11:30
Most people at a recent rally in Milford, Pa., to support the police eschewed masks (Photo by Ken Hubeny Sr.) A little scrap of fabric, a growing division Most people have by now made a mask part of their daily uniform, out of a sense of civic duty, a requirement of their job,... Local News 25 Jun 2020 | 06:10
