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Almost 2.2 million people have been fully vaccinated — almost half of the states goal with 12 weeks to go until June 30.

NorthJersey.com Theres lots to love about warm weather. You can go out without having to bundle up. You can spend more time under the sun and stars. And you can eat ice cream without turning into a human ice cube. And the really good news: Recently a number of ice cream shops opened in North Jersey offering homemade frozen desserts, from artisan gelato to customized ice-cream sandwiches to elaborate ice cream cakes. They join the beloved stalwart spots that have been scooping the creamy, s...

Credit: (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) File photo: April 28, 2020, shuttered businesses along the boardwalk in Atlantic City Like countless small businesses across the country, N&R Divine Cleaning Service in Hackensack saw its client base dry up when the coronavirus pandemic struck last year. Offices, schools, and fitness centers were all forced to close for a few months and no longer needed professional cleaners. “It was not a good feeling,” said owner Nadine Brown, who had to use her savings to ...

NorthJersey.com All New Jersey vaccination sites have been told to cancel or put on hold appointments for the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine until federal officials complete an investigation of blood clots formed in six women who received the vaccine, state officials announced Tuesday. The states temporary halt follows recommendations announced hours earlier by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration to put a pause on using the one-shot ...

MONROE – From one little Penny, came thousands of dollars for children with cancer.  On Tuesday former New York Giants star quarterback Eli Manning played the role of receiver, accepting $10,000 on behalf of Tackle Kids Cancer (TKC). A posthumous wish-granting at the Make-A-Wish New Jersey headquarters, the donation was in honor of 2 1/2-year-old Penelope Lindsay of Garfield. Known as Penny, the bright and bubbly toddler was diagnosed with stage 4 high-risk neuroblastoma last summer�...

Save this story for later. When it comes to memorialization, nothing beats a martyr—even when your culture has done the martyring. So it has seemed, anyway, in a nation where no fewer than twenty-six states—along with countless towns, sports teams, summer camps, and recreational vehicles—bear names meant to evoke those humans who came before. Between 1492 and the American Revolution, this continent’s indigenous populace declined from an estimated ten million to a tenth of that. One of t...

Should police be able to pull you over for a hanging air freshener, out taillight? Minnesota police say Daunte Wright shooting was due to accidental discharge Replay Video UP NEXT Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man shot and killed Sunday by police in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, told his mother right before his death that police pulled him over because of the air fresheners hanging from his rearview mirror. Police said they stopped Wright because of an expired registration.  The encounter...

Low numbers of breakthrough infections among the fully vaccinated; national count unknown

By A person wearing a protective face mask as a precaution against the coronavirus walks past shuttered businesses on the boardwalk in Atlantic City, N.J., Tuesday, April 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) Like countless small businesses across the country, N&R Divine Cleaning Service in Hackensack saw its client base dry up when the COVID-19 pandemic struck last year. Offices, schools, and fitness centers were all forced to close for a few months and no longer needed professional cleaners. “It...

Every N.J. COVID vaccine site handles appointments differently. Here’s how to register in every county. (4/9/21) Updated Apr 09, 2021; Posted Apr 09, 2021 Registered Nurse Courtney Gleason prepares a coronavirus vaccine under a tent at Lakewood High School.Michael Mancuso | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com Facebook Share Nearly 2 million people in New Jersey have been fully vaccinated with more on track to get the shot soon, as Gov. Phil Murphy announced earlier this week that all New Jersey res...