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UpdatedMon, Dec 14, 2020 at 9:04 am ET Replies(46) (Alexis Tarrazi/Patch) NEW JERSEY – Another Motor Vehicle Commission center has closed because of the coronavirus, joining 14 other sites that have shut down as other centers switch to appointments only. And starting Monday, all MVC Vehicle Centers will be open by appointment only. No walk-ins will be allowed. A "Vehicle Center" processes registration transactions while a "Licensing Center" processes licensing transactions (see the list bel...

Reply A Geminid meteor streaks across one of the peaks of the Seven Sisters rock formation in Nevadas Valley of Fire State Park in 2018. For the best chances to see the shower in New Jersey, head to an area with dark sky. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images) NEW JERSEY — Grab the blankets, wake up the kids (or hire a sitter) and head out to a dark sky area to take in one of the greatest sky shows of the year — the annual Geminid meteor shower, which peaks over Ocean Couinty on Dec. 13-14. The Nation...

Reply A Geminid meteor streaks across one of the peaks of the Seven Sisters rock formation in Nevadas Valley of Fire State Park in 2018. For the best chances to see the shower in New Jersey, head to an area with dark sky. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images) NEW JERSEY — Grab the blankets, wake up the kids (or hire a sitter) and head out to a dark sky area to take in one of the greatest sky shows of the year — the annual Geminid meteor shower, which peaks over Camden County on Dec. 13-14. The Nation...

Reply A Geminid meteor streaks across one of the peaks of the Seven Sisters rock formation in Nevadas Valley of Fire State Park in 2018. For the best chances to see the shower in New Jersey, head to an area with dark sky. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images) NEW JERSEY — Grab the blankets, wake up the kids (or hire a sitter) and head out to a dark sky area to take in one of the greatest sky shows of the year — the annual Geminid meteor shower, which peaks over Middlesex County on Dec. 13-14. The Nat...

Reply Dec. 11, 2020 Westfield High School 11th and 12th graders in Jennifer Sirmans environmental science class made a recent virtual field trip to a sea turtle hospital in Florida as part of a classroom ecology unit. Students were given a virtual tour, meeting "Galapagos," "Justice Ginsberg," and other rehabilitating sea turtles named, by hospital staff, after places and people in history. Subscribe "The average lifespan of a sea turtle is 80-100 years old," said Lindsay French, STEM Education...

Reply A Geminid meteor streaks across one of the peaks of the Seven Sisters rock formation in Nevadas Valley of Fire State Park in 2018. For the best chances to see the shower in New Jersey, head to an area with dark sky. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images) NEW JERSEY — Grab the blankets, wake up the kids (or hire a sitter) and head out to a dark sky area to take in one of the greatest sky shows of the year — the annual Geminid meteor shower, which peaks over Union County on Dec. 13-14. The Nationa...

Pascrell: If Support Overturning Election, Lose Seat In Congress - Fair Lawn-Saddle Brook, NJ - NJ Rep. Bill Pascrell believes that Republicans in support of a lawsuit seeking to overturn the election are violating the Constitution.

Will New Jersey Have A White Christmas In 2020? - Chatham, NJ - If you are dreaming of a white Christmas, here's what weather Farmers' Almanac says to expect over the upcoming holiday weekend.

Reply Members of the Chabad Jewish Center of Basking Ridge delivered 600 boxes of food last month to families in need. (Rabbi Mendel Shemtov) Members of the Chabad Jewish Center of Basking Ridge delivered 600 boxes of food last month to families in need. (Rabbi Mendel Shemtov) The Chabad Jewish Center of Basking Ridge set up a giant menorah and dreidel for Hanukkah. (Rabbi Mendel Shemtov) BASKING RIDGE, NJ — When the sun goes down Friday, Jews across the world will observe Shabbat and the sec...

Reply A student example of “My Family’s Immigrant Story,” a cross-curricular project assigned to all fifth graders at McKinley. (McKinley School) McKinley 5th grader Megan D. and others created “flipbooks” to document a family immigrant story, as part of a cross-curricular assignment. (McKinley School) Press release from Westfield Public Schools: Dec. 11, 2020 Fifth graders at McKinley Elementary School in Westfield recently explored their familys past during a cross-curricular assign...