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Credit: CDC/ Alissa Eckert, MS; Dan Higgins, MAM This 3-D illustration, now familiar to the world, reveals the structure of the coronavirus, its grey sphere spiked with tufts of protein, making for the ominous-looking corona that gave it its name. Major issues were stacked up, ready for attention in New Jersey at the start of 2020. Then came the coronavirus and, for so many New Jerseyans, untold pain — physical, mental and economic. Life went on in a state of disequilibrium. We can be forgive...

Hobby Lobby plans to open 2 N.J. locations in early 2021. Here’s where they will be. Updated Dec 31, 2020; Posted Dec 31, 2020 Hobby Lobby plans to open two locations in New Jersey in January and February.Rick Moriarty | rmoriarty@syracuse.com Facebook Share Hobby Lobby is opening two new craft stores in New Jersey in 2021, the company has announced. A Cherry Hill location is expected to open in January, with a Paramus store following suit in February. The Cherry Hill store will be located...

Ashreinu: An Israeli Yeshiva With NJ Roots By Harry Glazer | December 30, 2020 If you’re a New Jersey yeshiva high school student or their parent and, in checking out options for gap-year programs in Israel, you find something strangely familiar about Yeshivat Ashreinu in Beit Shemesh—no, it’s not your imagination. It’s the school’s strong roots in New Jersey. Three of the Yeshiva’s administrators/instructors proudly hail from Bergen County and are qui...

Cruise ship docks, Navajo Nation, veterans vaccinated: News from around our 50 states From USA TODAY Network and wire reports, USA TODAY Alabama Montgomery: Residents at Alabama’s four state veterans homes were set to receive COVID-19 vaccinations beginning Tuesday. The arrival of the vaccine is a bright spot amid a record-setting surge in COVID-19 cases. Alabama ranked sixth in the United States for the most new cases per capita in the past 14 days. Alabama’s vaccine plan h...

N.J. celebrities who died in 2020, from Adam Schlesinger to Tommy DeVito Updated Dec 30, 2020; Posted Dec 30, 2020 Tommy DeVito was a founding member of the Four Seasons. He died of COVID-19. Jerry McCrea | The Star-Ledger Facebook Share As we wind down a tough year, here’s a look back at some famous figures we lost in 2020. They come from various arenas — entertainment, media, sports and politics — but they all have some connection to New Jersey. Some were Jersey-born, while others mad...

NorthJersey.com COVID-19 devastated nursing homes in New Jersey this year, killing at least 7,400 residents and 124 caregivers — almost half the state’s death toll — and exposing serious problems with infection control, staffing levels and distribution of personal protective equipment at long-term care facilities. But nowhere was the virus more deadly than at two state-run veterans facilities, home to many who served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. The veterans home...

NJ begins COVID-19 vaccinations at veterans care homes Published  Jeff Cole reports on NJ long-term care residents and workers receiving COVID vaccines ATLANTIC CITY - New Jersey officials have started coronavirus vaccinations at three veterans’ care homes, and a state agency has approved the use of the Atlantic City Convention Center as a vaccination site. Residents and staff of the Paramus Veterans Memorial Home began receiving vaccinations on Monday, and vaccinations are set to begin over...

Bergen New Bridge Medical Center Launches Third COVID-19 Vaccination Program The Medical Center is running three concurrent vaccination programs in addition to COVID-19 testing Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco; Bergen New Bridge Long Term Care Resident Bob Cole; Bergen New Bridge Chief Long Term Care Officer Katie Richardson and Bergen New Bridge President and CEO Deborah Visconi celebrate Bob receiving the first long term care vaccine at the Medical Center. Paramus NJ, Dec. 30, 2020 (GLOBE ...

COVID vaccinations begin at veterans homes; AC Convention Center named vaccination site Published  article A file image shows a medical worker preparing a vaccine during a COVID-19 vaccine trial. (Photo by Adriana Adie/NurPhoto via Getty Images) New Jersey - New Jersey officials have started coronavirus vaccinations at three veterans care homes, and a state agency approved the use of the Atlantic City Convention Center as a vaccination site. Residents and staff of the Paramus Veterans Memori...

67 popular N.J. restaurants that closed in 2020, many due to COVID-19 Updated Dec 29, 2020; Posted Dec 29, 2020 The Double S Diner in Wantage as it appeared in June 2015. It closed in October because of the COVID-19 pandemic, as many restaurants have. (Amanda Marzullo | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com)Amanda Marzullo | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com Advance Media for NJ.com Facebook Share The restaurant industry is notoriously tough, with razor-thin profit margins and unpredictable customer bases. B...