Coronavirus, Recreational Marijuana Top New Jersey's Stories in 2020 – NBC10 Philadelphia
With salons closed, Jersey’s “big hair” grew longer and grayer. All the restrictions Gov. Phil Murphy and his health team ordered sought to stem the infection rate and deaths. And the Democrat wasn’t shy to cop a New Jersey attitude by calling violators “knuckleheads.” As the year ended, there was hope the stenciled, socially distanced footprints in stores and elsewhere would lead to a return to normal. Along the way, other stories shared attention with the pandemic: Voters and lawmakers cleared the way for recreational marijuana; a federal judge’s family was shattered by a gun...