Here is The Jersey Bee’s top news for New Jersey for the week ending Feb. 6, 2026.
TOP NEWS
New Jersey Department of Health issued an impersonation scam alert about a phone call from people falsely posing as NJDOH employees and requesting personal information from residents. NJDOH said it does not make unsolicited phone calls demanding personal information or money, threaten residents, or claim involvement in illegal drug activity. People who receive this phone call should hang up immediately and report it to the Division of Consumer Affairs online or by calling 973-504-6200.
New Jersey Department of Health
NJ Transit will temporarily operate on a modified train schedule from Feb. 15 to Mar. 14 as Amtrak works on the Portal North Bridge. The bridge will replace the 114-year-old swing bridge over the Hackensack River, and is meant to improve long-term reliability and capacity along the Northeast Corridor. Trains will only operate on a single track between Newark and Secaucus, and there will be less trains to New York Penn Station on weekdays on the Northeast Corridor and the North Jersey Coast Line. There will be no Midtown Direct train service to New York Penn Station on weekdays along the Morristown Line, Gladstone Branch, and the Montclair-Boonton Line. All train schedules are available online.
NJ Transit
CVS Pharmacy will no longer be a part of Horizon NJ Health, N.J.’s largest health insurance provider, starting Apr. 30 because of a contract dispute. CVS will be out-of-network for more than 800,000 publicly insured children and adults in N.J. under the Medicaid and NJ Family Care programs. Affected patients should seek new in-network pharmacies at horizonnjhealth.com/findadoctor, according to Horizon NJ Health. The failed agreement comes after Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield announced it will lay off 242 workers, or 5% of its workforce, by Apr. 26, according to the insurance company. That includes workers at both the Newark and Hopewell headquarters. The layoffs follow a recent $100 million settlement with N.J. over alleged over-billing.
NJ Spotlight News
New Jersey Department of Health seeks blood and platelet donations from eligible residents amid a statewide shortage, according to a press release. NJDOH attributes the shortage to the recent winter storm and flu season. The state has a short supply of Type O, A-, and B- red blood cells, and less than one day’s supply of single donor platelets. Eligible residents can make an appointment to give blood at American Red Cross Services, Hunterdon Healthcare, Miller-Keystone Blood Center, New York Blood Center, RWJBarnabas Health, and Vitalant Blood Services.
New Jersey Department of Health
