Emergency approval may see first doses of COVID-19 vaccine reach N.J. by December

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Need to Know

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Bloomfield High School theater program performs radio production with ads from local businesses in coronavirus-conscious annual fall play
Essex News Daily

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka plans shelter-in-place advisory Nov. 25 to Dec. 4
Newark Patch

N.J. health commissioner says daily COVID-19 cases could rise to 10k without public response to surge
Asbury Park Patch

Murphy says first doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine may reach N.J. by Christmas if emergency used approved
Toms River Patch

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Local News

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Toni’s Kitchen food pantry seeks reusable bag donations
Toni’s Kitchen

Bloomfield Buzzards amateur baseball team to be featured in documentary on 2020 season
Bloomfield Buzzards

Hot Bagels Abroad in Bloomfield will still collect new toy, clothing, gift card donations despite cancelation of annual Christmas tree lighting
Bloomfield School District

Local Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts plan Christmas wreath and tree sales beginning Nov. 28
Bloomfield Pulse

Newark receives $1m to fund laptops, WiFi hotspots, helpdesk to address digital divide in city
TAPinto Newark

Newark Veterans Affairs office continues offering telephone claim clinics four days per week
Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill

Error caused 458 inconclusive COVID-19 tests in Essex County during Nov. 2-9 testing events
West Orange Patch

Essex County COVID-19 testing sites for Nov. 20-29 include Newark, West Orange, Verona
Essex County

Essex County plans to distribute nearly 3k frozen turkeys, boxes of food Nov. 24 at Branch Brook Park
Essex County

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Other News

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CDC urging people to say home for Thanksgiving holiday at U.S. COVID-19 death toll surpasses 250k
NJ.com

N.J. high school athletics board cancels winter tournaments, postpones season until next year
TAPinto Bloomfield

N.J. teachers union says state’s in-school COVID-19 statistics are misleading, don’t reflect extracurricular programs, conditions in many schools
NJ.com

Moratorium on evictions remains in effect in N.J. as community advocates push for legislative response to stem upcoming wave of evictions
NorthJersey.com

11 MVC centers in N.J. are closed due to COVID-19 including Wayne, Lodi
Bridgewater Patch