The Murphy Administration took another step toward electrifying New Jersey’s transportation sector last week, unveiling a statewide municipal ordinance that makes it easier for people to drive electric by streamlining the local approval process for installing convenient and cost-effective charging infrastructure. The model ordinance, which provides minimum requirements and consistent guidance for electrification, is the […]

Gov. Phil Murphy recently announced the availability of a second round of grant applications to further enhance career and technical education (CTE) in county vocational-technical high school districts and county colleges in New Jersey. These grants are supported by $500 million in bonds authorized by the Securing Our Children’s Future Bond Act (“Bond Act”), which

This story is being republished under a special NJ News Commons content-sharing agreement related to COVID-19 coverage. Link to story: njspotlight.com/2021/09/njs-unvaccinated-at-far-greater-covid-19-hospitalization-risk-than-vaccinated/ Among New Jerseyans immunized against the coronavirus, COVID-19-related hospitalizations have remained rare, but the larger risks to unvaccinated individuals became clear Tuesday with the release of new hospital data. Unvaccinated people are nearly six

This story is being republished under a special NJ News Commons content-sharing agreement related to COVID-19 coverage. Link to story: nj.com/coronavirus/2021/09/mu-variant-of-covid-what-is-it-where-is-it-spreading-do-vaccines-work-heres-what-to-know-about-the-new-coronavirus-strain.html The Mu variant, also known as B.1.621, is a COVID-19 virus strain that was initially discovered in Colombia in January 2021, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The WHO declared the strain a

The Vineland Public Library, 1058 E. Landis Avenue, will be open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays beginning Saturday, September 18.

The Millville Recreation Department has been working on building their Dog Park and is finally ready to open on Saturday, September 18. The ribbon cutting will take place at 11:30 a.m. at Union Lake Park located at 1414 Canal Street, Millville. Along with the grand opening of Millville’s Thunderbolt Bark Park, the Millville Recreation Department