This story is being republished under a special NJ News Commons content-sharing agreement related to COVID-19 coverage. Link to FULL story: patch.com/new-jersey/gloucestertownship/s/hiv5b/10-digit-dialing-will-change-how-new-jersey-makes-local-calls Many residents in multiple states, including New Jersey, will soon be required to dial all 10 digits to make local calls within their areas codes after the Federal Communications Commission adopted 988 as

This story is being republished under a special NJ News Commons content-sharing agreement related to COVID-19 coverage. Link to story: tapinto.net/towns/newark/sections/rutgers-university/articles/rutgers-coo-students-who-don-t-want-vaccine-should-consider-gap-year-transferrings A high-ranking Rutgers executive says students who decline to take the COVID-19 vaccine should consider taking a gap year or transferring to another school. Antonio Calcado, the executive vice president for strategic planning and

This story is being republished under a special NJ News Commons content-sharing agreement related to COVID-19 coverage. Link to story: whyy.org/articles/debate-over-vaccine-passports-comes-to-new-jersey/ A New Jersey lawmaker is proposing a bill that would prohibit the state, as well as “any political subdivision,” from requiring businesses to make customers prove they have been vaccinated against the coronavirus, even

This story is being republished under a special NJ News Commons content-sharing agreement related to COVID-19 coverage. Link to story: patch.com/new-jersey/newbrunswick/cdc-panel-issue-recommendations-j-j-shot-late-friday The state Department of Health says the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine will resume in New Jersey after its use was halted because of blood clotting cases. The Department of Health on Friday night

The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) announced Phase 4 of the Small Business Emergency Assistance Grant Program, adding $85 million in funds from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Phase 4 will provide short-term operating support to a broad group of New Jersey small and medium sized businesses and non-profits that