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Joe Louis Clark, the New Jersey high school principal who was the inspiration for the Morgan Freeman role in the 1989 movie "Lean on Me" died on Tuesday. He was 82.

Moderna shipped out a first round of doses on Sunday, after emergency approval behind Pfizer for U.S. vaccinations against the virus.

The plan to administer thousands of doses to New Jersey frontline workers was announced as Pfizer shipped out the vaccine nationwide on Sunday.

Of the 40 healthcare workers who tested positive for COVID-19 at the start of a Rutgers study in the early days of the pandemic, 25 were nurses.

While the state's oldest high school rivalry will play on, another that's a century old is among those on pause this year, due to the pandemic.

The governor said the return in some districts to classroom learning has "worked quite well" even as more districts go all- remote through at least Thanksgiving.

Questions raised about the limits for barber shops and hair salons were addressed in an Executive Order from Gov. Phil Murphy.

Prosecutors in Bergen County said they've charged six burglars and drug dealers tied to a crime spree reminiscent of the so-called James Bond Gang heists.

There's fresh criticism over statues and even a school in NJ honoring Christopher Columbus. Some with Italian roots call it "misguided."

As New Jersey slowly emerges from COVID-19 emergency directives, some family favorite spots are back in business.

The five people inside the car had been at a large gathering in Point Pleasant Beach earlier in the evening, according to Newark Mayor Ras Baraka.

From parents of high schoolers to first-generation college grads, there are lots of folks not willing to give up on their 'dream', yet.