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Federal COVID testing site at East Orange Senior Center at 90 Halsted has been extended through Jan. 24, now offering evening hours Monday to Thursday, open daily 7 am to 5 pm
City of East Orange
Latest COVID surge modeling suggests peak is around Jan. 14 as COVID hospitalizations slow in N.J. but healthcare facilities remain under stress from staff shortages, heavy caseloads
NorthJersey.com
N.J. parents will now be able to file tickets with schools to track reports of bullying and alert local and state officials with fines for parents who do not comply with court-ordered anti-bullying classes
Daily Record
U.S. Supreme Court says federal worker safety agency OSHA can’t enforce vaccine-or-test mandates for all businesses with more than 100 employees, allows mandate for healthcare workers to remain
NJ.com
Local News
Bloomfield library will be closed Jan. 17 in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, resuming normal hours Jan. 18
Bloomfield Public Library
Bloomfield high school student, senior wrestling captain Gianna Faura is the school’s athlete of the month for January
Bloomfield Pulse
East Orange School District seeks to hire a certified arts supervisor
East Orange School District
East Orange schools to host both in-person and virtual special education teacher assistant job fairs Jan. 19, 26, registration required
East Orange School District
Montclair State will require students to receive COVID vaccine booster shots by Mar. 1, booster mandate for faculty, staff to be determined
Montclair State University
Fleet Feet in Montclair to host free MLK run, walk event Jan. 16 at Nishuane Park, seeking donations of toiletries to benefit Toni’s Kitchen
Fleet Feet Montclair
Newark Museum of Art to host virtual panel discussion on art and activism Jan. 16 in MLK day celebration
Newark Museum of Art
NJPAC to host free virtual events to honor Martin Luther King, Jr., social justice issues, Jan. 18, 19, 24, 27
TAPinto Newark
Ramapough Lunaape Solidarity Project to host virtual education event Jan. 18
Ramapough Lunaape Solidarity Project
Other News
COVID antiviral pills now available by prescription at select Walgreens in N.J. for those at high-risk for developing severe COVID
NJ.com
N.J. Supreme Court allows sentencing review for juvenile offenders serving lengthy sentences after 20 years
New Jersey Monitor
Murphy will be sworn in for his second term as N.J. governor on Jan. 18 in Trenton
NJ.com