NJ: 'We Can Do Better' In Troubled Nursing Home COVID Crisis

Share-worthy stories from the New Jersey Patch network to talk about tonight:

NJ: 'We Can Do Better' In Troubled Nursing Home COVID Crisis

Gov. Phil Murphy on Thursday acknowledged "we can do better" as the death toll continues to rise at the state's nursing homes, and criticism mounts.>>>Read more.

NJ Gym That Defied Murphy's Orders Is Shut Down

Atilis Gym in Bellmawr was closed on Thursday after reopening three times this week in violation of the governor's executive order.

NJ Coronavirus Updates On Thursday: Here's What You Need To Know

Here are the New Jersey towns and counties and their numbers of cases, as well as the latest developments on the impact of the coronavirus in New Jersey.

NJ Cousins Connect Patients Virtually With Love Ones

The "Cousin Crew" created the iSeeYou Foundation to donate tablets to hospitals and nursing homes to contact family and friends virtually.

Cranford Railroad Building On List Of 10 Most Endangered NJ Sites

A preservation group is worried that the century-old 'roundhouse' railroad structure may be turned into housing or demolished.

Parent Sues Rutgers, Demanding Tuition Refund Due To Coronavirus

Online classes and Zoom sessions are not what the parents purchased when they paid their daughter's spring 2020 tuition, the suit argues.

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