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New Year, Old Rules: These NJ Hospitals Are Bringing Back Mask Requirements New Year, Old Rules: These NJ Hospitals Are Bringing Back Mask Requirements
New Year, Old Rules: These NJ Hospitals Are Bringing Back Mask Requirements As COVID-19, RSV, and the flu continue to spread after the holidays, some healthcare systems are bringing back mask requirements. Inspira Health Network said as of Thursday, Jan. 4, it will mandate masks in its facilities "due to an increase in respiratory virus positivity rates throughout the area." Inspira Health has hospitals, urgent care clinics, and other medical facilities across South Jersey. 🚨Effective Thursday, January 4, Inspira Health is implementing mandatory masking in our facilities due to an increase in respiratory virus positivity rates throughout the area.🚨 Posted by In…

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by Chris Spiker & Cecilia Levine
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33-Year-Old Man Struck, Killed By Driving Running Red Light, Police In Atlantic County Say 33-Year-Old Man Struck, Killed By Driving Running Red Light, Police In Atlantic County Say
33-Year-Old Man Struck, Killed By Driving Running Red Light, Police In Atlantic County Say A 33-year-old pedestrian was struck and killed by a driver who ran a red light Monday morning in Atlantic County, authorities said. Michael Doyle, 31, of Tuckerton, was heading east on BlackHorse Pike when he ran the light at English Creek Avenue and struck Anthony Swezeny, of Egg Harbor Township, local police said. Swezeny was trying to cross the Black Horse Pike from the south to north side when he was hit by Doyle in a 2003 Honda CRV, police said. Doyle then struck a 2021 Chevy van, authorities said. Swezeny suffered multiple traumatic injuries and was pronounced dead at …

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by Cecilia Levine
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NJ Transit Gives Notorious Panhandler Who Once Pooped On The Ground One-Way Ticket To Florida NJ Transit Gives Notorious Panhandler Who Once Pooped On The Ground One-Way Ticket To Florida
NJ Transit Gives Notorious Panhandler Who Once Pooped On The Ground One-Way Ticket To Florida No way, Jose. A notoriously aggressive panhandler known as Jose -- who once defecated on the ground next to a police car -- was given a one-way ticket to relatives in Florida through a collaborative effort launched by NJ Transit. Jose was a beneficiary of the NJ Transit Police Department’s outreach program, which aids at-risk individuals in getting back on their feet and avoiding more offenses and fines, The Trentonian reports. Volunteers of America-Delaware Valley, various court systems, AtlantiCare and CARE assist with the program. Jose was well-known in Trenton, particularly along Hami…

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by Cecilia Levine