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Man Killed In Broad Daylight Stabbing ID'd As Jersey City Man, 28 Man Killed In Broad Daylight Stabbing ID'd As Jersey City Man, 28
Man Killed In Broad Daylight Stabbing ID'd As Jersey City Man, 28 A 28-year-old man was stabbed dead in Jersey City over Memorial Day Weekend. Jawon Purcell was found with multiple stab wounds at 12 Bostwick Ave., around 1:50 p.m. on Sunday, May 29, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. He was pronounced dead at the scene at approximately 2 p.m.  The Cause and Manner of death are pending the findings of the Regional Medical Examiner’s Office. The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit and the Jersey City Police Department are actively investigating this case.  No arrests had been made as of Monday morning.  Anyone w…

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by Cecilia Levine
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PA Lifting COVID Orders Memorial Day Weekend, Masks Required Until 70% Of State Is Vaccinated PA Lifting COVID Orders Memorial Day Weekend, Masks Required Until 70% Of State Is Vaccinated
PA Lifting COVID Orders Memorial Day Weekend, Masks Required Until 70% Of State Is Vaccinated Normalcy is returning in Pennsylvania where officials announced COVID-19 mitigation efforts will be lifted Memorial Day Weekend. Capacity limits on restaurants, bars, indoor and outdoor gatherings will be lifted on May 31, Governor Tom Wolf's administration said Tuesday.  The public mask mandate will be lifted when 70 percent of the population -- including those 18 and older -- are vaccinated. As of Tuesday, 42 percent of Pennsylvanians were vaccinated, with 63 percent of individuals ages 18 and over had gotten at least one dose, federal data shows. Effective May 31, we are lifting CO…

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by Cecilia Levine
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NEW NORMAL: Murphy Suspects NJ Will Look Like This For 'Quite Some Time' NEW NORMAL: Murphy Suspects NJ Will Look Like This For 'Quite Some Time'
NEW Normal: Murphy Suspects NJ Will Look Like This For 'Quite Some Time' Call ahead. Stay six feet apart. Don't leave your house unless absolutely necessary. This is what New Jersey's "new normal" will look like, Gov. Phil Murphy suspects. And it could be like this for the next few months, he guesses. "The numbers are improving," he added. "The numbers are allowing us to take incremental steps." The state is reopening after the near shutdown due to coronavirus, however, will take "quite some time," the governor cautioned during Wednesday's COVID-19 briefing. Murphy earlier this week announced the reopening of nonessential businesses, restart of nonessential co…

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by Jon Craig