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December 21, 2022

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News

How many COVID cases are in N.J. schools? It’s hard to tell as districts split on how to track illnesses.

Only about half of New Jersey’s schools have been reporting their weekly COVID case numbers to the state in time to be posted on the statewide dashboard, which tracks student and teacher cases by county.

By Camille Furst | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com and Rob Jennings | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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Fellow cop saw N.J. police sergeant steal $75K of PBA money, authorities say

James R. Cadigan, a Wall Township police sergeant, is charged with money from the PBA union's charity events

By Anthony G. Attrino | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

Education

Sex ed in New Jersey falls short — especially for girls, researchers say

Graduates of New Jersey sex education classes, particularly women, feel they received too little useful information, according to two recent research projects.

By Tina Kelley | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

Politics

Murphy signs bill to help N.J. end federal court oversight of once-troubled child welfare system

An independent panel of child welfare experts will report annually on how well the Department of Children and Families maintains the improverments made over 20 years

By Susan K. Livio | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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Entertainment

Hudson

Dan NcNamara on his mockumentary ‘Lost Cities: Jersey City’ and potentially lost real one

“I would always remember my parents would call me up from Long Island and go, ‘Jersey City was on the news. There was a fire.’”

By David Menzies | The Jersey Journal

Hudson

Submit now for Comedy Fest returning to Jersey City in June

Comedians can now make their submissions online for the Jersey City Comedy Festival, which returns in the summer of 2023.

By David Mosca | The Jersey Journal

Hudson

‘Trauma is prison’ in ‘Educators’ Cypher Trauma’ co-directed by Dickinson High School student

“Trauma is the prison that’s got all us surrounded,” Tony Perkins raps in “Educators’ Cypher Trauma Edition.”

By David Menzies | The Jersey Journal

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Sports

Eagles

Props for Eagles, Jets in latest ranking of NFL’s top defensive backs

ESPN released a ranking of the NFL's top defensive backs and it features members of the Philadelphia Eagles and New York Jets.

By Bridget Hyland | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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Big East notebook: UConn 1 of 3 remaining unbeatens, Georgetown’s slide continues, more

Dan Hurley and No. 2 UConn are now 13-0 on the season, 2-0 in the Big East, after their 84-73 win over Georgetown Tuesday night.

By Adam Zagoria | For NJ Advance Media

Eagles

Ex-Eagles star gets explicit in trashing Cowboys’ Dak Prescott

The Dallas Cowboys and quarterback Dak Prescott lost to the Jacksonville Jaguars, 40-34, in overtime on Sunday.

By Bridget Hyland | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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Obituaries

Altorfer, Rolf

CEO of 2 international shipping companies, loving family man, 71 Rolf Altorfer, age 71, of Brookside, NJ, passed away on December 15, 2022. He .....

Barnitt, Kathleen Wynn

Longtime Maplewood Resident, 'Adventurous & Irrepressible,' 81 Kathleen Wynn Barnitt, 81, of Bradley Beach passed away in the comfort of her beautiful home surrounded ......

Bifulco, Frederick

Army veteran, owned an accounting firm, loving family man, 93 Frederick Bifulco, 93, of Lakewood, passed away on December 19, 2022. Born in Queens .....

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