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August 2, 2021

Right Now in New Jersey: P.M. Edition

Coronavirus

Masks should be worn indoors in 20 of 21 N.J. counties, newest CDC data shows

Spread of COVID-19 is at "high" levels in Cape May and Monmouth counties.

By Riley Yates | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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Gloucester

N.J couple’s famed Griswold light display is becoming an entire Christmas village

Steve and Gina Harbaugh are moving their "Christmas Vacation" movie-themed light display.

By Tim Hawk | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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Coronavirus

N.J. reports 964 COVID cases, 6 deaths. Hospitalizations increase for 6th day.

New Jersey's seven-day average for newly confirmed positive tests increased to 814, up 40% from a week ago and 281% from a month ago

By Brent Johnson | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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N.J. police are being retrained on how to handle crises. Here’s what they’ll be taught.

Departments nationwide are mandating training overhauls in the wake of George Floyd’s murder.

By Blake Nelson | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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Entertainment

Yankees

Ex-Yankees star Alex Rodriguez was ‘single and having fun’ on yacht vacation with bikini-clad friend

Former New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez celebrated his 46th birthday with a European yacht vacation.

By Mike Rosenstein | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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Entertainment

Annual Trenton film festival to be screened virtually

Trenton Film Society to present 53 films from 12 countries through August

By Community Bulletin

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Entertainment

Power of art quadrupled in new exhibit at Essex County gallery

West Orange Arts Council's 'The Power of IV' showcasing four area artists to open Aug. 7

By Community Bulletin

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Sports

Pro And College Sports

MLB playoff odds: What are Yankees, Mets, Phillies chances?

Here are the latest Major League Baseball playoff odds for the New York Yankees, New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies.

By Joe Giglio | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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Pro And College Sports

2020 Tokyo Olympics roundup: US women lose in soccer, win in volleyball, basketball

Highlights from Monday, Aug. 2, 2021, at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

By The Associated Press

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Rutgers football recruiting update: Dozens of top targets touched down on campus, beating the dead period

Rutgers hosted dozens of top targets on Friday and Saturday heading off the dead period which arrived on Sunda. Find out which prospects visited and where Rutgers stands.

By Todderick Hunt | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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Obituaries

Arnold, Josephine Diane

Josephine Diane Arnold Retired French professor Josephine Diane Arnold was born in Passaic, NJ to Biagio and Rosalia Valenza in November 1934. She graduated .....

Critchley, Emily Dorothy Gallagher

Emily Dorothy Gallagher Critchley Roseland resident never forgot Newark roots, Irish heritage Emily Dorothy Gallagher Critchley, 85, of Roseland, NJ, passed away on July ...

DeFlorio, Ada

Ada DeFlorio Talented baker, adoring great-grandmother, of Caldwell, 96 Ada DeFlorio (nee Cioni), 96, of Caldwell passed away at home on July 31, 2021. .....

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