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February 21, 2023

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Should school students get mental health days? N.J. is considering bills allowing them.

The N.J. Senate Education Committee will discuss a bill allowing school students to take five mental health excused absences, along with other measures regarding student mental health, on Thursday.

By Tina Kelley | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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3 fires set intentionally in wooded Ocean County area, authorities say

The fires were started at Johnson's Pit in Bayville, the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office said.

By Jeff Goldman | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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Disney character toys recalled over potential choking hazard

More than 16,000 Disney-themed toys are being recalled because they might cause a choking hazard in young children, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)

By Katherine Rodriguez | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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Man took test drive at dealership, kept going to Atlantic City casino, cops say

The 48-year-old took the vehicle from a dealership in Stafford and was arrested at the Tropicana in Atlantic City.

By Jeff Goldman | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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Artist reception, talk today for ‘Firoz Mahmud: Early Episodes II,’ on display till March 16, at NJCU

The artist, born in the Bangladesh city of Khulna, grew up in the shadow of displacement that informed the lines of the countries around him – India and Pakistan (from which Bangladesh would later gain its independence in 1971) – as part of the 1947 partition, one of the largest migrations in human history.

By David Menzies | The Jersey Journal

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Food And Dining

I debated pork roll vs. Taylor ham with an A.I. bot. It got heated.

Sure artificial intelligence could settle this once and for all

By Bobby Olivier | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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This N.J. movie theater is BYOB — Bring Your Own Baby

Parents relish the chance to leave the house without the usual pressures.

By Amy Kuperinsky | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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Mets’ Steve Cohen: Sandy Alderson is out as team president

Sandy Alderson has stepped down as New York Mets president.

By Bridget Hyland | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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Giants could lose assistant coach to Browns, even after retaining Mike Kafka, Wink Martindale

What's next for the Giants in 2023?

By Darryl Slater | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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Pirates get medical scare, ambulance arrives at spring training

A person shagging balls at Pirates City left in an ambulance Tuesday.

By Bridget Hyland | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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Obituaries

Badgley, Gloria Gillespie

Owned New Providence animal hospital, active in the community Gloria Gillespie Badgley passed away on February 17, 2023, at Lantern Hill in New Providence, .....

Boyko, Nila Lucille

Great-grandmother, 97, loved music, reading, and her pets Nila Lucille Boyko passed away on Sunday, February 20, 2023, at St. Peter's University Hospital. She .....

Brown, Annette G.

Celebration of life on Friday for former Cranford resident Annette G. Brown 81 of Atlanta, GA formerly of Cranford, NJ departed this life February .....

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