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Today, the state Senate has a quorum call, which means the governor
must act on a number of Senate-originated bills that have been sitting on his desk for more than 45 days. That includes the now-famous bill to eliminate mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent crimes, including public corruption offenses.
8 N.J. women whose lives have been upended by the COVID pandemic
Updated Mar 15, 2021;
Posted Mar 15, 2021
Eight women from New Jersey whose lives have been upended in one way or another. They are (from left to right, top) Carla Draper, Carole Dubois, Bindu Balani, Carly Riordan, and (bottom left to right) Michelle Maldonado, Lata Annayya, Alissa Dirato and Maritza Beniquez
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A teacher working remotely while also trying desperately to protect her elderly mother. A restaurant owner who watched business dry up.
A doctor treating a tsunami of COVID-19 patients, including some from her own family. A child welfare worker who worries about the kids she’s paid to help, and the ones she leaves at home.
Art gallery was helping revitalize city ward. Now, it’s in jeopardy of closing due to COVID. NJ.com 3/3/2021 Rebecca Panico, nj.com
An art gallery in Newark that opened in 2019 quickly became a place where artists could connect with others in an unlikely part of the city.
But now Akwaaba Gallery is in jeopardy of closing because of the coronavirus.
Laura Bonas-Palmer didn’t open the gallery in the heart of the city’s downtown, which has steadily gained renewed interest from investors. It’s instead nestled around a church and waffle house along South Orange Avenue in the city’s West Ward, an area that has long been eager to revitalize.