Bette Midler tweeted, “TRY BREASTFEEDING! It’s free and available on demand.” Within seconds, the world of formula-feeding parents went crazy.
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Medical Center Holds Emergency Blood Drive to Address Low Supply
Jersey City Medical Center (JCMC) will hold an emergency blood drive on Wednesday, May 18, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Local Girl Teams up With Grocery Store To Battle Pediatric Cancer
From now through April 30, customers in the tri-state area can “round up” their purchases—or donate $1, $3 or $5 at checkout—to benefit MSK Kids, the pediatric program at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, when they visit Stop & Shop.
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One Man’s Seven Day Wait for Covid Test Results
Permit me to offer up my own odyssey toward the still-elusive goal of getting from point A (the test) to point B (the results).
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Jersey City Medical Center and Christ Hospital Graded for Safety
Jersey City Medical Center and CarePoint Health-Christ Hospital merit passing grades for safety according to the rating organization Leapfrog.
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Free Child Covid Vaccinations Begin in Kearny
Hudson County Executive Tom DeGise has announced the start of free child Covid-19 vaccinations in Hudson County.
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McNair Junior Organizes Local Protest on Oct. 3 Against Texas Abortion Law
Aleyna Kilic, a junior at Jersey City’s McNair Academic High School, will be leading a rally Sunday, Oct. 3 at city hall to protest the recent passage of the Texas Heartbeat Act, which went into effect Sept. 1.
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Hudson County Announces Vaccine Distribution Center Will Begin Distributing Pfizer Booster Shots
Hudson County Executive Tom DeGise has announced that anyone eligible to receive a booster shot of the Pfizer vaccine will be able to do so at the Hudson County Vaccine Distribution Center starting Monday, free of charge with no appointment necessary.
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Vaccine Requirement and Mask Mandate Issued for N.J. Child Care Centers
New Jersey’s child care workers must be fully vaccinated by Nov. 1 or face regular testing, and all employees, visitors, and children older than 2 must wear face masks in day care centers at all times, Gov. Phil Murphy announced during a press briefing Monday.
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City Breaks Ground on New Downtown Homeless Shelter
Today, Mayor Fulop was joined by Cardinal Joseph Tobin, Bishop of the Archdiocese of Newark, dignitaries and the site’s developers to officially begin construction on the brand new, 60,000 square foot homeless services facility located along Grove Street, between 15th and 16th Streets.