West Orange, NJ Coronavirus Updates & News For August 7 – Patch.com

For first-year students headed to college this fall, their first semester of higher education is fraught with uncertainty.

By Caroline Bauman and Patrick Wall, Chalkbeat Newark Aug. 7, 2020… Read more

A highly cited coronavirus projection model has released updated estimates on how the pandemic could impact New Jersey through Dec. 1.

NEW JERSEY — A highly cited coronavirus projection model this week released updated estimates on how the pandemic could impact New Jersey through December…. Read more

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka is advising families to keep their children out of classrooms while the coronavirus continues to spread.

By Patrick Wall, Chalkbeat Newark… Read more

North Jersey commuters who use DeCamp buses will have to find a different way to get to New York City starting Friday.

MONTCLAIR, NJ — DeCamp Bus Lines will stop serving customers indefinitely beginning Friday due to the coronavirus pandemic, the company said…. Read more

Almost $2 million in federal funds are on the way to help one of New Jersey’s hardest-hit counties recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Almost $2 million in federal funds are on the way to help one of New Jersey’s hardest-hit counties recover from the coronavirus pandemic, officials recently announced. … Read more

Other coronavirus updates: Local statistics Maplewood school reopening plan, food distribution for the needy, where to get tested, and more.

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood Mayor Frank McGehee announced on Monday that over the weekend, the town lost a 76-year-old resident to coronavirus. The passing brought the town’s confirmed death toll to 27 since the beginning of the pandemic…. Read more