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New Jersey becomes the latest state to sell recreational marijuana beginning Thursday. Here’s what you’ll need to know before you consume.

First observed in 2016, Black Maternal Health Week is recognized from April 11-17 to call “attention and action” to “improving Black maternal health,” according to the CDC.

In New Jersey, the maternal mortality rate for Black people is seven times higher than the rate for white people.

Retail licenses could be issued within a month, after approved alternative treatment centers pay fees and undergo compliance assessments.

Studies suggest Black students perform better in school when they have at least one Black teacher.

Dozens of residents of various religions and congregations rallied to press local government to allocate American Rescue Plan funding toward gun violence solutions.

Advocates said challenges have emerged because the mandate was unfunded when enacted.

Stores in New Jersey will be prohibited from providing single-use plastic carryout bags, paper carryout bags, and polystyrene foam containers.

Jazz on Market in Camden celebrates the late Sandra Turner-Barnes and Lamont Dixon and their artistic contributions. It’s the first event at their new Market Street home.

The governor’s office announced Murphy’s positive test Thursday afternoon and said he was asymptomatic.

New Jersey Senate President Nick Scutari has announced he plans to form a joint committee to investigate the hold up over recreational weed sales.

Several students and parents are on board with the proposal to start school later.