Karen Yi

Karen Yi appears in the following:

Newark Police Will Stop Releasing Mugshots For Minor Offenses

Wednesday, October 20, 2021

Minor offenses are generally nonviolent and don't result in jail time. 

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NJ Hospital Network Fires 118 Employees For Failing To Get COVID Shot

Tuesday, October 19, 2021

RWJ Barnabas Health, which operates 11 hospitals across the state, gave its more than 35,000 workers until last week to get fully vaccinated. 

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Newark Ex-official Indicted On Bribery Charges

Sunday, October 17, 2021

Carmelo Garcia is a former deputy mayor in Newark. 

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Boil Water Notice For 250K North Jersey Residents Finally Lifts After Six Weeks

Friday, October 15, 2021

Officials from the Passaic Valley Water Commission said the water is now safe to consume.

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Passaic County Residents Start 6th Week On Boil Water Advisory After Ida Dirties Reservoir

Thursday, October 07, 2021

About 250,000 customers have been affected.

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Newark Has Replaced Nearly All Its Lead Pipes In Record Time

Wednesday, October 06, 2021

Newark's lead levels first spiked in 2017. 

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NJ Schools Report 26 COVID Outbreaks, 102 Cases

Wednesday, September 22, 2021

 82 students and 20 staffers have tested positive for COVID-19 during the current school year.

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New NJ Homeless Count Shows Impact Of Pandemic

Tuesday, September 21, 2021

NJ Counts is the annual count of the state's homeless population. 

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NJ Fund For Undocumented Workers Will Launch Next Month

Monday, September 20, 2021

New Jersey is getting ready to roll out $40 million dollars in aid to undocumented workers.

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N.J. Ida Death Toll Rises To 29 As Two Young Friends' Bodies Found In River

Friday, September 10, 2021

 Two bodies pulled from the Passaic River earlier this week were identified as the pair of friends who disappeared during the storm.

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Ida Forced At Least 58 NJ Schools To Start The Year Remotely

Wednesday, September 08, 2021

Some schools sustained damage others remain blocked by damaged roads or bridges. 

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NJ Students Get Ready For In-Person School After 18 Months Away

Wednesday, September 08, 2021

With the exception of a handful of districts that suffered damage in last week’s flooding, Murphy isn’t giving students a remote learning option.

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7-year-old Rescued During Ida Hugs Biden During NJ Tour

Tuesday, September 07, 2021

Biden toured Manville, New Jersey to assess storm damage. 

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Flooded N.J. High School Will Reopen Remotely For 1,000 Students

Friday, September 03, 2021

Hurricane Ida destroyed classrooms and the school auditorium. 

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Storm Ravaged Newark As Residents Remain Trapped By Flood Waters

Thursday, September 02, 2021

Parts of Newark were underwater last night as heavy rains inundated cars and gushed into apartments.

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NJ's Eviction Moratorium Ends For Middle-Income Renters

Tuesday, August 31, 2021

There are still some protections in place for renters who were impacted by the pandemic. 

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NJ Workers Filed Thousands Of COVID-19 Complaints Against Their Employers. But No One Was Shut Down.

Monday, August 30, 2021

New Jersey implemented new safety guidelines during the pandemic for employers and let workers file complaints against companies that weren’t following the rules. 

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N.J. Readies As Waves Of Afghan Refugees Arrive At Military Base

Friday, August 27, 2021

Gov. Phil Murphy created a task force to help Afghan refugees in the state. 1,192 are already in New Jersey. 

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NJ Workers Fired Over Vax Policy Will Be Reviewed For Unemployment Eligibility, Officials Say

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

New Jersey is asking more workers to get vaccinated or undergo weekly testing. 

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NJ State Workers, Teachers Must Get COVID Vaccines Or Tested Weekly Under New Executive Order

Monday, August 23, 2021

State employees and school staff have until October 18th to comply with Governor Murphy's order

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