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Essex County announces COVID-19 vaccine locations

Essex County announces COVID-19 vaccine locations

By Ciara Morrissey, Senior Chief Sports Editor
December 23, 2020

Two companies, Pfizer and Moderna, announce significant COVID-19 vaccine advances.

U.S. begins distributing first COVID-19 vaccines

By Jennie Lathrop
December 22, 2020

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Holiday traditions adapt to 2020 limitations

By Isabelle Farina, Photo and Advertising Editor
December 14, 2020

(Clockwise from top left) Georgia Senate candidates David Purdue (R), Jon Ossoff (D), the Rev. Dr. Raphael Warnock (D) and Kelly Loeffler (R) are in the middle of a heated pair of Senate race runoffs for Jan. 5.

Georgia Senate runoff brings in big bucks to determine majority

By Candace Ortman, Managing Editor
December 2, 2020

U.S. marks 250,000 dead as 2nd wave of COVID-19 continues to build

By Candace Ortman, Managing Editor
November 20, 2020

Two companies, Pfizer and Moderna, announce significant COVID-19 vaccine advances.

Pair of COVID-19 vaccines in trials prove extremely promising

By Alessia Contuzzi, News Section Editor
November 20, 2020

President-elect Joseph Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris were formally announced Saturday, after a tense several days of mail-in vote counting with an Electoral College victory inconclusive until Saturday.

Biden, Harris win 2020 presidential election

By Garrett Kessler, Curran Rastogi, Catherine Khitiri, and Lauren Snerson
November 9, 2020

The run-up to the 2020 election has brought the very idea of the Electoral College into question - what is it, why do we use it and why are people questioning it now? The answers are rooted in discrepancies between the popular vote and how the Electoral College forms results.

The Electoral College, explained: History and controversy

By Candace Ortman, Managing Editor
November 3, 2020

President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden differ wildly on the role of government in healthcare and the validity of the Affordable Care Act, known as ACA or

Healthcare and the Affordable Care Act, explained: Trump vs. Biden

By Ava DiGiacomo, News Editor
November 3, 2020

Social media users dive through a sea of fake news without knowing the difference between facts and fake news.

NEWS COMMENTARY: Social media’s fight to separate facts from fraud is confusing, but important

By Alessia Contuzzi, News Section Editor
November 3, 2020

When it comes to balancing the urgency and the cost of fighting climate change, President Trump and former VP Joe Biden favor different approaches. Trump and the majority of Republicans favor deregulation, reducing protections on the environment, and opening up lands for development. Biden and the Democratic party generally favor preserving protections for public land and increasing efforts to go carbon-neutral.

Climate change and action, explained: Trump vs. Biden

By Charley Rich, Lead Opinion Editor
November 3, 2020

In an White House ceremony on Sept. 26, Judge Amy Coney Barrett was introduced by President Trump as the official Supreme Court nominee.

OPINION: The US Senate must confirm Amy Coney Barrett

By Chris Rysz, Editor in Chief
October 13, 2020

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