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Here are the biggest news breaking stories of the week in New Jersey
It was a busy week in Ocean County, Monmouth County, and in New Jersey as a whole including tragedy, big news on the mask mandate in schools, and a well overdue honor for one of the Shore Conference's best former football players.
There were several talked about stories this week and some of those conversations will continue into next week and the weeks to come, especially as it relates to the Covid-19 pandemic in New Jersey and all associated mandates from the state.
There continues to be the biggest debate though over the school mask mandate -- from the point of view of the actual date itself and whether it should be lifted now instead of March 7 -- to a pair of bills being introduced that would lift the school mask mandate for students with certain health conditions.
Here are some of the biggest stories that came to light this week in Ocean County, Monmouth County, and New Jersey.
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