Today’s audio update: Winter storm triggers state of emergency, parents killed in N.J. fire

Hey there New Jersey! Here’s your audio update highlighting a state of emergency declaration for five counties in New Jersey and a fire that claimed the lives of two parents in Plainfield.

We’ll also tell you about two major hospital chains now requiring masks for visitors and staff at inpatient facilities and a charity trailer that was burglarized in West Deptford.

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