The Murphy Administration is paying $53 million (in taxpayer dollars) to the families of 119 residents who perished in New Jersey’s state-run veterans nursing facilities.
Each family will receive $445,000.
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The settlement was reportedly reached on Wednesday but wasn’t announced until Thursday when many New Jerseyans were preparing for a long holiday weekend.
205 veterans died between Menlo Park (103), Paramus (89) and Vineland (13). Two aids also perished.
The deaths remain the subject of a federal probe.
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