Data shows average property tax bill increased $475 from prior year

Homeowners now face bills close to 9,500 in New Jersey

Financial pressures were the focus of State League of Municipalities annual convention

Least positive views came from heavily Democratic urban areas and heavily Republican rural counties

High taxes — especially property taxes — have frustrated residents for decades

Merck was late to the game in the effort to develop coronavirus vaccines and instead has been focusing on coronavirus treatments.