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NJ's Most Memorable 2021 Moments Captured In 13 Photos

See photos from the biggest events of the year, from Tropical Storm Ida to the gubernatorial elections to COVID-19.

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Supporters of New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy cheer as they wait for the final results at the election night party in Asbury Park, New Jersey on Tuesday, November 2, 2021.
Supporters of New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy cheer as they wait for the final results at the election night party in Asbury Park, New Jersey on Tuesday, November 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)

NEW JERSEY — After another tumultuous year, take a look back on the major events in New Jersey. From the second year of a pandemic forcing a slew of lockdowns and long testing lines, a tropical storm that destroyed homes and displaced many, to a statewide election reelecting Governor Phil Murphy.

See below for the top photos from the past year.

A periodical cicada, a member of Brood X, takes flight in the tree tops on June 3, 2021. Billions of Magicicada periodical cicadas emerged from the soil in the eastern United States and Midwest to molt, mate, lay eggs and die after living underground for 17 years. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

A Manville Police Officer stands guard near the remains of a house that exploded due to severe flooding from Tropical Storm Ida in Manville, New Jersey, Friday, September 3, 2021. Dozens of people in five states died as storm water cascaded into people’s homes and engulfed automobiles, overwhelming urban drainage systems never meant to handle so much rain in such a short time. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)
A Manville Police Officer stands guard near the remains of a house that exploded due to severe flooding from Tropical Storm Ida in Manville, New Jersey, Friday, September 3, 2021. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)
Abilio Viegas attempts to fix his flooded van on South Street on September 2, 2021 in Newark, New Jersey. Gov. Phil Murphy declared a state of emergency due to Tropical Storm Ida which caused flooding and power outages throughout New Jersey as the Northeast was hit by record rain and tornadoes. New York Governor Kathy Hochul has also declared a state of emergency. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Floodwater covers South Street on September 2, 2021 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)


In a photo taken Thursday, September 21, 2017, people head into the service building at the Cheesequake Rest Area in South Amboy, New Jersey. This summer, the rest stop was renamed after singer Jon Bon Jovi, a New Jersey native. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
A close-up of a Spotted Lanternfly with its wing spread which shows the spots and the red color of its hind wings. The Spotted Lanternfly is an invasive insect from parts of Asia, that has made it into the Mid Atlantic area of the United States. (Getty Images)
Mike Baronick reacts after seeing the name of his wife, who died from COVID-19, written on a rock during his first visit to the Rami's Heart COVID-19 Memorial in Wall Township, New Jersey, Wednesday, October 27, 2021. The memorial, which started out on a jersey shore beach made of shells and rocks, has found a permanent home at Allaire Community Farm. Started by Rima Samman and named after her brother Rami, who was killed by the new coronavirus, it has grown to more than 4000 victims' names, with dozens of new names added every week. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
At the request of families, Rima Samman photographs particular names of people who died from new coronavirus at the Rami's Heart COVID-19 Memorial in Wall Township, New Jersey, Wednesday, October 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

The Associated Press Contributed to this Report.

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