TRENTON – Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday signed Executive Order No. 196, which lowers indoor and outdoor gathering limits. Effective 6 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17, the indoor gathering limit will decrease from 25 to 10 people. The outdoor gathering limit will decrease from 500 people to 150 people, effective 6 Read more…
TRENTON – According to a statement from Communications Director Steven Barnes, New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal today learned that a staff member he had contact with at the workplace on Monday tested positive for COVID-19. Grewal took a rapid COVID-19 test which came back positive. A follow-up PCR test, Read more…
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP – Democrats Joe Biden and Cory Booker appear to be cruising to victories in blue-state New Jersey’s elections for president and U.S. Senate, according to a Stockton University poll released today. However, the poll of 721 New Jersey adults conducted Oct. 7-13 reflects reports of heavy early mail-in Read more…
TRENTON – As part of the international promotion of Climate Week 2020, the New Jersey will promote “Jersey Strong on Climate,” a weeklong virtual public education campaign led by the Department of Environmental Protection intended to help inform the public about the current and future climate threats New Jersey faces Read more…
The last day to register to vote in the upcoming General Election is Oct. 13. The New Jersey Division of Elections has made it easy for many residents to register to vote online. Residents can register at https://voter.svrs.nj.gov/register Two options are available, register online with a valid driver’s licence or non-driver Read more…
Attorney General advises parents to supervise their children online TRENTON – Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal today announced arrests of 21 individuals charged with sexually exploiting children online. The 19 men, one woman, and one juvenile male were arrested in “Operation Screen Capture,” a collaborative operation launched in response to a Read more…
TRENTON – Gov. Phil Murphy today signed legislation changing the title of chosen freeholder to county commissioner and boards of chosen freeholders to boards of county commissioners. The bill (S855) requires counties to update their letterheads, stationary and websites within a year of the bill’s effective date, Jan. 1, 2021, and allows Read more…
The New Jersey Hall of Fame has announced the inductees for the incoming Class of 2019-2020 – a who’s who of some of the Garden State’s best and brightest. The 12th annual induction ceremony will be a one-hour virtual pre-recorded ceremony that will take place on Sunday, Oct. 18 and Read more…
BARNEGAT LIGHT – The U.S. Coast Guard rescued two men 33 miles east of Barnegat Light early Tuesday morning. Watchstanders at Sector Delaware Bay were notified at 5:30 a.m. via Channel 16 that a 68-foot fishing vessel had begun taking on water and its crew requested assistance. They informed the Read more…
The Department of the Treasury and IRS announced the tax filing and payment deadline of July 15 will not be postponed. Individual taxpayers unable to meet the July 15 due date can request an automatic extension of time to file until Oct. 15. Due to COVID-19, the original filing deadline Read more…