By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY MARGATE – The day before Gov. Phil Murphy signed legislation that will expand opportunities for outdoor dining, Margate Commissioner of Public Safety John Amodeo said the city is investigating revising local ordinances to allow outdoor dining on a permanent basis. New Jersey Senate Bill 3340, which Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY VENTNOR – NJ Gov. Phil Murphy and members of the Ventnor Board of Commissioners honored school board member and former Atlantic County Commissioner Joe McDevitt, who died Jan. 21 at age 53 from complications of COVID-19. Flags in Ventnor remain at half-staff until his burial on Read more…
TRENTON – Gov. Phil Murphy Sunday declared that New Jersey will enter a state of emergency beginning 7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 31 in response to the expected winter storm. Snow accumulation for the storm began as of Sunday afternoon, with the heaviest snow expected to fall during the day on Monday, and hazardous conditions may Read more…
TRENTON – Gov. Phil Murphy today announced two additional categories of New Jersey residents eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccination. Beginning Thursday, Jan. 14, all New Jersey residents ages 65 and older, and individuals ages 16-64 with certain medical conditions that increase the risk of severe illness from the virus, are Read more…
TRENTON – Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal Monday, Dec. 21 announced a comprehensive package of policies designed to limit the use of force by New Jersey’s 38,000 state, county, and local law enforcement officers. The sweeping changes include the first revision to the Attorney General’s “Use of Force Policy” in Read more…
TRENTON – New Jersey is among 48 states suing Facebook, Inc. for allegedly violating federal antitrust laws by monopolizing the market for personal social networking services, and by using illegal mergers and other anti-competitive tactics to maintain its monopoly power. The multi-state complaint alleges that Facebook has aggressively maintained “monopoly Read more…
NEWARK – Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal and the Division of Consumer Affairs are warning consumers to be on the lookout for new scams and a slew of cyber-attacks targeting shoppers as the holiday shopping season kicks off, primarily online. According to a National Retail Federation survey, more than 60% Read more…
TRENTON – Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced Wednesday in a release that New Jersey will receive more than $3 million as part of a $113 multistate settlement with Apple, Inc., that resolves a multi-state investigation into allegations that Apple misrepresented and concealed from consumers information about performance problems with Read more…
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…