Gov. Murphy advised individuals traveling to New Jersey from additional states with significant community spread of COVID-19 to quarantine for a 14-day period from the time of last contact within the identified state. The updated advisory includes four additional states—Minnesota, New Mexico, Ohio, and Wisconsin—with Delaware removed from the list. The travel advisory applies to […]

Gov. Phil Murphy has signed into law the “New Jersey COVID-19 Emergency Bond Act,” which authorizes the state to borrow up to $9.9 billion to address the unprecedented fiscal crisis that has arisen as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic. “The passage of this legislation is an important step in New Jersey’s recovery from the

According to some, it feels like New Jersey is in somewhat of a lull as far as the Covid-19 public health crisis but according to Bridgeton Mayor Albert Kelly, that doesn’t mean we should let down our guard. That is why Kelly and other Bridgeton officials were pleased with Rite Aid’s decision to provide Covid-19

This story is being republished under a special NJ News Commons content-sharing agreement related to COVID-19 coverage. Link to story: nj.com/coronavirus/2020/07/nj-has-started-paying-the-extended-20-weeks-of-unemployment-benefits-state-says.html Due to the high unemployment rate from the coronavirus crisis, New Jersey announced earlier this month that many workers will be eligible for an additional 20 weeks of unemployment benefits. The Labor Department said