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New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy is ripping President Trump over the new federal unemployment program.  Murphy said on social media that the President has offered no guidance on how to administer the program, or the extra $400 benefit.  And, Murphy says, the President knows most states, including New Jersey, are broke and have no idea …

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New Jersey reported only four coronavirus deaths on Monday.  Governor Phil Murphy announced that there were 258 new cases in the State.  He is hopeful that indoor dining can resume at some point.  Murphy has called out some seashore bars by name for not following various Covid-19 guidelines.  Murphy says he will close the bars …

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It looks like there will be no Penn State football this fall. TMZ.com reports that the Big Ten and the Pac 12 both decided Monday that fall football will not occur this year.  Over the weekend, Temple’s football season was also cancelled for the ...

A 29 year old man was struck and killed by a passing motor vehicle in Atlantic City early Sunday morning.  Police say Thomas Kovsh was walking his bicycle when he was struck by a vehicle driven by a 24 year old man from Ventnor.  The driver immediately...

The number of coronavirus cases in Cape May County is going down.  The Cape reported only two new resident cases on Sunday.  Avalon, Cape May Point, and Stone Harbor are the only communities with zero resident cases.  The number of non resident cases h...

Ocean City has cancelled all special events through October.  Mayor Jay Gillian announced that the baby parade, September air shows, and the boardwalk Corvette show are all off.  He says the events are being scrubbed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Th...

State Senator Mike Testa is calling for the state to be better prepared when a major storm hits, knocking out power to thousands. Testa has written a letter to the Board of Public Utilities asking for the bolstering of resilience of the state’s electrical grid to help prevent widespread outages that occur when a major …

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The power is back on after Tropical Storm Isaias smacked the region last Tuesday.  As of Sunday afternoon, Atlantic City Electric reported only 241 customers without power; some of them lost power during a fierce storm that hit the area Friday night.  Power remains off for some customers in other parts of the state, and …

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Two state parks are now closed for good.  State officials announced that Fort Mott State Park in Salem County and another park in Hunterdon County will be closed until further notice.  All passive recreation at both facilities will be off limits to peo...

New Jersey reported only five new coronavirus deaths on Sunday.  The state also received some positive news at the rate of transmission number dropped for the seventh consecutive day.  New Jersey has had fewer than 15 deaths per day now for over a week...