New Jersey

Further clarifications have been provided regarding allowable construction.  The state says that landscapers, painters, power washers, and associated trades may work, but with crews of five or fewer individuals.  Wednesday, Governor Phil Murphy issued an executive order that stated single home construction can continue as long as five or fewer people were on a job …

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215,000 New Jerseyans have filed for unemployment benefits over the last week in New Jersey.  New figures released by the State show nearly 600,000 state residents have filed to get the benefits due to the coronavirus. The post NEARLY QUARTER MILLION N...

National Guard troops are now assisting at veterans homes in New Jersey to help with the coronavirus pandemic.  National Guard medics have been dispatched to veterans homes in the northern part of the state as staffing levels have been depleted. The po...

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has cracked down on construction job sites in his latest executive order that was released Wednesday night.  The new order prohibits any job site from having more than five individuals on the site of any single family home construction, at any one time.  It also allows government construction projects, like …

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All supermarkets that operate in New Jersey are now regulated in terms of their capacity.  Governor Phil Murphy signed an executive order that restricts occupancy at supermarkets to 50 percent of their capacity.  All supermarket employees must now wear...

The June primary is off, the July primary is on in New Jersey.  Governor Phil Murphy issued an executive order on Wednesday that moves the New Jersey primary election to Tuesday, July 7th.  Murphy did this in response to the recovery from the coronavir...

The number of coronavirus deaths have hit 1,504 in the State of New Jersey.  Governor Phil Murphy says the state has not hit any plateau, and we now have 47,437 cases of the virus in New Jersey.  Murphy says 275 deaths have been reported in the past 24...

The National Park Serve has closed the Sandy Hook recreational area, which is under the auspices of the federal government.  The feds took the lead from Governor Phil Murphy, who closed all state parks on Tuesday due to the spread of coronavirus. The p...

Further restrictions are anticipated today by Governor Phil Murphy regarding coronavirus.  Sources say Murphy is expected to restrict construction in some fashion during his daily media update today, and he may also call for further social distancing r...

The days of you strolling into your Acme Supermarket unfettered to get what you need are over.  Acme announced that all of its stores will practice social distancing, and now allow only 20 percent of the anticipated volume inside the stores.  There are...