New Jersey hits goal of 4.7M fully vaccinated ahead of schedule
New Jersey on Friday hit Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy’s goal of vaccinating 4.7 million people.
Murphy runs on record, Ciattarelli asks are you better off?
New Jersey’s gubernatorial election came into focus Wednesday, with Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy defending his progressive record and Republican Jack Ciattarelli homing in on affordability and taxes.
New Jersey businesses can let vaccinated employees drop masks, social distancing on Friday
New Jersey will allow fully vaccinated employees to drop masks and social distancing on Friday if they can prove they have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
New Jersey lawmakers pass bill to end public health emergency
The measure, which passed with Democrats in favor and Republicans against, ends most of the more than 100 executive orders that Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy enacted to address the pandemic, but leaves about a dozen of them in place until January.
New Jersey to lift COVID-19 indoor mask mandates in most settings Friday
Just in time for Memorial Day weekend, Chris O'Connell talks with people who are thrilled to see the end of masks in N.J. and ready to return to normal
New Jersey lifting statewide indoor mask mandate Friday, May 28
This Friday, New Jersey residents will be able to take off their masks in most indoor settings as case counts have dropped and vaccinations efforts have continued.
NJ offers free wine, state park passes, dinner with Gov. Murphy as vaccine incentives
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Wednesday rolled out three new vaccine incentives to push residents to get their shots, including a free glass of wine, a state park pass and a chance to win dinner with the Murphys.
Pa, SEPTA raise capacity limits; NJ students head to school in the fall as travel advisory is lifted
While Governor Phil Murphy announced students will head back to school in the fall and lifted the travel advisory, SEPTA and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania raised capacity limits.
Murphy keeps indoor mask mandate, plans emergency power end
The governor said it’s “only a matter of time,” perhaps weeks before the mask mandate is lifted in New Jersey.
Gov. Murphy optimistic MetLife Stadium will be at full capacity for 2021 NFL season
"I think the prospects are pretty good," Murphy said during his latest COVID-19 briefing.
New Jersey starts program offering free beer at select breweries to vaccinated
Any New Jerseyan 21 and older who gets their first vaccine dose during the month of May can bring their vaccination card to a participating brewery to get a free beer.
NJ to do away with some COVID-19 restrictions, expand capacity limits May 19
New Jersey will lift all COVID-19 outdoor gathering limits and remove a 50% capacity limit on indoor restaurants and bars beginning on May 19 as long as social distancing can be maintained, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said Monday.
Gov. Phil Murphy announces the 'Your Voice, Your Shot' video contest to encourage vaccination
Governor Phil Murphy announced the "Your Voice, Your Shot" video contest which urges New Jersey residents to share why they and others are getting vaccinated.
West Deptford High plans for graduation now that outdoor capacity is expanding
West Deptford High School, in Gloucester County, happily plans graduation for seniors now that NJ capacity limits are set to expand in May.
Murphy proposes new ambitious gun control, safety measures in New Jersey
Anticipating political pushback, Murphy rejected the idea of not enacting more gun control laws because New Jersey already has strict firearm safety measures in place.
Johnson & Johnson vaccine pause won’t impact NJ's push to open eligibility on Monday, Murphy says
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy said Wednesday that the indefinite pause on the Johnson & Johnson one-shot COVID-19 vaccine will not have an impact on the state's plan to open eligibility to all adults on Monday.
New Jersey raises capacity limits at outdoor gatherings on Friday
Outdoor gatherings in New Jersey can increase capacity to 200 people on Friday and certain religious outings no longer have crowd restrictions as the Garden State carefully peels back more of its COVID-19 restrictions.
'The light is real': Murphy sees hopeful future despite recent uptick in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations
Despite an increase in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in New Jersey over the last several weeks, Gov. Phil Murphy believes the light at the end of the tunnel is getting larger.
Gov. Murphy urges caution amid spike of COVID-19 cases
With New Jersey expecting a record allotment this week of nearly half a million doses, Gloucester County hopes to up its daily tally to as many as 8,000 shots.
New Jersey will expand vaccine eligibility to include those 55+ in April
New Jersey will expand COVID-19 vaccine eligibility beginning April 5 to people ages 55 and older, as well as to people 16 and older if they have intellectual or developmental disabilities.