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NEW JERSEY - Governor Murphy announced that New Jersey is launcing a "Shot and a Beer" program, encouraging eligible residents, ages 21 and over to get vaccinated.

Any New Jerseyan who gets their first vaccine dose in the month of May and takes their vaccination card to a participating brewery will receive a free beer. The following are restaurants and brewing companies are ...

NEWARK, NJ — On April 5th, a teenage girl, Sanaa Amenhotep was reported missing by her mother. This teenage girl was the daughter of Newark Activist Sharif Malik Amenhotep. After a search, the young teen was found lifeless with multiple gunshot wounds in a field in South Carolina. Authorities ruled her death a homicide. 

Little Sanaa is thought to have lost her life on the same day she went ...

EAST ORANGE, NJ — Not long ago, community members had to be told not to cancel their Pfizer or Moderna vaccine appointments in anticipation of the one-shot Johnson and Johnson (J&J) vaccine. Now, many who got the J&J are concerned about what effect it may have on their bodies. The concerns are due to the CDC pausing the J&J distribution because women developed blood clots. “We should ...

NEW JERSEY -- The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) revised its masking guidance for fully vaccinated Americans on Tuesday, April 27. The new public health recommendations outlined instances in which fully vaccinated individuals can forgo wearing a mask. This guidance applies to COVID-19 vaccines currently authorized for emergency use by the FDA: Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, and the newly reinstated ...

NEW JERSEY -- Beginning today, walk-in vaccinations are open to all New Jerseyans age 16+ at all six vaccine mega-sites during select times, according to Gov. Phil Murphy, who announced the news in a tweet on Thursday, April 29.

Walk-up vaccinations are now available at the Middlesex County Mega-site, located at the New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center, 97 Sunfield Avenue, Edison, from ...

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Workers and volunteers at the Essex County vaccination sites say they may not be open too much longer. It is still unclear what date this may occur, if sites will be consolidated into one another, or close in totality. However, workers and volunteers have been reduced and asked to prepare for closure. 

Meanwhile, State vaccine sites have opened access to anyone who wants to ...

EAST ORANGE, NJ – On April 26, East Orange Mayor Ted R. Green proposed a zero-percent tax increase for a 2021 budget of $152.7 million. If this budget is accepted, it will be the first time in over ten years there has not been a tax increase, the last being during the recession. 

In his remarks, the Mayor said, “We understand that this is a difficult time, and we wanted to make sure that we do ...

ORANGE, NJ - Mr. Eliameau Maxime, 32, of Orange was shot and killed in Irvington over the weekend. A 23-year-old was also shot but survived. Essex County authorities announced the Irvington Police Department and the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force are investigating the double shooting. The incident took place early in the morning on Saturday, April 24th on Union ...

TRENTON, NJ -- Gov. Phil Murphy said at his COVID press briefing Monday afternoon that effective May 10, indoor room capacities for private catered events -- including weddings and school proms, political events, funerals, memorial services, and performances -- will increase to 50% with a maximum of 250 individuals.

He also announced the easing of the following restrictions:

Effective ...

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr., the Essex County Board of County Commissioners, West Orange Mayor Robert Parisi and the Township Council and St. Barnabas Medical Center will present an Emergency Food Distribution Event on Thursday, April 29 at Colgate Park in West Orange to help families negatively impacted by the pandemic. The 1,000 boxes of food that will be ...