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TRENTON, NJ - Gov. Phil Murphy at his daily COVID-19 press conference today announced reopening dates for 

Child care centers (June 15)
Non-contact organized sports activities (June 22)
Youth day camps, including municipal summer rec programs (July 6) 

These activities are allowed to resume over the next several weeks, if they follow health and safety safeguards, the ...

HAWTHORNE, NJ - Mayor Goldberg released his letter to the borough Monday following the noon Memorial Day service at the Municipal Building.  His letter reads below:

Dear Friends,

I write this letter after conducting a Memorial Day service remembering the men and women who paid the ultimate price defending us and our way of life. We remember the families that were and will never be the ...

NEW JERSEY — In time for Memorial Day weekend, Gov. Phil Murphy lifted the 10-person outdoor limit on gatherings on Friday, now granting up to 25 to congregate — so long as they adhere to the proper COVID-19 safety protocols. 

“So if you were looking forward to gathering with your neighbors for a Memorial Day cookout you may do so, so long as social distance and ...

HAWTHORNE, NJ - Mayor Richard Goldberg has released the second of his twice-a-week letters.  Ahead of the Memorial Day holiday, he has announced a change of format, since gathering is not possible, to request residents to engage in Memorial Day remembrance.  His letter reads below.

Dear Friends,

The number of confirmed cases as of this morning is 418, 20 fatalities and 24 ...

NEW JERSEY — While referencing “Jersey Girl” — in which Bruce Springsteen ruminates over everything being alright at the shore — Gov. Phil Murphy announced Thursday that all public and private beaches in the state will re-open in time for Memorial Day weekend.

Starting May 22, more than 120 miles of beaches in the state of 9 million, as well as lakefronts, ...

TRENTON, NJ - Governor Phil Murphy spent a large part of his daily press briefing on Monday lobbying federal officials to help fund states hit hardest by Covid-19

Joined by U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D – NJ), Murphy publicly asked for President Donald Trump and federal lawmakers from both sides of the aisle to help fund state shortfalls and “prevent this public health emergency ...

HAWTHORNE, NJ - Mayor Richard Goldberg has released the second of his twice-a-week letters to the borough.  TAPinto Hawthorne has published it below:

Dear Friends,

It is times like this that I miss our hometown paper, the Hawthorne Press. They say you never appreciate something until it’s gone. It was a great source for local news.

The number of confirmed cases as of this ...

TRENTON, NJ – During his May 4 COVID-19 daily briefing, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy stated that the low number of new positive cases and recorded deaths reported today were “suspect.”

“The numbers may be low as a result of a network outage we had yesterday. This may have prevented all cases from being processed,” said Murphy.

New positive cases reported: ...

TRENTON, NJ - Governor Phil Murphy used his Saturday press briefing to urge New Jersey residents to limit “knucklehead behavior” so that the state can continue on a road to recovery following the extended battle against COVID-19.

The plea came the same day state and county parks were reopened amid warnings that if visitors failed to comply with social distancing and other health ...

TRENTON, NJ — Wedding ceremonies will no longer be left at the altar because of the pandemic, NJ Gov. Phil Murphy said Friday — albeit with some caveats.

In the latest signal that the state is gradually returning to a pseudo-normalcy, Murphy announced this afternoon that he will sign an executive order relaxing in-person requirements for ...