HUDSON COUNTY, NJ, - Hudson County’s efforts to get those most vulnerable to COVID-19 vaccinated against the virus, namely by prioritizing residents 75 and over, is going well, Dave Drumeler, Deputy County Administrator told TAPinto. 

“It was very successful,” Drumeler, who has been helping to oversee the County’s distribution center said. This week’s effort, ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ -- As statewide efforts to vaccinate New Jersey’s most vulnerable and at risk populations intensify, the Hudson County Vaccine Distribution Center will, with 1,900 first doses available, prioritize vaccinating individuals who are over the age of 75. 

Beginning this week, the vaccine appointment portal will only allow for those who are 75 and older to schedule a time ...

TRENTON, NJ -- Anyone planning a wedding can expand the guest list now, following Gov. Phil Murphy's COVID press briefing in Trenton on Wednesday, when he announced that wedding receptions may proceed at 35% of a venue’s indoor capacity (up to 150 persons) and up to 150 people outdoors. Indoor receptions must abide by indoor dining guidelines. Attendees must ...

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - Rutgers University President Jonathan Holloway acknowledged that his decision to forgo in-person commencement ceremonies this spring was an unpopular one among the many who sent him letters over the past week.

And, he is doubling down on his decision to hold them virtually and not run the risk of turning Rutgers commencement into a super-spreader event.

“I want ...

NEW JERSEY — Around midday Monday, Gov. Phil Murphy signed three bills to legalize recreational marijuana-use and establish a regulated cannabis market within the next six months.

The legislation will allow for adults to legally possess as much as six ounces of marijuana and means relief for anyone previously subject to arrest for petty marijuana possession.

“As of this moment, ...