Coronavirus News

TRENTON, NJ — Shoppers now must wear a face covering when going into a store, according to one of three new executive orders Gov. Phil Murphy signed today, along with his pleas for families to “stay away from each other” on the first night of Passover.

During his daily briefing Wednesday, the governor said shoppers entering supermarkets and pharmacies, ...

SUMMIT, NJ — Led by the city's volunteer emergency medical services, first responders from Union County and Essex County towns gathered at a local middle school lot and drove in formation to Overlook Medical Center to honor the healthcare workers on World Health Day.

While wearing masks and adhering to social distancing guidelines, the first responders including those ...

SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- She only stands two and a half feet tall, but Tiki the miniature horse lifted spirits high on Wednesday afternoon in Scotch Plains. (See video below).

Knowing that Tiki would bring joy to his neighbors, 15-year-old Ben Pritzker decided to embark upon a mini-parade with his mini horse across Raritan Road. He and his mom, Lucy, alerted people by posting on social media that ...

TRENTON, NJ — While New Jersey is starting to see the curve begin to flatten when it comes to the coronavirus spread, Gov. Phil Murphy urged all to continue to be diligent in following his stay at home orders and social distancing.

“While we are not anywhere close to being out of the woods yet,” said Murphy. “We are clearly on the right path to get ...

TRENTON, NJ — The commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development offered what he could in the way of reassurance during the state’s daily press briefing on Saturday, addressing the staggering 362,000 people who have applied for unemployment as a result of the nation’s public health crisis. 

New Jersey now has 34,124 known cases of the ...

TRENTON, NJ — With religious holidays approaching and changing guidelines for the use of masks, state officials on Friday urged the public to continue to observe a statewide ban on social gatherings as a means to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus.

The reminders to observe social distancing came during Gov. Phil Murphy’s daily press briefing during which officials reported an ...

WESTFIELD, NJ — A service that provides meals for about 80 homebound residents of Westfield and surrounding towns has suspended service amid the coronavirus pandemic and is referring clients to a service with more stringent requirements.

Mobile Meals notified the population it serves that its service would stop starting Saturday, a post on the nonprofit’s Facebook page states.

SUMMIT, NJ -- John Baker, a 55-year-old professional who lives in Summit and works in Manhattan, recently recovered from the COVID-19 coronavirus.

His case was moderate, and he did not require hospitalization, but his girlfriend, who lives in Manhattan, spent four days in the hospital with viral pneumonia.

"My first symptoms appeared on Wednesday, March 11, when I was staying in New ...

NEW JERSEY — New Jersey reported an additional 3,649 positive cases of COVID-19 and at least 91 more deaths linked to the virus on Wednesday afternoon, maintaining the second-most cases in the country.

Gov. Phil Murphy announced during his daily press conference that the state now has at least 22,255 cases and at least 355 deaths.

Three deaths, and whether the novel coronavirus was ...

MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ - "Mountainside Cares" was launched by a couple of Mountainside residents that wanted to support the healthcare providers on the frontline of the COVID-19 epidemic at Overlook Hospital while supporting the local restaurants.

On Sunday, March 22, Kathleen Boreale, a longtime nurse and Mountainside resident, posted an idea to "buy a nursing ...