Outdoor Gathering Capacity to be Cut to 25 in NJ; Indoor Youth Sports Banned Until 2021

NEWARK, NJ — For those who find themselves wishing they could own the artifacts they see in museums, a special auction from the Newark Museum of Art is making that wish a reality. 

In partnership with Remember When Antiques and Estate Sales, LLC, NMoA has listed more than 700 items from its Educational Loan Collection for public auction. The proceeds from bidders will be reinvested in the ...

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — New Jersey First Lady Tammy Murphy paid an afternoon visit to Bloomfield on Thursday to meet members of the Bloomfield Public Safety Department who were receiving COVID-19 vaccinations at Riverside Urgent Care.

“I am going around the state today trying to highlight the types of facilities that are offering the vaccination, as there is more than one type of venue where you can ...

SOUTH ORANGE/MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Today South Orange passed a marker it did not want to see — seven new cases of COVID-19 identified in residents since yesterday put the Village at 503 cases total during the pandemic. 

Maplewood’s cumulative case load stands at 830 as of yesterday, Jan. 13. Essex County today reported a total of 543,974 cases and 18,070 deaths.

These numbers were reported ...

New Jersey Date Night is a series on NJ Flavor by relationship writer Craig Rogers.

A new year is upon us and optimistically one may believe that the possibilities are endless. Granted we just came off a year so horrific that it makes Divorce Court look better than Disneyland, so it’s reasonable to be a little trepidatious. But then again, aiming for the positive is a mindset that should be ...

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The first two presentations of the new South Orange Master Plan have over 3,000 total views on the village's Facebook page.

This is the first time in 40 years South Orange is creating a Master Plan that will set the village’s agenda for the next 10 years.

“The difference between 1978 versus 2021 is quite different, and we want to make sure that we have a plan in place ...

WEST ORANGE, NJ — When the Nutley-Columbia High co-op ice hockey team finally takes the ice for the 2021 season, it will do so with a new head coach at the helm.

Dave Macri, a youth hockey coach for more than 20 years, including the last eight for Nutley and Clifton, was approved for the job in November. He replaces Andrew Surowiec, who was the skipper for the last four seasons.

“I'm ...

TRENTON, NJ — Individuals ages 65 years and older and those between the ages of 16-64 with medical conditions (defined by the CDC) that increase the risk of severe illness from the virus are eligible for the COVID-19 vaccination beginning Thursday, Jan. 14, according to Gov. Phil Murphy, who shared the news at his COVID-19 press briefing on Wednesday. The governor also announced that so far, New ...

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — On their first day back to school since the start of the pandemic last March, teachers across the South Orange Maplewood School District walked out during their lunch period.

The protest was a coordinated action by the South Orange Maplewood Education Association (SOMEA) in response to the mandatory return to school buildings that began today.

David Mastrodonato, chair of ...

NEW JERSEY— The newly issued guidelines on Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) lending overseen by the SBA and the U.S. Treasury Department will better target New Jersey's small businesses, especially those owned by minorities or located in low income areas.

The Economic Aid Act makes it possible for hard-hit businesses to get second loans from the PPP lending initiative. It also places ...

UNION, NJ — Along with COVID-19 cases and trends, New Jersey is now reporting vaccination numbers. As of Tuesday evening, 219,126 first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered and 24,532 doses of the second vaccine.

In Essex County, the dashboard reports that 20,041 doses of the vaccine have been administered.

The phases of vaccination administration are as follows:

Phase 1A ...