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Jersey Shore survived Sandy and shark attacks. But the coronavirus threat is ‘on another level’
If there’s one sure thing about the pandemic’s impact on the Jersey Shore this summer, it’s that nobody really has a clue.
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Listen 5:14Coronavirus update: Murphy outlines multi-step recovery plan
Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday unveiled a three-stage plan for reopening New Jersey's economy amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis.
5 years ago
Coronavirus update: N.J. announces first child to die of COVID-19
Officials announced Friday that a child had died of COVID-19, the first New Jersey resident younger than 18 to succumb to the virus.
5 years ago
Coronavirus update: N.J. unemployment claims soar, hospitalizations dip
The number of people unemployed at once sets an all-time record in New Jersey.
5 years ago
Supreme Court tosses two convictions in N.J. ‘Bridgegate’ scandal
Two allies of former Gov. Chris Christie had been convicted, but the court said those verdicts were based on a faulty interpretation of the law.
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‘The back end of the frontline’: How N.J.’s ‘death care’ workers are coping with COVID-19
New Jersey funeral homes and cemeteries accustomed to handling a certain number of deaths per week were suddenly facing two or three times that.
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Listen 5:56Coronavirus update: N.J. census response lags; experts hired to help long-term care facilities
Hiring the extra help comes a day after the state attorney general announced an investigation into nursing homes.
5 years ago
N.J. sees ‘catastrophic’ surge in deaths, thousands more than official COVID tally
The surge in total deaths is far larger than those attributed to the coronavirus. Experts say it could take a while to reconcile the numbers.
5 years ago
Coronavirus update: Murphy praises flexibility from DC, AG asks for tips on misconduct
New Jersey is now soliciting anonymous tips about misconduct at long-term care facilities, both before the pandemic began and once it started.
5 years ago
Coronavirus update: Testing in N.J. prisons to begin, $1.4B paid to unemployed
After drawing criticism for not doing enough to curb the spread of COVID-19 in prisons, the state says it will test everyone.
5 years ago
Coronavirus update: Murphy meets with Trump and gets 550,000 test kits
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy took his pressure campaign for direct cash assistance to the White House on Thursday. And came back with a promise of 550,000 test kits.
5 years ago
Here is Gov. Murphy’s plan for reopening N.J.
Murphy's six-point recovery plan included steps officials would have to take to slow the spread of COVID-19, minimize new outbreaks of the disease and reboot the economy.
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