Beta-Testing Governor Phil Murphy’s COVID-19 Tracking App Where Gender Classification is Really Important

Governor Phil Murphy today launched a new COVID-19 tracking app that will let you know if somebody around you has or has had COVID-19. It works like this. You download the app,…

New York Governor: We Must Attack COVID-19 Clusters in Orthodox Jewish Communities

NEW YORK, NY – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Thursday, like his counterpart Phil Murphy of New Jersey addressed the growing concern over rapidly growing COVID-19 clusters in Orthodox Jewish communities…

Could Phil Murphy Shut Down Ocean County as COVID-19 Cases Continue to Rise to Record Levels?

TOMS RIVER, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy is coming to Ocean County on Friday to discuss the outbreak of COVID-19 around Lakewood Township, that is also spreading to nearby Toms…

Garner, North Carolina Man Charged with Fraudulently Seeking Over $6 Million in COVID Relief Funds

GARNER, NC – A North Carolina man was charged with fraudulently seeking over $6 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Brian C. Rabbitt of the Justice…

North Tonawanda Man Charged With COVID-19 Relief Fraud

BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Michael Kornaker, 50, of North Tonawanda, NY, was charged by criminal complaint with wire fraud in relation to a national…

New Jersey is COVID-19 Death Capital of America, Is Governor Murphy to Blame?

TRENTON, NJ – As New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy continues to tout his success in the COVID-19 battle, facts don’t back up the governors position any more than they can back up…

Ocean County Revises Monday COVID-19 Figures, Says State Glitch to Blame

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Earlier today, the Ocean County Health Department reported over 500 total cases of COVID-19 on Monday. Tonight, Daniel Regenye, spokesperson for the OCHD said that number was an…

Murphy Thanks Trump for Delivery of 2.6 Million New Rapid Result COVID-19 Testing Kits

Today, Governor Phil Murphy announced that the Trump administration is giving the state 2.6 million 15-minute COVID-19 tests and thanked the President for giving his state the ability to nearly double its…

Monmouth County Freeholders Blame Youth Sports for COVID-19 Spike

FREEHOLD, NJ – Youth sports are being blamed for the uptick in Monmouth County COVID-19 infections, according to the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders. “I know that there has been a…

National Study Confirms No Evidence of COVID-19 Exposure at Gyms

After analyzing millions of member check-in data across 2,873 gyms, sports clubs and boutique fitness centers over the course of three months, The International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) and MXM,…

Businesses with COVID-19 Outbreaks Being Sued in Wrongful Death Lawsuits

When businesses forced workers to work in asbestos-contaminated workplaces in the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s a new niche of asbestos-related legal services grew in America. Today, a similar situation is unfolding with…

Man Sentenced to Jail for Hosting Party During COVID-19 Lockdown

LA PLATA, MD—Tony Covington, Maryloand’s State Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Friday, September 25, 2020, Shawn Marshall Myers, after a bench trial before District Court Judge W. Louis Hennessy, was…

Phil Murphy Says We’ll Never Go Back to the way Things Were Before COVID-19

TRENTON, NJ – Governor Phil Murphy issued a dire forecast on Friday in a new commercial spot paid for by “New Direction NJ” saying life in New Jersey will never go back…

Half Of Ocean County’s New COVID-19 Cases From Lakewood, Health Officials Say as New Cases at Spring Levels

LAKEWOOD, NJ – There’s a new outbreak of COVID-19 in Ocean County and more than half of all new cases are being reported in Lakewood Township. In Lakewood alone, there have been…

No Crowds in Times Square During Virtual New Years Celebration Due to COVID-19

NEW YORK CITY, NY – As the ball drops in Times Square in New York City this coming December 31st, there will be, for the first time since the event began, no…

COVID-19 Temporarily Sidelines Toms River East Football Team

TOMS RIVER, NJ – The Toms River East Raiders were set to open their season next weekend against the Jackson Liberty Lions, but that game is on hold after the Toms River…

Murphy Admits No COVID-19 Through Sports, Gyms, Indoor Dining, Further Easing of Restrictions Possible

TRENTON, NJ – It was science that forced New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy to maintain an extended shut down of the restaurant, sports and fitness industries this summer, but now, Murphy is…

New Jersey to Roll Out Contact Tracing and Tracking App that Lets You Know if People Around You Have Been Exposed to COVID-19

TRENTON, NJ – A new phone app is about to be rolled out to New Jersey that will track and monitor residents’ locations and warn them if they have come in contact…

Middletown Man Charged with Fraudulently Seeking $4.7 Million in Covid-19 Stimulus Loans

MIDDLETOWN, RI – A Middletown, RI, man currently on federal supervised release having been previously sentenced for robbing four banks, is facing charges in federal court in Providence for allegedly filing fraudulent…

Murphy, State Officials Say Recent New Jersey COVID-19 Uptick is Not a “Second Wave”

TRENTON, NJ – Governor Phil Murphy, joined by Health Commissioner Judith Persichili and Ed Lifshitz said on Monday that an uptick in COVID-19 cases in Ocean and Monmouth County, at this point are…

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