Feds Seize 14,000 Unapproved COVID-19 Treatment and Testing Kits

BALTIMORE, NJ — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Baltimore special agents and Maryland law enforcement partners have seized over 14,000 unapproved COVID-19 treatment capsules and several unapproved…

New Jersey News·Police Blotter

Neither COVID-19 Nor BLM Protest Can Keep Racist Karen From Doing Her Job

Karen has been relatively quiet since the Black Lives Matter/George Floyd protests, but as things calm down, she’s slowly making her way out of our 4 bedroom 2.5 bath home and time…

Viral News

Doctor Sets Up Mobile COVID-19 Van to Bring Testing to Under Served Communities in New Jersey

EAST ORGANGE , NJ – See how one doctor invested $40,000 to bring COVID-19 testing to communities where statewide testing is not available, especially in minority and poor communities. COVID-19…

In the News

Phil Murphy to Protesters, Looters, Rioters: Get Yourself a COVID-19 Test

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – After riots and looting broke out in several cities, including Trenton, Asbury Park, Newark and Atlantic City, Governor Phil Murphy said those individuals should get tested for COVID-19.…

New Jersey News

Toms River Rite-Aid one of 46 Free COVID-19 Test Sites

CAMP HILL, Pa. – Rite Aid will significantly expand its COVID-19 testing effort with the addition of 46 no-charge testing sites, most of which will operate through its stores’ drive-through windows, beginning…

Health and Wellness

No COVID-19 Testing for Prisoners, But Murphy Will Start Furloughing Inmates This Weekend

TRENTON, NJ – Governor Phil Murphy said that COVID-19 testing for inmates incarcerated in the state prison system and workers of the Department of Corrections is in the works, but also said…

In the News

Worker at Lacey ShopRite Tests Positive for COVID-19

LACEY TOWNSHIP, NJ – The Lacey Township ShopRite announced this weekend that an employee has tested positive for COVID-19 and the store is performing standard practices to ensure the safety of all…

Business News·Health and Wellness·Ocean County News

Why Won’t Murphy Allow for In-Home COVID-19 Testing? Two Lawmakers Push Gov for Executive Order

LUMBERTON, NJ – Assemblyman Ryan Peters and Assemblywoman Jean Stanfield called for an immediate executive order that would allow New Jersey residents to obtain at-home coronavirus testing kits. New Jersey is one…

Government News·Politics

OCHD Report: Less Than 1% of Ocean County Residents Tested Positive So Far With COVID-19

TOMS RIVER, NJ – New statistics released today show that 0.9% of Ocean County residents have tested positive for coronavirus during the 44 days of a statewide lockdown and nearly halff of…

Health and Wellness

FDA Approves First At-Home COVID-19 Test Kit

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the first diagnostic test with a home collection option for COVID-19. Specifically, the FDA re-issued the emergency use authorization (EUA) for the Laboratory Corporation of America (LabCorp)…

Government News·Health and Wellness

New Jersey Residents Disapprove of Murphy’s COVID-19 Testing Availability

TRENTON, NJ – Governor Phil Murphy is not doing enough to get testing done for residents in New Jersey, according to a Monmouth University Poll. “The only area in the poll where…

Community News

New Jersey Man Threatens To Run Over Anyone Getting COVID-19 Tests in His Town

BARRINGTON, NJ – An angry New Jersey man was upset after learning that a COVID-19 pop-up testing facility would be opened at his neighborhood Rite Aid and took to Facebook to warn…

New Jersey News·Police Blotter

Pennacchio: Don’t Follow New York’s Latest COVID Policies

With dueling daily press conferences, state governors in the region seem to be in competition for the top sound bites of the news cycle, and Senator Joe Pennacchio worries about its effect…

Politics

Democrat Running for NJ Congress Says She Has COVID-19 Symptoms After Husband Tested Positive

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – Brigid Harrison, who is running for Congress in New Jersey’s 2nd Congressional District says her husband has been tested positive for COVID-19 and she now has symptoms. Harrison…

Health and Wellness·Politics

First Responders in New Jersey Begin ‘Rapid Antibody’ COVID-19 Testing

With New York and New Jersey on pause, many are wondering when things will get back to normal. The push to get there may begin with the prick of a finger. CBS2’s…

New Jersey News

First Saliva Based COVID-19 Testing Center Opens in New Jersey

NBC NEWS-NBC News’ Ron Allen reports from Edison, New Jersey, on a new and less invasive testing method that will allow for broader coronavirus screening. Aired on 4/15/2020.…

Health and Wellness

Howell ShopRite Employee Tests Positive for COVID-19 Coronavirus

HOWELL-An employee at the Route 9 ShopRite in Howell Township has tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus, according to a statement today by the company. “The impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had…

Business News·Monmouth County News

Salvation Army Seeking Food Donations to Feed Workers at Ocean County COVID-19 Test Facility

TOMS RIVER-During the first week of testing for coronavirus at the Ocean County College drive-thru testing facility here, the Ocean County Health Department said today the Salvation Army has been an integral…

Health and Wellness·Ocean County News

NJ Transit Fares Set to Rise 3% on July 1 as Agency Blames COVID-19 Pandemic for Financial Woes

The latest fare hike is part of an automatic annual increase approved by the NJ Transit Board as the agency continues to address budget pressures and lower-than-expected ridership recovery. NJ Transit riders…

North Jersey News

Treasury Audit Flags $61.3 Million in Questioned Pennsylvania COVID Relief Spending

Harrisburg, PA – A federal watchdog review found more than $61 million in Pennsylvania coronavirus relief spending lacked sufficient documentation or included potentially ineligible costs, raising concerns over how the state managed…

Pennsylvania News

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