New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy COVID-19 Update Briefing – May 7, 2020

Murphy Advises NJ Residents Not To Travel Out Of State as “Second Wave” Is Upon Us

TRENTON – There are now only 8 states not included in New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy’s 14-day quarantine list. This week, Murphy added more states and gave residents a warning not to…

GOP Chairman Doug Steinhardt Says Murphy Prisoner Release Putting New Jersey in Danger

WARREN COUNTY, NJ – New Jersey Republican Chairman Doug Steinhardt said Governor Phil Murphy’s Wednesday afternoon release of more than 2,000 convicted inmates at bus depots and train stations across the state…

Governor Murphy Says He Will Clearly Take Action as COVID-19 Numbers Continue to Rise

TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Governor Murphy said hot spot teams are going to continue working across the state, but that he is also looking into a number of different measures to…

Maryland Announces Small Relief Program for Struggling Restaurants

ANNAPOLIS, MD—As part of Governor Larry Hogan’s $250 million economic recovery package for Marylanders affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, new financial assistance programs are now available to restaurants, independent artists, arts organizations, entertainment venues,…

The Arc, Ocean County Chapter Receives $15,000 Grant from the OceanFirst Foundation

The Arc, Ocean County Chapter was awarded a $15,000 grant from the OceanFirst Foundation to support their COVID-19 Relief Campaign to install touchless sinks at their six vocational day programs. The Arc’s…

Report: NJ Just Released 2,258 Prisoners, Some Tested Positive for COVID-19

TRENTON, NJ – On Wednesday, the New Jersey Department of Corrections released 2,258 prisoners into neighborhoods across the state. A report today in the New York Times confirmed the state’s largest-ever single-day…

Murphy Advises NJ Residents: Do Not Travel as Second Lockdown Looms

TRENTON, NJ – On Monday, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy told residents of the state, “Do not travel”. This ominous message comes one day before Election and just three days before his…

Many New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) Agencies Now By Appointment Only

TOMS RIVER, NJ – State officials are trying to catch up to their New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission backlogs and now, waiting online is a thing of the past as several of…

Ridgeland Woman Caught Defrauding COVID-19 Unemployment Benefits

Jackson, Miss. – Judith Ann Middleton, 70, of Ridgeland, Mississippi, was indicted by a federal grand jury and charged with multiple violations of federal law involving unemployment insurance benefits fraud, announced U.S.…

Lacey Police Make Special Visit to Child Whose Parents Have COVID-19 on Halloween

LACEY TOWNSHIP, NJ – A 7-year-old girl in Lacey Township wasn’t able to participate in Halloween this past Sunday because both her mom and dad, front line healthcare workers are recovering from…

Germany, Italy and France Impose Second Wave of COVID-19 Lockdowns

BERLIN, GERMANY – Today begins Chancellor Angela Merkel’s second wave of COVID-19 lockdowns across Germany in response to a growing uptick in COVID-19 cases across the nation. Under the new rules which…

Friendly’s Restaurant Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Sold to Restaurant Investment Group

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Friendly’s an iconic brand name family restaurant chain with two locations in Toms River announced it has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy. FIC Restaurants, Inc., the restaurant company…

Cindy McCain Continues Her Husband John’s Crusade Against Trump, Endorses Biden

If the late U.S. Senator John McCain was alive today, he would probably be campaigning and stumping for former Vice President, Democrat Joe Biden. McCain had a dislike for Trump that stemmed…

Philadelphia D.A. Tells Trump “Leave Philly Alone”

PHILADELPHIA, PA — Less than a week out from the most significant U.S. election in generations, District Attorney Larry Krasner on Wednesday denounced baseless, incendiary provocations from the Trump Administration and warned that any…

Murphy Touts ‘Lakewood Model’ as COVID-19 Success Story, Called Out By Reporter

LAKEWOOD, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy on Thursday touted the reduction of COVID-19 cases in Lakewood Township as a model of success to be used to combat future virus flareups…

Murphy Officially Acknowledges “Second Wave” of COVID-19, Says “We’re Ready for It”

TRENTON, NJ – For weeks, as New Jersey’s COVID-19 positive numbers have crept up, Governor Phil Murphy and his administration were gunshy when it came to labeling the new uptick as the…

Boulder City Man Beat His Girlfriend at Lake Mead Lands in Federal Prison

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – A Boulder City resident made his initial appearance in federal court yesterday for allegedly assaulting his significant other at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas…

San Fernando Business Partners Charged for PPP Loan Fraud

SANTA ANA, California – A San Fernando Valley man was arrested today on federal charges alleging he and his business partner fraudulently obtained more than $1.95 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans…

Trump Order Lets 5th Graders and Their Families Free Entry to National Parks

DES MOINES, Iowa —  While at Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge, U.S. Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt signed a Secretary’s Order that waives entrance fees to national parks, wildlife refuges and other public lands and…

California Force ICE to Release 250 Criminal Aliens from Detention Facility

Adelanto, CA — Due to an order from the Central District of California, and despite requests to transfer detainees to alternative locations, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has complied with the…

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