New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy: Students May Not Have To Wear Masks When Returning To School In September
Murphy made the comments during a visit to Bergenfield High School with U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona.
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Murphy made the comments during a visit to Bergenfield High School with U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona.
Beginning June 4, Gov. Phil Murphy says employers may allow fully vaccinated workers to take off their masks and stop social distancing.
New Jersey will join New York and Connecticut, which adopted the new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines last week.
Witnesses said they heard some 30 shots as panicked partygoers tried to escape the hail of gunfire. They said some jumped over people who were already hit.
Gov. Phil Murphy announced starting Wednesday, those who receive at least one vaccine dose can enter to win dinner with the governor and the First Lady.
New Jersey is not following the rest of the Tri-State when it comes to a revised mask mandate.
Murphy says New Jersey has worked hard to get people vaccinated and bring infection rates down, and he wants progress to continue.
It's the next step as businesses prepare for May 19, when New York, New Jersey and Connecticut will lift most capacity restrictions altogether.
Right now, just five public school districts, seven charter schools and four special services schools remain on an all-remote schedule.
Residents have to be 21 or older to participate.
Murphy said indoor capacity will rise to 50% three days early, on Friday. That will allow proms to take place over the weekend.
The $18.5 million station will replace the facility that has been used by commuters for more than 100 years.
The bill affects more than 10,000 employees, including baggage handlers, guards, cleaners, and food service workers, at Newark Liberty International Airport.
There will be daily health screenings and cleanings, and rules for face coverings and social distance remain in place.
Many worried there would be no dancing at prom, but the governor plans to announce dance floors are allowed at indoor catered events, with masks and social distancing required.
Chauvin on Tuesday afternoon was found guilty of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.
The rule has already been in effect for New York and Connecticut, but now it starts in New Jersey, too.
Murphy also proposed additional funding for violence intervention groups, like the Newark Community Street team, and the Gun Violence Research Center at Rutgers University.
In New York, 4.7 million people have been fully vaccinated. That's just under 24% of the state.
As of Friday morning, over 5 million COVID vaccine doses have been administered in New Jersey and over 2 million residents are now fully vaccinated.
Gov. Murphy announced a major expansion to New Jersey's COVID vaccine eligibility list.
The site will be open seven days a week, and can vaccinate 6,000 people a day.
Gov. Phil Murphy signed the legislation alongside Georgia's Stacey Abrams.
The nation's top doctor pleaded with states Monday to pause reopening plans as a fourth surge of the coronavirus threatens the country.
Murphy said the state is able to offer the vaccine to more groups as a 20% increase in doses from the federal government is expected next week.
