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March 22, 2020

Coronavirus pandemic sends some to second homes, vacation towns tell tourists 'don't come here'

As tens of millions of Americans are told to stay home and avoid gatherings to help slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, some are heading to vacation homes in communities that are telling tourists to just stay away out of fears resources could be overwhelmed in sleepy off-season hamlets.

March 22, 2020

New Jersey mayor stresses social distancing after video shows youths defying police

The mayor of the largest city in New Jersey stressed the importance of social distancing Saturday after a viral video showed a large group of young people appearing to defy police directives to disperse amid the coronavirus pandemic.

March 21, 2020

New Jersey 'stay at home' order issued to halt coronavirus spread, following footsteps of several states

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed an executive order Saturday directing all residents to “stay at home,” and “indefinitely” closing all nonessential retain businesses in an effort to halt the spread of coronavirus.

March 21, 2020

CEO of New Jersey hospital at coronavirus epicenter tests positive for virus

The head of a hospital on the front line of the coronavirus outbreak in New Jersey has tested positive for the virus.

March 19, 2020

4 New Jersey family members die, 3 others hospitalized after contracting coronavirus

A New Jersey mother, her two sons and daughter all died – and three other relatives remained hospitalized in critical condition as of Wednesday – after contracting the coronavirus at a recent family gathering, according to reports. 

March 19, 2020

NJ company filling toilet paper void – a year after devastating fire destroyed factory

Just weeks after resuming business following a devastating fire, a New Jersey-based paper company finds itself playing a key role amid the coronavirus outbreak.

March 18, 2020

New Jersey woman who vanished after positive coronavirus test is found, police say

A New Jersey woman who left an East Orange hospital after testing positive for the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, was located on Tuesday afternoon, according to local officials.

March 18, 2020

Trump NJ golf club halts most operations to comply with Dem governor’s orders: report

President Trump’s golf club in Bedminster, N.J., which has become a kind of “weekend White House,” has severely scaled back operations because of the coronavirus outbreak, according to a report.

March 17, 2020

New Jersey woman who tested positive for coronavirus remains 'at large' after giving hospital false name, address

An unidentified young woman in Newark, which is New Jersey’s largest city population-wise, and sits about 10.6 miles outside Manhattan, is posing a “public health risk” and remains “at large” in the community after testing positive for the coronavirus, the mayor said Tuesday. 

March 16, 2020

New Jersey to call in the state national guard to help prevent coronavirus spread

Gov. Phil Murphy. D-N.J., announced Monday he will be mobilizing the state's National Guard to combat the spread of coronavirus "in any way necessary."