Gov. Phil Murphy assured that patrons can still carry about business as usual. “Just be smart about travel and what your posture is when you’re in transit and when you get” to your destination, the governor said Aug. 9.

The announcement makes the State Judiciary, which handles the network of county and appeals courts, and the state Supreme Court, the largest government agency in New Jersey to mandate the inoculation for its workers.

Eligibility is limited to those with a maximum of 2,500 seats that hold at least two live performances a week, get at least half of their revenue from performances, and suffered a 25% loss between the second quarters - April to June - of 2019 and 2020.

In a move that is expected to affect 400 employees, pay will increase from $15 to $17 an hour beginning Aug. 23.

Ten firms (we've got the list) will be able to use the cash to pay for efforts toward the proof of concept and prototyping stages, allowing them to capture investment dollars to take their product off the ground.

The state is still looking at other avenues to improve inoculation rates with both carrot and sticks, but the governor stopped short of saying whether he would follow New York City's lead and require the shot to take part in most public activities.

Added surplus revenues for the state and the decision by the Murphy administration to fully fund the state’s yearly pension bill for the first time in decades were cited as reasons for the optimistic outlook.

Researchers would wait up to 45 minutes to connect with a person. They were ultimately successful in getting in touch with the Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services, which oversees New Jersey's Medicaid program, but unable to reach the unemployment and SNAP office, while just a single call was picked up at the Division of Taxation.

Despite a statewide requirement that goes into effect on Sept. 7 for health care and other frontline workers to either be inoculated or adhere to routine testing, the governor has resisted the enactment of a universal standard at the state level.

The order does not extend to state employees, but the governor stressed that the option was still on the table. And, he warned, that if the state does not see a "significant" increase in vaccination rates, then "We are ready" and "willing to require" vaccinations as a condition of employment.

A nationwide poll from Monmouth University shows largely divided reactions to the latest development of the pandemic based on political affiliation.

$161 million from the state’s Transportation Trust Fund, a source of money filled via taxes levied on each gallon of gas sold, will go toward upgrading roads across the New Jersey's 21 counties.