“I will now, unfortunately, have to take myself off the field,” Murphy said in the middle of a press announcement at Camden County College in Blackwood, prompting him to immediately leave the event.

Draftkings and FanDuel will both allow patrons to place wagers on topics as varied as which candidate goes first, the questions that will be asked to President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden, insults that the two might hurl at each other, or the color tie they will each wear.

Though neighboring Delaware, Connecticut and Pennsylvania qualify for the advisory – as does the Garden State itself – Gov. Phil Murphy pointed to the interconnected nature of the region as prohibitive to enforcement, while still discouraging non-essential travel to and from the states.

Under existing state regulations, indoor congregations are limited to 25 people or 25% of a room’s capacity, while outdoor limitations set a 500-person maximum where social distancing must be practiced.

“Traveling into New York and coming back into New Jersey is not a quarantine-event, we’re just asking folks to be smart,” Gov. Phil Murphy said.

In his veto statement for the assistance, the governor noted that the "goals of this bill have already been achieved" with $35 million in grant money set aside last week to be distributed through the New Jersey Economic Development Authority.

What began as surges traced back to Ocean County and off-campus college parties has spread throughout the state, Gov. Phil Murphy said Monday, as new overnight cases of COVID-19 came in at 1,192 for a total of 221,205 since N.J.'s first recorded one on March 4.

“You can run but you can’t hide,” Assemblyman John McKeon, the measure's sponsor, said during a Monday hearing for the controversial legislation. “Are they all going to go away? No, they don't have to. You didn’t see anybody have to go chase them” to Chicago.

The words – “partner” and “partnership” – remain crucial in Atlantic City as the state and city work in tandem to lure in businesses beyond gambling. Those efforts are evident with Stockton's new, 413-bed dorm in the city’s Chelsea neighborhood, which includes the $230 million “AC Gateway” anchored by SJI headquarters and the university's campus.

The director of the Monmouth University Polling Institute talks about the dreaded undervote on public questions, the status of the presidential campaign and what really worries him right now.

Fairleigh Dickinson University reports 72% of residents said the governor was doing a good job handling the pandemic, up from the 67% approval rating the polling center announced in July.

Fortune 500 familiars Johnson & Johnson, Merck, Prudential Financial and Campbell Soup Co. are just some of the names among eight state-based businesses that made the commitment, which also includes a pledge to spend a combined $250 million on Garden State-based vendors by 2025.