According to a report from Monmouth University, 52% of the New Jersey electorate approve of the job the governor is doing, compared to 54% in August and 57% in May.

The New Brunswick drugmaker said there was a four-fold increase in COVID-19 immunity for patients who took the inoculation two months after the initial dose, and a 12-fold increase for those getting the shot six months later.

The exact number of people eligible for another dose of the Pfizer shot is fluid, given the lack of any official notice, but according to New Jersey Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli it could be as low as just the 450,000 seniors aged 65 and older in the state who’ve gotten the vaccine.

Few sectors have been as hard-hit by the COVID-19 pandemic as the wedding industry. Here in New Jersey, the story of how the wedding industry has adapted and survived is one of grit, flexibility and overcoming enormous challenges.

A national study finds consumers are returning to behaviors they had early in the pandemic, due to delta variant concerns. Survey respondents who said they’re comfortable shopping without a mask dropped 15 percentage points from July to August, with 34% preferring to go in stores with mask requirements and 36% having a higher level of respect for businesses that enforce mask wearing.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said that 468,600 positions have returned to the state, which still lags behind much of the nation with one of the highest unemployment rates hovering over 7% for months now.

The state opted not to continue a slew of federal unemployment benefits after Sept. 4 that hundreds of thousands of New Jerseyans counted on.

Data from the state Department of Health show the state logged 1,815 new daily instances and, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control, New Jersey logged a seven-day average of 2,087 cases as of Sept. 13—compared to a seven-day average of fewer than 200 cases over the July Fourth weekend.

According to Monmouth University Polling Institute, 63% would support their state re-instituting a face covering mandate, up from 52% in July.

The governor sided with an oft-repeated mantra that outdoor settings are mostly safe for patrons to not be masked.

Gov. Phil Murphy ensures the Garden State will be prepared whenever federal authorization is handed down regarding a third dose.

The Newark Emergency Small Business Grant Fund was created in March 2020 at the start of the pandemic to support the city's impacted enterprises. The program's latest round, its fourth, offers up to $15,000 for eligible companies.