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5 NJ Counties Remain In Red Zone: White House COVID Task Force - Barnegat-Manahawkin, NJ - Seven NJ counties have left the "red" zone for COVID-19 outbreak severity, the White House Task Force said in its most recent report.

UpdatedSat, Jan 30, 2021 at 1:50 pm ET Replies(20) A woman walks through snow covered streets on January 4, 2018 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. (Photo by Mark Makela/Getty Images) A man and woman make their way through the wind and snow Jan. 4, 2018, in Atlantic City, New Jersey. (Photo by Mark Makela/Getty Images) UPDATE: The expected snow totals have risen. Read more: NEW JERSEY — A winter storm watch was issued in 20 New Jersey counties now that a coastal storm could produce 11 or more ...

UpdatedTue, Jan 26, 2021 at 5:47 am ET Replies(30) A noreaster hit the northeastern U.S. in 2018. (Photo by Kena Betancur/Getty Images) NEW JERSEY — A winter weather advisory is now in effect in 11 New Jersey counties now that snow and sleet are expected to hit the region on Tuesday, with ice being the biggest threat for a system thats predicted to hit the Garden State starting overnight. The snow and sleet could have a big impact on the Tuesday morning and evening commutes. (see forecast be...

NJ Issues New COVID Vaccine Priority List; Teachers 'On Deck' - Toms River, NJ - WATCH: Gov. Murphy will address NJ's vaccine plan now that it has released a new priority list for the COVID-19 vaccine. Are teachers next?

UpdatedWed, Dec 30, 2020 at 10:40 am ET Reply Patrick Jamin, Ryan Ruane, James Smith and John Volker will continue their athletic and academic careers at east coast schools next year. (Rumson Fair-Haven High School District (used with permission) RUMSON-FAIR HAVEN, NJ - Four Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School students and football players recently made their college decisions official by signing letters of intent to continue their athletic careers while pursuing higher education. The four...

UpdatedTue, Dec 29, 2020 at 7:29 am ET Replies(139) (Patch photo) Governor Murphy (Edwin J. Torres/ NJ Governor’s Office) NEW JERSEY — The process of legalizing marijuana has hit a roadblock now that the Murphy administration is objecting to legislation that creates the framework for selling the drug in the Garden State in 2021, sources told Patch. Sources confirmed a Politico report that says the Murphy administration is objecting to the legal issues in the long-debated legislation, A-21, ...

UpdatedThu, Dec 31, 2020 at 9:14 am ET Reply Retired Seaside Heights Police Capt. Gerald LaStella also was chief police instructor at the Ocean County Police Academy. (Shutterstock) SEASIDE HEIGHTS, NJ — Funeral services have been set for Jan. 4 and 5 for retired Seaside Heights Police Capt. Gerald LaStella, who died Christmas morning. The Seaside Heights Police Department said the viewing will be 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Jan. 4 at Ryan Home for Funerals on St. Catherine Boulevard, Toms River, wit...

Reply Police have issued a warrant for a Florida man after he fled a traffic stop, causing multiple car accidents, authorities said. (Shutterstock) HILLSDALE, NJ — Hillsdale Police have issued a warrant for Khalil D. Pass after officials say he eluded arrest after being involved in multiple car thefts, causing two car accidents in the process. According to police, the department received reports from the nearby Tri-Boro dispatch in reference to a man operating a "dark-colored" Ford Explorer w...

(see the hour-by-hour details below). The National Weather Service has now issued a hazardous weather outlook, saying heavy rain and strong 70-mph winds could cause problems on local roads and highways and power outages. Some snow is possible, but not likely to stick. Subscribe Col. Pat Callahan, superintendent of State Police, said: "It is probably a good bet that people are going to wake up on Christmas with no power." Callahan said the wind is a "great concern," and he suggested that New Jer...

UpdatedThu, Dec 24, 2020 at 10:13 am ET Replies(82) (Jose F. Moreno, Staff Photographer / The Philadelphia Inquirer) NEW JERSEY — As businesses continue to struggle and many find it hard to make ends meet, Gov. Phil Murphy is set to sign a massive, $14 billion corporate tax-break bill into law thats supposed to give New Jersey a big boost amid the COVID-19 crisis. The more than 100-page New Jersey Economic Recovery Act of 2020 — introduced last Wednesday — received criticism for its limit...