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Will demand for booster shots be as great as the first round? When will COVID boosters be available? Who is eligible for a booster shot?

Families of residents who died from COVID-19 at the Menlo Park and Paramus veterans homes have begun to be interviewed by federal prosecutors.

NJ plans to have back-to-school vaccination clinics across the state to raise the vaccination rate for 12 to 17-year-olds, which sits below 40%.

Local environmental groups are doing a lot to prevent further climate change and help the ecosystem in New Jersey.

NJ plans to have back-to-school vaccination clinics across the state to raise the vaccination rate for 12 to 17-year-olds, which sits below 40%.

NJ has seen a sharp rise in COVID hospitalizations and cases in the last five weeks due to the rapid spread of the highly contagious delta variant.

Restaurants are facing their latest hurdle: Require proof of vaccination and risk losing customers — or not require proof and risk losing customers.

NJ Gov. Phil Murphy reversed course on Friday, announcing a mask mandate for K-12 schools by students, teachers and staff.

View Comments UNION CITY — When a small group of anti-vaccination protesters raised a ruckus at a bill-signing Wednesday, Gov. Phil Murphy decided to unholster his trademark insult and fire away. “You are the ultimate knuckleheads!” he yelled, eliciting cheers from a crowd of supporters. The short confrontation came as COVID vaccination efforts have slowed considerably in New Jersey, going from about 40,000 shots a day in mid-June to fewer than 20,000 in recent weeks. About 5.3 million N...

NorthJersey.com As the Biden administration and some states began to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for government employees last week, Gov. Phil Murphy remained non-committal, commenting only with his trademark, "No news on that yet."  But as the week wore on with hospitalizations and case counts growing, Murphy appeared to be strongly considering mandates, at least for some government workers.  "Were considering a whole series of steps as we speak and my guess is well take the weekend and c...