NJ Gov. Murphy declares state of emergency due to winter storm
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NEW JERSEY - Governor Phil Murphy announced that New Jersey will enter a state of emergency beginning Sunday at 7 p.m. in response to the Nor easter.
It is anticipated that snow accumulation for the storm, which beganSunday afternoon, may cause hazardous conditions may continue through Tuesday morning.
Executive Order No. 218 declares a state of emergency across all 21 counties in New Jersey, allowing resources to be deployed throughout the state during the duration of the storm.
As such, all state offices will be closed Monday; however, this does not include weather-essential employees. It is advised that private companies and businesses dismiss their employees at their own discretion.
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UPDATE: Gov. Phil Murphy appointed a special investigator Wednesday to probe allegations that several inmates were beaten at New Jersey s notorious prison for women.
Murphy said he ordered a full independent investigation, under the direction of former federal prosecutor and ex-state comptroller Matthew Boxer, into what happened at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women in Hunterdon County on Jan. 11.
“I am sickened by the horrific reports of what happened” Murphy said.
Female inmates have long been uniquely vulnerable to abuse and must be treated with dignity and respect like everyone behind bars in New Jersey, he said.
This year will be the calm for N.J. drivers before a toll increase storm
Updated Jan 02, 2021;
The new year might be the last year of its type for New Jersey drivers, a year without toll increases.
In sports, 2021 would be known as a “bye” year, since the New Jersey Turnpike Authority and Port Authority of New York and New Jersey increased tolls in 2020 and the Delaware River Port Authority voted not to increase tolls this year.
The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission also approved a 2021 budget that did not call for a toll increase.
But 2021 may be the last such year since three major toll agencies move to an automatic toll increase process, based on economic indicators.
There are news stories and then there are New Jersey news stories.
From gigantic malls to mobster plots to indicted, profane and just plain embarrassing politicians, here are the news stories from 2020 that we can t forget because of their pure Jerseyness.
1. Bathroom break on Zoom
New Jersey has some competition for Most Public Corruption looking at you, Louisiana but there’s no state (in our humble opinion) with more public officials whose conduct makes you go, hmmm.
It’s hard to think of a more head-scratching action taken by an elected official this year than Hackensack school board member Frances Cogelja taking her laptop into the bathroom during a virtual board meeting … then not turning the camera off.
NJ environment issues: Another year over, a new one to begin | Opinion
Updated Dec 29, 2020;
By Jeff Tittel
2020 has been the year that everyone can’t wait to be over. This year, we saw things that have never happened before or haven’t happened in over 100 years. In spite of the coronavirus, we had many environmental accomplishments at the state, local, and national level. The pandemic brought about a different kind of activism as public meetings were replaced by Zoom and conference calls. We saw hundreds of people speak out at virtual meetings like NJ Transit and the New Jersey Turnpike Authority. However, we also had many disappointments this year, which shows that we still have a lot of work to do.