Tag Archives: covid-19

VIRUS UPDATE: As COVID-19 death toll passes 10,000, Murphy lifts ban on elective surgeries, sets vote-by-mail primary election.

ON THE GREEN: Homebound RBR seniors get surprise drive-by sendoff of honking horns, cheers and a school blanket from teachers and volunteers.

VIRUS UPDATE: In further easing of COVID-19-related restrictions, Murphy to allow beaches and boardwalks to reopen in time for Memorial Day weekend.

RED BANK: Things get personal on Zoom as two part-time recycling center jobs are eliminated, prompting split on the all-Democratic council.

RED BANK: Borough plans info session on safety measures for merchants as partial reopening of retail operations begins Monday.

VIRUS UPDATE: Murphy eases COVID-19-related limits on retailing and construction; state reports 18 cases of Kawasaki disease in children.

VIRUS UPDATE: Murphy plans to boost COVID-19 testing and contact tracing; says reopening the economy won't be like flipping a light switch.

VIRUS UPDATE: With COVID-19 cases and deaths in decline, O'Scanlon calls for "rebellion" against Murphy's shutdown, and Murphy pushes back.

VIRUS UPDATE: Amid a general slowing of COVID-19 cases and deaths, Red Bank's new-infection count continues to grow at a stubborn rate.

VIRUS UPDATE: Murphy reports death of a four-year-old, the first person under 18 to die in the COVID-19 pandemic that has claimed 8,952 state residents.

FAIR HAVEN: Town gives a clamorous, five-minute cheer to frontline COVID-19 heroes, an event it plans to repeat weekly through May 28.

RED BANK: Restaurants donate cartloads of meals for frontline healthcare worker at Riverview Medical Center in recognition of Nurse Appreciation Week.

VIRUS UPDATE: No explanation offered as COVID-19 deaths at Monmouth County longterm care facilities appear to spike, now accounting for 73 percent of total.

RED BANK: With food insecurity rising in the COVID-19 crisis, Kitch Organic rolls out way to donate fresh vegetables and fruits to hungry families.

VIRUS UPDATE: Monmouth County has now lost more than 400 residents to COVID-19, two-thirds of them connected to longterm care facilities, state reports.

LITTLE SILVER: Two borough tennis courts reopen, with a host of rules, as first step of a "phased-in approach" to full return.

VIRUS UPDATE: Death tolls continue to rise, and hundreds of new COVID-19 patients are still being hospitalized each day, Murphy says.

FAIR HAVEN: Independent hardware store, closed for a month after owner was "spooked" about COVID-19, reopens, with rules for employees and customers.

VIRUS UPDATE: Murphy says New Jersey "passed the test" on social distancing in newly reopened parks this weekend. He also ordered that schools remain closed through June.

RED BANK: The Galleria's farm market plans to open May 17, with a host of new rules for the COVID-19 era. Rule number one: it'll be drive-thru only.