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POST STORM ASSESSMENT: MARINAS, BOARDWALKS, UTILITY POLES, ROOFS ALL DESTROYED

A marina building toppled in Somers Point, the boardwalk ripped to shreds in Wildwood, roofs on businesses in Cape May peeled by high winds, and utility poles knocked down like toothpicks.  That’s the aftermath of a storm system that crushed the southern shore region late Monday morning with wind gusts over 80mph.  Atlantic City Electric …

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NEW EXECUTIVE ORDER PREVENTS INTERNET, TELEPHONE DISCONNECTIONS DUE TO LACK OF PAYMENT

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has signed a new executive order that prohibits any shut offs of internet or telephone due to a lack of payment. Murphy says our state needs to remain connected with the latest information and any disconnects may only oc…

MURPHY: NEW JERSEY JOINS WORKING GROUP DESIGNED TO REBOUND AFTER CORONAVIRUS

New Jersey is joining four other states for a stepped-in approach to the recovery after the coronavirus pandemic.  Governor Phil Murphy announced that New Jersey will participate in the group, which gets to work immediately even though the Garden State has not yet reached the apex of the pandemic.  Health care and economic interests will …

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MONDAY UPDATE: NEARLY 2,500 PEOPLE HAVE DIED IN NEW JERSEY FROM COVID-19

2,443 people have died from coronavirus in the State of New Jersey.  New figures were released in advance of Governor Phil Murphy’s daily press briefing.  The total number of people in the Garden State who have come down with Covid-19 now totals …