Tag: Gov. Phil Murphy
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Marlboro K-8 School District will become mask-optional March 7
MARLBORO – The members of the Marlboro K-8 School District Board of Education have followed through on a resolution they passed in January and on March 7, during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, masks will become optional for all individuals in the district’s schools. On Jan. 18, board members voted 9-0 to pass a resolution which…
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Gov. Murphy announces school mask mandate will be lifted March 7
Noting the significant decline of statewide COVID-19 metrics, Gov. Phil Murphy has announced that masks and facial coverings will no longer be mandated for students, staff members or visitors in schools and childcare centers effective March 7. “I must thank the overwhelming majority of students, parents, administrators, educators and support staffers who have worn their…
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Tinton Falls library receives state grant; no update on possible reopening
TINTON FALLS – State officials have awarded a $217,500 grant to the Tinton Falls Public Library to assist with the facility’s potential reopening. The grant was announced on Jan. 6 as part of the second round of funding from the Library Construction Bond Act, which authorized $125 million in state bonds for technology updates, building…
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Monmouth County News Briefs, Jan. 26
Gov. Phil Murphy has signed a bill into law that allows municipalities to hold owners responsible for maintaining vacant or abandoned residential and commercial properties. The news was reported by Assemblyman Ron Dancer (R-Monmouth, Ocean, Middlesex, Burlington), who said the goal of the law is to prevent derelict buildings from becoming a neighborhood nuisance. The…
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Marlboro school board supports parental choice on masks if given option
MARLBORO – The members of the Marlboro K-8 School District Board of Education have voted 9-0 to pass a resolution which states that when Gov. Phil Murphy ends a directive which requires every child in New Jersey to wear a mask in school during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, they will support giving parents the choice…
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Gov. signs ‘second chance’ bill backed by Middletown resident into law
On Jan. 18, Gov. Phil Murphy signed bill A-4771 into law which will serve to expand the offenses that are eligible for expungement upon an individual’s successful discharge from drug court. Middletown resident Nikki Tierney, 49, who spearheaded the initiative that saw her effort go from legislation to law, has been one of those “struggling…
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Monmouth County News Briefs, Jan. 19
The office manager of a Tinton Falls-based construction company has been criminally charged with swindling her employer out of more than $2.2 million over the course of seven years, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced. Donna Cook, 52, of Howell, is charged with second degree theft, third degree forgery and third degree false uttering,…
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Gov. Murphy signs legislation requiring age-appropriate school security drills
Governor Phil Murphy has signed legislation (A-5727/S-3726) into law which requires school security drills to be age-appropriate and to prevent unnecessary traumatization of children. Among other requirements, the legislation prohibits the use of fake blood, real or prop firearms, or the simulations of gun shots or explosions in school security drills, according to a press…
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Gov. reinstates public health emergency to respond to Omicron variant
Gov. Phil Murphy has reinstated a public health emergency, effective immediately, to ensure New Jersey is able to respond to the continued threat of COVID-19 and the rapidly spreading Omicron variant. According to a press release posted on the New Jersey Department of Health website, Executive Order No. 280 declares a public health emergency and…
