Governor Phil Murphy

The long-awaited move is concurrent with the expiration of the statewide school mask mandate that the governor called "the last major mitigation measure we had in place."

The president said to Gov. Phil Murphy and a conference call of his counterparts on Monday that "my message is: if you need something, say something, and we are going to have your back any way we can."

After being in place to some degree for more than a year, indoor capacity limits were lifted across New Jersey effective May 19, although at the time, businesses were asked to still keep social distancing measures intact.

Gov. Murphy brushes off criticism he defied his own mask recommendations

New Jersey Republican Senator Kristin Corrado calls Gov. Murphy's mask mandate for 2-year olds, "big government at its worst."

Metrics demand a full reopening of NJ.

It's difficult to imagine police going to private homes to break up private gatherings

New York has capped indoor gatherings at 10 people, is NJ next?

New Jersey residents and businesses are bracing for another round of restrictions and closures

The numbers have Gov. Phil Murphy worried, but for now hospitalizations are a fraction of what they once were.