Gov. Phil Murphy has so far declined to tighten restrictions
COVID-19 cases are surging in New Jersey and the rapidly spreading omicron variant is rampant. But Gov. Phil Murphy has so far refused to tighten restrictions.
Individual towns are now taking matters into their own hands and issuing their own mandates. South Orange has an indoor mask mandate for everyone, regardless of vaccination status. In Montclair, the township council voted unanimously to reinstate a mask mandate.
Senior Correspondent David Cruz is the moderator of Chat Box and Reporters Roundtable. He's been a member of the NJ Spotlight News team since 2011 and has been covering New Jersey's biggest stories for almost 30 years. He's been a reporter and moderator of public affairs programs on television, radio and digital platforms for WBGO and WNYC radio and is the former editor in chief of the Hudson Reporter Newspaper group.
