Governor Phil Murphy today signed Executive Order No. 341, ordering U.S. and New Jersey flags to fly at half-staff on Wednesday, September 13, 2023 and Thursday, September 14, 2023 in honor of New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) President Joseph L. Fiordaliso. Fiordaliso passed away on Wednesday, September 6, 2023, leaving behind a lasting legacy of public service and environmentalism. The flag lowering will coincide with Fiordaliso’s funeral services in Trenton and Livingston this week.

“For more than three decades, Joe exemplified the finest characteristics of a public servant in New Jersey: selflessly dedicated to the welfare of his local community, fiercely committed to his ideals, and endlessly hopeful for the future of our state,” said Governor Murphy. “These qualities were on display no more conspicuously than in his leadership of my Administration’s clean energy agenda, which Joe viewed as critical to fostering a more sustainable and healthier state that his children and grandchildren would one day inherit. While Tammy and I mourn this considerable loss alongside Papa Joe’s family – in Trenton and in Joe’s beloved Livingston – all U.S. and state flags will be lowered in honor of his remarkable legacy.”