The governor cited increasing numbers of cases in other states where eateries had been serving customers inside.
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What indoor dining will look like ahead of July 4 weekend
Late Friday evening, Gov. Phil Murphy signed a directive outlining what the return to indoor dining, which is set to kick-off July 2, will look like in New Jersey.
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Montclair and Perth Amboy are using their own funds to help businesses get through the pandemic.
Read More »Committee clears $7.7B spending plan for full floor vote Monday
The proposal was approved by the Assembly Budget Committee on Thursday, and by an 8-3 vote by the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee Friday afternoon.
Read More »NJEDA unveils first approvals for startup pandemic aid program
The agency said it is supporting a dozen investments, totaling $700,000, into these five separate businesses.
Read More »CWA union deal calls for July furloughs, delayed pay increases to avoid lay-offs
The union said the agreement is effectively better than the one it received more than a decade ago during the Great Recession. “Deferring wage increases and having workers furloughed, even for a few days, is difficult,” the organization said in a Facebook post. “But in an environment such as this, we believe that we have accomplished something remarkable.”
Read More »Lawmakers rush $7.7B emergency spending bill ahead of June 30 deadline
The measure will be heard on Friday at the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee, followed by full-floor votes this Monday at the first in-person Assembly and Senate voting sessions in months.
Read More »Delivery gets the go-ahead for medical cannabis patients
New Jersey's alternative treatment centers can transport medical cannabis to patients and designated caregivers per a waiver issued by the New Jersey Department of Health.
Read More »NJ jobless claims creeping back up, federal, state data show
For the period ending June 20, more than 33,000 residents filed for unemployment, about 7,000 more than the week before.
Read More »New Jersey sees COVID-19 spread slowly rise amid nationwide surge (updated)
According to Gov. Phil Murphy, out of New Jersey’s 21 counties, eight of them have a transmission rate above 1, while 10 have seen it increase by at least 50 percent over the last week.
Read More »NJ aquariums, museums, libraries and arcades to reopen July 2, Murphy says
The governor is adding to the list of businesses that will be able to restart operations ahead of July 4 weekend.
Read More »NJ to require 14 day self-quarantine for travelers from COVID-19 hotspots (updated)
Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Washington, Utah and Texas currently meet the thresholds set collectively by the governors of New Jersey, New York and Connecticut.
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