The governor cited increasing numbers of cases in other states where eateries had been serving customers inside.

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.

Montclair and Perth Amboy are using their own funds to help businesses get through the pandemic.

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.

The agency said it is supporting a dozen investments, totaling $700,000, into these five separate businesses.

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.”

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.

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.

For the period ending June 20, more than 33,000 residents filed for unemployment, about 7,000 more than the week before.

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.

The governor is adding to the list of businesses that will be able to restart operations ahead of July 4 weekend.

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.