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Indoor Mask Mandate, Social Distancing Ends In New Jersey Indoor Mask Mandate, Social Distancing Ends In New Jersey
Indoor Mask Mandate, Social Distancing Ends In New Jersey The future looked uncertain this time last year in New Jersey. How long will this last? Will someone I love get sick? Will things ever return to normal? On the morning of Friday, May 28, things in New Jersey felt almost back to normal.  Mandates on indoor mask-wearing for those who are fully-vaccinated and social distancing guidelines were lifted for most public settings for the first time since the onset of the pandemic. Businesses such as restaurants, bars, shopping centers, gyms and movie theaters can operate at full capacity and those who are vaccinated don't have to wear a mask. …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Movie Theaters In NJ Can Reopen This Week: Here Are The Rules Movie Theaters In NJ Can Reopen This Week: Here Are The Rules
Movie Theaters In NJ Can Reopen This Week: Here Are The Rules Movie theaters across New Jersey are able to reopen this week after more than five months of being closed due to COVID-19, state officials said. Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday said theaters can reopen with specific rules on Friday, the same day restaurants can resume indoor dining. Indoor theaters must cap attendance at the lesser of either 25 percent capacity or 150 movie-goers, and face masks must be worn at all times. Families and groups of people who purchase tickets together can sit together, however, all other customers must keep maintain six feet of social distancing. Last month, …

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by Cecilia Levine
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NJ Gyms Can Soon Reopen For Individual Training Sessions By Appointment Only NJ Gyms Can Soon Reopen For Individual Training Sessions By Appointment Only
NJ Gyms Can Soon Reopen For Individual Training Sessions By Appointment Only New Jersey gyms must remain closed -- but come July 2, members can start booking individual training sessions at fitness centers by appointment only, Gov. Phil Murphy announced at Wednesday's COVID-19 briefing. Museums, aquariums, bowling allies, shooting ranges, boardwalks, arcades and libraries (at 25 percent capacity) can also reopen July 2. Indoor dining and casinos (both at limited capacity), along with playgrounds, water parks and amusement parks can also reopen that day. Movie theaters, performing arts centers, concert venues and night clubs will remain closed, Murphy said, addi…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Jersey City Mayor Enforces New Executive Orders For Businesses Amid COVID-19 Concerns Jersey City Mayor Enforces New Executive Orders For Businesses Amid COVID-19 Concerns
Jersey City Mayor Enforces New Executive Orders For Businesses Amid Covid-19 Concerns Jersey City businesses will have to follow a number of temporary rules moving forward in an effort to minimize COVID-19 contamination risks. Beginning tomorrow, all grocery stores must reserve the hours of 9 a.m. through 11 a.m. for elderly residents, people with disabilities and pregnant residents to help “protect our most vulnerable residents from crowded supermarkets,” Mayor Steven Fulop said in a press release Monday. Gov. Phil Murphy in a joint effort with CT and NY mayors urged an 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew for NJ residents. Meanwhile, several business types are required to close at 12…

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by Valerie Musson
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Murphy Urges Statewide Curfew In Joint Effort With CT, NY Murphy Urges Statewide Curfew In Joint Effort With CT, NY
Murphy Urges Statewide Curfew In Joint Effort With CT, NY New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy pushed for a statewide curfew Monday in a joint effort with NY and CT mayors to combat the novel strain of coronavirus in the tristate area. All 9 million residents were urged not to leave their homes from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m., in an attempt to contain the spread of coronavirus.  ALSO SEE: 5-Year-Old Among 80 New COVID-19 Cases In NJ, Bringing Total To 178 Amid what they described as a lack of federal direction and nationwide standards, the governors of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut announced a regional approach to fighting COVID-19. Movie theaters, gym…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Westfield's Rialto Movie Theater Abruptly Closes Westfield's Rialto Movie Theater Abruptly Closes
Westfield's Rialto Movie Theater Abruptly Closes The Rialto movie theater in Westfield closed Friday, catching everyone from members of the public to its employees to the town's mayor by surprise.  So abrupt was the closing that a message posted on the marquee Friday listed a phone number where people could call for refunds.  "Like all of you, I’m devastated to learn about the sudden closing of the Rialto Theater, which has been a treasure of our downtown for many decades," Mayor Shelley Brindle said in a Facebook post.  Brindle, who said town officials were in talks with the theater when it suddenly shut its doors, also s…

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by Paul Milo