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2ND WAVE: Newark Restaurants, Businesses Face New Restrictions As COVID-19 Spikes 2ND WAVE: Newark Restaurants, Businesses Face New Restrictions As COVID-19 Spikes
2ND Wave: Newark Restaurants, Businesses Face New Restrictions As Covid-19 Spikes A spike in COVID-19 cases in Newark has sparked stricter measures across the city, Mayor Ras J. Baraka announced. As of Sunday, Newark had more cases than all other Essex County municipalities combined, Baraka said. "It's a desperate moment," the mayor said. "While I'm concerned, I'm not afraid. We are spiking and though we're not where we were, we don't want to be where we were." The new measures will go into effect Tuesday, Oct. 27, with a focus on the Ironbound district, where much of the city's nightlife and dining occurs. All nonessential businesses must close at 8 p.m., however…
Murphy Announces Dates For Stage 2 Of New Jersey's Reopening; More On Gyms, Bars To Come Murphy Announces Dates For Stage 2 Of New Jersey's Reopening; More On Gyms, Bars To Come
Murphy Announces Dates For Stage 2 Of New Jersey's Reopening; More On Gyms, Bars To Come New Jersey is gearing up to enter the second stage of its economic restart and recovery following the COVID-19 lockdown, officials said Monday. Beginning Monday, June 15, nonessential retail stores and outdoor dining can reopen, Gov. Phil Murphy said. Salons and barbershops will reopen on Monday, June 22. Gyms and health clubs, also included in Stage 2, will be the next to reopen at reduced capacity, with a hard date to come. Stage 3 includes expanded dining, critical in-office work, limited entertainment, expanded personal care, bars with limited capacity, expanded gyms with rest…
NJ Construction Workers Hammering Away During COVID-19 Pandemic NJ Construction Workers Hammering Away During COVID-19 Pandemic
NJ Construction Workers Hammering Away During Covid-19 Pandemic Nearly everything was closed in New Jersey with stricter rules being imposed statewide. Construction workers, however, still wonder what fate holds for them. UPDATE: Construction is considered essential business and was not ordered closed by Gov. Murphy Saturday. An executive order that Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco proposed earlier this week called for the county-wide shutdown of construction companies. The order was since revoked by the governor, but construction has not been addressed since. Dior Vass -- the president of Bergenfield-based Dior Construction -- expects qualit…