'Streeteries' Coming To These NJ Towns (Opening Date Set For Outdoor Dining, Bars ) 'Streeteries' Coming To These NJ Towns (Opening Date Set For Outdoor Dining, Bars )
'Streeteries' Coming To These NJ Towns (Opening Date Set For Outdoor Dining, Bars ) Officials are continuing to loosen New Jersey's coronavirus lockdown. Gov. Phil Murphy on Wednesday announced he'll be signing an executive order allowing restaurants and bars to begin offering in-person and outdoor dining on Monday, June 15. ** UPDATE: Murphy Lays Out Retail Regulations: Here's What Shopping Will Look Like In NJ Stores ** The Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) will be issuing a special ruling to allow liquor license-holders to apply for a one-time permit to expand their premises for service. Local ordinances must be complied with and municipal app…
Huge Number Of NJ Protests Peaceful, Powerful, Only Trenton, Atlantic City Get Riotous Huge Number Of NJ Protests Peaceful, Powerful, Only Trenton, Atlantic City Get Riotous
Huge Number Of NJ Protests Peaceful, Powerful, Only Trenton, Atlantic City Get Riotous Nearly all of the protests in New Jersey this weekend over the death of George Floyd were peaceful -- with authorities joining the demonstrators to help underscore their message, although were damaging enough to steal the spotlight. What had been a peaceful protest that included police officers kneeling in solidarity in Trenton later erupted into more than 1,000 rioters rampaging through downtown, throwing bricks at officers, setting a police car on fire and looting businesses. The same was true in Atlantic City, which Mayor Marty Small  was "under siege" Sunday by those who took …
70-Year-Old Bank Robber Gets Five Years For Wayne, Pequannock Holdups 70-Year-Old Bank Robber Gets Five Years For Wayne, Pequannock Holdups
70-Year-Old Bank Robber Gets Five Years For Wayne, Pequannock Holdups A 70-year-old confessed bank robber from Little Falls was sentenced to five years in prison Friday for holding up banks four days apart in Wayne and Pequannock. Wayne detectives, with help from the FBI and the Passaic County Sheriff's Office, captured Philip N. McGrantham as he returned home in a rented Nissan Altima that a law enforcement source told Daily Voice was used earlier that day in the Sept. 30 robbery last year of a TD Bank branch on Valley Avenue. He was carrying the proceeds of the holdup at the time, authorities said. McGrantham struck a deal with prosecutors and admitted t…
ONE STEP CLOSER: New NJ Economic Restart Council To Begin Virtual Meetings Next Week ONE STEP CLOSER: New NJ Economic Restart Council To Begin Virtual Meetings Next Week
ONE Step Closer: New NJ Economic Restart Council To Begin Virtual Meetings Next Week New Jersey is one step closer to an economic restart, Gov. Phil Murphy announced Friday. The governor will be signing an executive order to create a "boots on the ground" advisory council that will bring leaders from various industries, communities and faith-based groups together -- helping New Jersey bounce back from the COVID-19 shutdown. The council will work in conjunction with New Jersey's Restart and Recovery Commission and will begin meeting next week, the governor said. "This is where the various voices of those on the ground... will come together to advise us on the issues of the …
'Power Couple': North Jersey Soulmates Die 12 Days Apart From Coronavirus 'Power Couple': North Jersey Soulmates Die 12 Days Apart From Coronavirus
'Power Couple': North Jersey Soulmates Die 12 Days Apart From Coronavirus To put it simply, Sid and Mikki Schneider were soulmates. He was a tennis pro, she was a personal shopper. The two met 30 years ago through mutual friends and finally tied the knot in 1999. They both came from previous marriages and both had their own children. They each had their own hard times -- Mikki was widowed at 31, and then divorced from a second marriage.  But Sid and Mikki were each other's happily ever after, their family members say. Together, Sid and Mikki Schneider lived and died a power couple — just 12 days apart, both of coronavirus.  "They say that true love never die…
And The Band Played On: ‘Knucklehead’ Coronavirus Crimes Continue, NJ Authorities Report And The Band Played On: ‘Knucklehead’ Coronavirus Crimes Continue, NJ Authorities Report
And The Band Played On: ‘Knucklehead’ Coronavirus Crimes Continue, NJ Authorities Report They've come in all ages, from young teens to middle-age adults, and continue being either arrested or ticketed for coronavirus-related crimes, New Jersey authorities say. In what has become a daily rundown, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal released back-to-back lists of offenders in a span of less than 48 hours Sunday and Monday. They included a 16-year-old Wegmans customer who deliberately coughed on a woman more than three times her age and a 54-year-old musician playing Pink Floyd covers for a crowd gathered on his lawn. Here are the latest: Terrance Edwards, 34, of New Brunswi…
POLL: Should NJ Residents Be Obligated To Wear Face Masks? POLL: Should NJ Residents Be Obligated To Wear Face Masks?
Poll: Should NJ Residents Be Obligated To Wear Face Masks? Morristown Mayor Timothy Dougherty is one of many local officials across New Jersey urging residents to wear face masks amid the coronavirus outbreak. Many people have already chosen to wear face masks, while others are opting for scarves -- or foregoing protection entirely (scroll past poll for more). A report by The World Health Organization says wearing face masks is effective only when the user is also practicing frequent hand-washing/sanitizing with alcohol-based hand rub or soap and water. An obligation to wear masks in public was included in a list of measures drafted by Germany…
These NJ ShopRite Stores Imposing Customer Limit Amid Coronavirus Spread These NJ ShopRite Stores Imposing Customer Limit Amid Coronavirus Spread
These NJ ShopRite Stores Imposing Customer Limit Amid Coronavirus Spread More than two dozen New Jersey ShopRite stores have implemented customer limits in an effort to stop the spread of coronavirus. The maximum number of customers will be roughly 30 percent of the store’s regular maximum occupancy, ShopRite said in a statement. A security guard will be stationed at entrances and exits to track the number of customers coming in and out. Only one entrance per store will remain open. The guard will allow customers into the building, counting them along the way. Once the store is at capacity, ShopRite will ask customers to form a line outside. The following…
COVID-19: Fifth NJ ShopRite Employee Tests Positive COVID-19: Fifth NJ ShopRite Employee Tests Positive
Covid-19: Fifth NJ ShopRite Employee Tests Positive An East Windsor ShopRite worker tested positive for COVID-19, marking the fifth case among the grocery chain’s employees in the state, officials said Monday. Previous cases were identified in Newark, Morristown, Garwood and Old Bridge. Nearly two dozen ShopRite stores in New Jersey are imposing customers limits to stop the spread of coronavirus. The East Windsor employee first reported symptoms on March 12, was subsequently sent home and has not yet returned to work, reports said. Other employees at the location were notified of the positive case, and the store is being thoroughly sanitiz…
Sparta Man Gets 5 Years For Role In Morris, Sussex, Bergen Coke/Pot Ring Sparta Man Gets 5 Years For Role In Morris, Sussex, Bergen Coke/Pot Ring
Sparta Man Gets 5 Years For Role In Morris, Sussex, Bergen Coke/Pot Ring A Sparta man must spend the next two years in state prison before he’ll be eligible for parole for his role in a drug distribution ring. A judge in Morristown on Friday sentenced Samuel J. Rozynski to five years, with the two-year parole ineligibility requirement, for his March 2 guilty plea to having cocaine and pot for sale, money laundering and conspiracy. Rozynski also forfeited what authorities said was $329,000 drug proceeds seized from him during simultaneous raids in Sparta, Cliffside Park and Parsippany this past Jan. 29. SEE: Pair Busted With Coke, Pot, Guns In Morris, Sussex, Be…
COVID-19: North Jersey Municipalities Report First Cases, Others Brace For Shutdowns COVID-19: North Jersey Municipalities Report First Cases, Others Brace For Shutdowns
Covid-19: North Jersey Municipalities Report First Cases, Others Brace For Shutdowns While some North Jersey municipalities and counties are bracing for a shutdown, others are reporting their very first coronavirus cases. BERGEN Teaneck was the first in the state to urge residents to self-quarantine Saturday night, after learning that cases more than doubled overnight from 8 to 18.  As of Sunday, Bergen County had 29 positive test results of the 98 in the entire state -- including two fatalities. All Bergen County schools were closed indefinitely, and county officials warned residents they might be self-quarantined the way Teaneck was. A 54-year-old woman was th…
COVID-19: Matthew Broderick's Sister, Former Morris County Pastor Tests Positive COVID-19: Matthew Broderick's Sister, Former Morris County Pastor Tests Positive
Covid-19: Matthew Broderick's Sister, Former Morris County Pastor Tests Positive Janet Broderick, the sister of Hollywood actor Matthew Brockerick and former pastor of a Morris County church, has tested positive for coronavirus. Broderick left St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Morristown after nearly a decade to become rector of All Saints Episcopal Church in Beverly Hills. She tested positive for coronavirus after attending the Consortium of Endowed Episcopal Parishes conference, according to a statement on her church's website. After being treated for a "severe form of pneumonia," Broderick remains hospitalized in stable condition at Cedars Sinai Medical Cent…