Restaurants and other indoor businesses have been given the green light to increase from 35% to 50% capacity, effective March 19, Governor Murphy announced.
Nearly 75,000 state residents have been cut off from unemployment benefits that they're due. But state officials say they should start getting payments by next Friday.
The head of the New Jersey Restaurant & Hospitality Association believes sales numbers in the Garden State may actually be much worse than recently reported.
New Jersey communities are urging residents to "shop small" for the holidays, as small retailers have been dealing with the turmoil of pandemic restrictions since March.
After 99 years, Atlantic Cinemas has shuttered for good, due in part to "greedy film companies, Netflix," and the coronavirus restrictions of Gov. Murphy, according to the theater owner.
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, a New Jersey lawmaker is pushing a plan to reinvigorate the state’s tourism industry for next year’s summer season.