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Ridgewood Merchants See Uptick in Traffic and Business First Weekend after Pedestrian Plaza Discontinued

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Ridgewood NJ, so this weekend was the first weekend since the pedestrian mall was discontinued and the central business district was jumping . The village seemed to have its old swagger back . Customers seemed to be able to find parking spaces , the annual  sidewalk sale seemed to draw them in in big numbers . Takeout , pickup and drop off flourished.  The weather moderated and many local merchants made their numbers for the first time in a while. All the amazing events in Van Neste park are still taking place and many restaurants saw overflow crowds in the evening.

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Governor Murphy Proposed New Liquor Licenses Plan would Ban Private Sales, Effectively Rendering Current Liquor Licenses Worthless

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Michael I. Halfacre, Esq. is the Executive Director of the Beer Wholesalers Association of New Jersey and a former ABC Director.

Trenton NJ, Recently, Governor Murphy announced plans to make liquor licenses cheaper and more available in the Garden State. Specifically, the Governor’s plan would increase licenses by decreasing the population cap, currently set at one on-premise license per 3,000 residents. The Governor’s plan would do this gradually over five years after which there would be no limits on the number of licenses issued in the state. Under Governor Murphy’s plan, after five years, no license could be sold privately, effectively rendering current liquor licenses worthless and crushing their current fair market value. To address this loss, the Governor also proposes a complicated system of tax credits to compensate for the loss of the license value.  Unfortunately, a tax credit is worthless when your business does not turn a profit or goes bankrupt and could cost taxpayers billions to fund.

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The Mason Jar Sues the Mahwah Township Council

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Mahwah NJ, the Mason Jar  is suing the Mahwah Township Council over regulations it adopted in September, claiming they make it impossible to continue providing music in an outdoor dining pavilion erected in place of a tent on the property in May 2021.

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Being Single in Melbourne: Ways to Find a Date

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The second-largest city in Australia (and, indeed, the whole of Oceania), Melbourne offers many wonderful socializing opportunities for locals and visitors alike. If you would like to touch down in Victoria state’s capital city and mingle socially, make new friends, perhaps even a love interest or just become a sugar daddy, here’s a handy guide to the best ways to plan a date amongst amicable Melburnians.

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New Jersey Extends Permissions for Outdoor Dining to Support Restaurant Industry

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East Rutherford  NJ, Governor Phil Murphy today signed a bill (S-2364 [t.e2ma.net]) to extend expanded permissions for restaurants, bars, distilleries, and breweries to use fixtures and equipment enabling them to serve patrons outdoors in private areas, on sidewalks, and in other municipally-designated outdoor areas. The permissions were set to expire November 30, 2022 but will now be extended by two additional years to support the food and beverage industry, patrons, and local communities by facilitating opportunities to serve customers outdoors.

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New Rules Bar Most African Americans Form Bars, Gyms, Theaters, and Museums in New York City

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New York NY, New York City has become the first major city to require proof of COVID vaccination in such indoor venues as bars, gyms, theaters, and museums.

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More Fake Science , Governor Murphy Vetoes Bill That Would Give Restaurants More Winter Flexibility

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Trenton NJ, Governor Phil Murphy vetoed a bill on Monday that he says would have allowed New Jersey bars and restaurants more freedom while operating outside amid the coronavirus pandemic. The bill would have permitted owners and operators of restaurants, bars, distilleries and breweries to continue to utilize outdoor spaces or public sidewalks as extensions of their business premises, Murphy said.

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Senator Kip Bateman : Local Restaurants Are On the Brink Of Bankruptcy – Let Them Open

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Trenton NJ, Senator Kip Bateman expressed his frustration with Governor Phil Murphy’s unilateral decision to keep indoor restaurants closed indefinitely. Indoor dining was originally scheduled to reopen on July 2:

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Governor Phil Murphy Signs Executive Order Limiting Travel and Requiring Masks

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Ridgewoood NJ, Governor Phil Murphy today signed Executive Order No. 125, imposing additional mitigation requirements on NJ TRANSIT and all private carriers to limit the spread of COVID-19. The order also outlines specific policies on restaurants that have remained open for takeout orders.

“We must continue our commitment to do everything we can to flatten the curve and defeat this virus,” said Governor Murphy.  “With these additional requirements, we are aggressively reducing the spread of the virus to protect New Jersey residents.”

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