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Governor Murphy has officially approved the NJ Turnpike and Garden State expansion plan and the Atlantic City Expressway expansion in the Pinelands. He signed the meeting minutes on May 27 and sent confirmation letters to the NJ Turnpike Authority and South Jersey Transportation Authority. Earlier that day, the boards of both agencies held public hearings and approved the toll increases.
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Paramus NJ, Non-essential retail is set to reopen as part of Stage 2 of New Jersey’s restart on June 15, but shopping malls like Westfield Garden State Plaza the largest operational mall in the state.
which accounts for roughly 10% of the Paramus tax base are not included. Over 20 million people visit Westfield Garden State Plaza in a typical year.
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Ridgewood NJ, Since Governor Phil Murphy lifted his stay at home order, many businesses find themselves slowly starting to reopen. While barbershops and child care centers can soon resume operations, institutions like libraries have been overlooked and remain closed.
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Trenton NJ, The Thomas More Society, currently engaged in a federal religious liberty lawsuit against New Jersey Governor Philip Murphy, issued a response to today’s news that he is claiming to lift the stay-home orders that have been in place since mid-March. He is still limiting indoor gatherings to 25% of a building’s capacity or 50 people total.
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Ridgewood NJ, New Jersey’s Department of Health today issued COVID-19 health and safety guidelines for summer youth camps following Governor Murphy’s executive order allowing operations beginning July 6.
The opening of youth day camps will provide New Jersey families who are in need of childcare services with a viable option in addition to traditional childcare centers. The guidelines provide procedures for camp operators to implement health and safety standards for staff and campers such as screening, hygiene, social distancing and staff/camper ratios.
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Ridgewood NJ, Non-essential retail establishments may open their doors to allow the public inside beginning June 15. However, Ridgewood Village Hall remains closed to public access indefinitely. What sense does this make, if any? We can buy a pair of sneakers, but I cannot go into Village Hall for essential services like engineering, health, building/zoning, and tax payments?
Continue reading Non-essential Retail Begins to Open but Ridgewood Village Hall Remains Closed
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Governor Phil Murphy announces an order to lift state’s stay-at-home order; increasing limit on gatherings.
Continue reading Governor Phil Murphy Lifts The State’s Stay-at-Home Order
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With all states having at least partially reopened as new COVID-19 cases have seen a slow decline, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released updated rankings for the States with the Fewest Coronavirus Restrictions .
Continue reading New Jersey Has the 3rd Most Coronavirus Restrictions
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Trenton NJ, Assemblyman Jay Webber send letter to Col. Callahan: Will Governor be held accountable & cited for his violations of his own Executive Order?
Webber twitted : “Shops closed, ballfields empty, graduations and weddings cancelled, but Phil Murphy doesn’t have to social distance when He has something important to do? Hypocrisy at its worst.”
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Ridgewood NJ, Late last week, we were made aware that 710 ballots in the May 12, 2020 Municipal and Board of Education Elections were rejected and, therefore, not counted in the results. There is not a lot of exact information available at this time as to why so many ballots were rejected. I can tell you that the Village Council and the Ridgewood Board of Education are exploring our legal options to determine why such a large number of ballots were rejected and determine if there is a remedy. Currently, based on the defeated budget, the Village Council required and the RBOE accepted a $630,000 cut from the proposed 2020/2021 budget due to its defeat. Additionally, we have been informed that we will have at least a $440,000 reduction in state aid for the 2020/2021 school year. We will work to make all necessary cuts to have the least impact on the student experience as possible.
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Ridgewood NJ, Over the past several weeks, people have been inquiring about what the plan is for the reopening of schools in the fall. Please understand that we are working on several different options and await some promised direction from the New Jersey Department of Education. Since we currently have no formal direction from the NJDOE, we are looking at what other states, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Colorado, to name a few, have provided their schools and the public. This is what I can tell you. See the follow scenarios below:
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TRENTON NJ, Assemblymen John DiMaio and Kevin J. Rooney are calling for the state division of Alcoholic Beverage Control and municipalities to waive fees for restaurants and bars reopening under Gov. Phil Murphy’s executive orders.
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TRENTON NJ, Assemblyman Christopher P. DePhillips sent a letter to the state health commissioner today, seeking answers about the termination of former assistant commissioner Chris Neuwirth. The state has been noncommittal to the reason for his firing, but pointed to holding simultaneous private-sector employment.
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Filing for bankruptcy is undoubtedly one of the toughest things a person can go through. It is an emotionally draining process, and it is hard to avoid the sense of utter humiliation and defeat that comes with it. Besides the psychological impact, the whole ordeal is rather disquieting given the legal and financial fallouts, the level of paperwork involved, and so on. If you are staring down a tunnel of impending bankruptcy, it might help to hire a lawyer right away.
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