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Newark, NJ
Schools
Historic
: Newark Regains Control Of Public Schools 25 Years Later
Nearly 25 years to the day the state assumed control of operations in the Newark School District, state officials announced the local board will regain control. "This is a historic day for Newark, and a day for celebration," Gov. Phil Murphy said. "Today, full local control of the public schools has been restored to the people of Newark so that the local school board can address the unique needs of the school community." The Newark BOE had been struggling for years with management and academic issues when the New Jersey BOE revoked its authority over the district in 1995. A decade later, t…
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
News
The House Gets Lucky: Atlantic City Casinos Reopen As Coronavirus Wanes
No smoking. No drinking. No indoor dining. Well, at least there is gambling. After closing in mid-March due to the coronavirus, Atlantic City's nine casinos will start reopening this week. It's only the fifth time in the 42-year history of legalized gambling in Atlantic City casinos were shuttered due to a crisis -- and the longest shutdown. The city's casinos were ordered closed March 16 by Gov. Phil Murphy as part of vast restrictions on businesses to stop the spread of the coronavirus. A gradual reopening that begins Thursday retains severe limits on socializing,: Casinos c…
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Schools
Here Are The Rules: NJ Schools To Reopen With Social Distancing, Face Masks
Going back to school in September will look much different for New Jersey students, who have been remotely learning since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic mid-March. The New Jersey Department of Education on Friday released guidance for reopening of schools for the 2020-21 school year. The guidelines strongly encourage face masks for students, who are required to stay six feet apart in classrooms and buses. Lunch times will be staggered and teachers are required to wear face masks. The guidelines are part of the state's "Road Back" restart and recovery plan, and were compiled…
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Schools
Education Officials Release Guidelines For Reopening NJ Schools In September
Going back to school in September will look much different for New Jersey students, who have been remotely learning since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic mid-March. The New Jersey Department of Education on Friday released guidance for reopening of schools for the 2020-21 school year. The guidelines strongly encourage face masks for students, who are required to stay six feet apart in classrooms and buses. Lunch times will be staggered and teachers are required to wear face masks. The guidelines are part of the state's "Road Back" restart and recovery plan, and were compiled by New Je…
Middletown, NJ
News
NJ Gyms Can Soon Reopen For Individual Training Sessions By Appointment Only
New Jersey gyms must remain closed -- but come July 2, members can start booking individual training sessions at fitness centers by appointment only, Gov. Phil Murphy announced at Wednesday's COVID-19 briefing. Museums, aquariums, bowling allies, shooting ranges, boardwalks, arcades and libraries (at 25 percent capacity) can also reopen July 2. Indoor dining and casinos (both at limited capacity), along with playgrounds, water parks and amusement parks can also reopen that day. Movie theaters, performing arts centers, concert venues and night clubs will remain closed, Murphy said, addi…
Edison, NJ
News
Investigation
: Authorities Clip Woodbridge PD's Department Barbershop
No more police headquarters haircuts in Woodbridge. A temporary barbershop inside the township police department has shut down amidst an investigation by the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office. Woodbridge Township Police Director Robert Hubner was told to stop inviting a barber into the sally port to give officers and civilian workers haircuts as soon as his office became aware of it, Acting Prosecutor Christopher L. C. Kuberiet said in a statement. Personal care businesses have been closed in New Jersey since March 19 when Gov. Phil Murphy issued an executive order to slow the spr…
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
News
'Outdoors Safer Than Indoors': New Jersey Enters Stage 2 Of Reopening Process
New Jersey is officially in Stage 2 of reopening from the coronavirus lockdown. Outdoor dining at restaurants, non-essential indoor retail, childcare centers, libraries for curbside pick-up and drop off, and pickup for services at MVC centers were allowed to reopen Monday with restrictions. Social-distancing measures, limited capacity and face coverings were mandatory. Reopening indoor environments will be a slow and careful process, Gov. Phil Murphy noted. "Our goal is to not experience the spikes that other states are now seeing because they rushed to open too much too soon," h…
Pascack Valley, NJ
News
New Rules: Here Are The Guidelines For NJ's Personal Care Businesses
New Jersey's personal care businesses are going to look a whole lot different. Set to reopen after the COVID-19 shutdown June 22, the salons and parlors will be operating under a new set of standards, released by the state's Division of consumer Affairs. The guidelines apply to beauty salons, barber shops, makeup shops, day and medical spas (not saunas, steam rooms or bathing facilities), electrology facilities, hair braiding shops, massage parlors, nail salons, tanning salons and tattoo parlors. Screening customers and staff no more than 24 hours before a scheduled appointment and immed…
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
News
NJ Education Department Releasing Guidelines For Summer School Programs
The New Jersey Department of Education is expected to release guidelines that will allow schools to conduct in-person summer education programs. These include extended school year and special education services, Gov. Phil Murphy said. Those can begin July 6. The state's health department is expected to put forth guidelines for outdoor, non-contact organized sports, set to resume June 22. This is a developing story. Check back for more.
Hamilton Township, NJ
News
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 …
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
Police: Drug User Enters Car Outside Passaic Bodega After Mom Leaves Kids In Back Seat
An unthinkable outcome was avoided after a woman left her two young children in her car while she ran into a Passaic bodega on Wednesday, authorities said. The youngsters -- ages 5 and 7 -- were in the back seat when a local drug user who apparently was under the influence entered the Mercedes Benz E350, parked outside the Jeffrey Mini Market on Main Avenue, off Harrison Street, police said. Emerging from the store to find him rummaging through her car, the woman screamed before he could drive off, Mayor Hector Carlos Lora said. A good Samaritan who was driving by got out and chased the 2…
Lakewood, NJ
News
Point Pleasant Beach Reopening Friday Without Rides, Games, Amusements Or Dine-In
Point Pleasant Beach's boardwalk and northern beaches will reopen this Friday, but not the rides, games or amusements, authorities announced Tuesday. Restaurants will have only takeout and the inlet will be open to socially responsible fishing, Mayor Paul Kanitra said. The mayor said he and other borough officials toured the boardwalk with merchants and their security personnel Tuesday morning "following the success of a very safe Memorial Day weekend." The group discussed "the logistics needed for social distancing" and "determined that the proper pieces were in place for an op…
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