Survey: Businesses Eager to Reopen, Concern is Consumer Confidence

The Administration of Gov. Phil Murphy has released results of an online survey conducted in conjunction with Rutgers University’s Heldrich Center for Workforce Development earlier this month that drew responses from nearly 4,000 businesses and non-profits across the state. Results of the survey demonstrate overwhelmingly that while the business and non-profit community is eager to […]

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Limits on Indoor, Outdoor Gatherings Increased

Gov. Phil Murphy signed two executive orders 1) raising limits on outdoor and indoor gatherings and 2) opening pools effective June 22 and additional outdoor recreational businesses immediately. Under Executive Order No. 152, effective immediately, indoor gatherings are limited to 25 percent of the capacity of the room, but regardless of the room’s capacity, such

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More Reopenings Monday

Gov. Phil Murphy has signed Executive Order No. 154, allowing personal care service facilities to reopen to the public on Monday, June 22 at 6 a.m., provided the facilities comply with standards issued by the Division of Consumer Affairs and Department of Health. Under the Governor’s Executive Order, personal care service facilities include: 1. Cosmetology

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Lawmakers Hear Critics of State Prisons’ COVID-19 Response

A Wednesday New Jersey Assembly committee hearing on the state prisons’ handling of the COVID-19 outbreak left members with more questions than answers, as corrections Commissioner Marcus Hicks did not show up to respond to numerous problems raised by inmates’ family members, advocates and the corrections officers’ union. During a two-hour joint virtual hearing, the

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College Senate Provides Lunch for Vineland Healthcare Employees

Members of the Student Senate from Rowan College of South Jersey (RCSJ) delivered lunch to frontline employees of the CompleteCare Vineland Health Campus, on June 10, in appreciation for their important work and dedication during the COVID-19 pandemic. Working in collaboration with Unforgotten Haven, a nonprofit organization located in Blackwood, the students launched a social

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My Story

As I mentioned in last week’s edition, I had a similar experience to George Floyd and countless other people of color in this country. I’d like to share that experience with you. The names will remain nameless, the places will remain placeless, and the faces will remain faceless. One night, I go to pick up

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Keys, Wallet… Mask

While the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) inexplicably published guidelines in March discouraging the use of face masks by the public, the recommendation has now changed. In the opinion of most epidemiologists, wearing a mask at work and in public, especially indoors, is a way to limit community spread of the virus.

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