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.