TRENTON - New Jersey is taking a more measured approach to combatting the second wave of coronavirus by giving towns and counties the power to regulate non-essential business hours.Gov.
Phil Murphy, a Democrat, said Thursday he will sign an executive order to give towns and cities the option to limit hours at non-essential businesses after 8 p.m.
Murphy’s decision is a change from the spring when he ordered statewide closures and declined to adopt a regional approach.The new restrictions go beyond statewide measures announced earlier in the week by Murphy, who ordered bars and restaurants to halt indoor dining between the hours of 10 p.m.