New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy ( Edwin J. Torres/Governor's Office ) NEW JERSEY - New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday unveiled what he called a three-stage blueprint to reopening the economy from the COVID-19 shutdown, saying he was signing an order letting batting cages, golf driving ranges and some other businesses open up.
The approach goes from more restrictive practices in stage 1 to what the first-term Democrat called the “new normal” after stage 3.
If the state’s coronavirus trend lines continue in the right direction, Murphy said, the state would move next to letting retail expand its operations, along with outdoor dining and reduced-capacity indoor dining.