Tag: Gov. Phil Murphy
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Gov. announces additional $60M to fulfill pipeline of small business grant applications
Gov. Phil Murphy has announced a commitment of at least $60 million in additional Coronavirus, Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding to fulfillment of grants under Phase 3 of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority’s (NJEDA’s) Small Business Emergency Assistance Grant Program. This funding is in addition to $70 million in federal funds…
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Cranbury library project on chosen list for state funding; state legislature must approve appropriations
Cranbury Public Library’s plan for a stand-alone library in downtown Cranbury received a boost when Gov. Phil Murphy recently announced his recommended list of proposed statewide library projects for the first round of funding from the Library Construction Bond Act (LCBA). The LCBA is for the purpose of the construction, reconstruction, development, extension, improvement and…
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Gov. Murphy signs bill banning single-use paper and plastic bags
Gov. Phil Murphy has signed S-864 – which prohibits the use of single-use plastic bags and paper bags in all stores and food service businesses statewide – into law. Murphy said the new law is a significant step to reduce harm and pollution those products cause to the Garden State’s environment. “Plastic bags are one…
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Gov. Murphy signs Executive Order; says it will protect workforce during pandemic
Gov. Phil Murphy has signed Executive Order No. 192 which he said will provide mandatory health and safety standards to protect all of New Jersey’s workers at work during the ongoing 2020 coronavirus pandemic. Murphy signed the order on Oct. 28, according to a press release from his office. A representative of the New Jersey…
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Milltown receives $750K grant to continue upgrades to aging water main infrastructure
MILLTOWN – The borough received a much needed boost – a $750,000 grant from the state – to help the borough reline its aging water main infrastructure in continued efforts to provide residents clean water. Mayor Trina Mehr said the funds will help address the ongoing problem with resident complaints about discolored brown water over…
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Gov. signs order allowing resumption of indoor sports
Gov. Phil Murphy has signed Executive Order No. 187, allowing the resumption of contact practices and competitions in indoor settings for organized sports defined as “medium risk” and “high risk” by the New Jersey Department of Health’s “Guidance for Sports Activities.” The order encompasses sports including ice hockey, basketball, cheerleading, group dance, rugby, boxing, judo,…
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Phase III construction of Jacobs Landing Residential Community in Woodbridge begins, expected to complete in spring 2021
WOODBRIDGE — The area on Bunns Lane, soon to be Veterans Way, in Woodbridge has become an area where no one wanted to live to an area with a waiting list of people eager to move in. Township officials announced the start of Phase III construction at the Jacobs Landing Residential Community on Sept. 24…
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Gov. announces proposed changes to Game Code to end bear hunt in 2021
Gov. Phil Murphy has announced that the New Jersey Fish and Game Council has proposed changes to the state’s Game Code that would end bear hunting in New Jersey after 2020. The Fish and Game Council, which has authority over the hunt, has proposed an amendment to the New Jersey Game Code that suspends the…
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Gov. Murphy signs $32.7 billion fiscal year 2021 budget into law
Democratic Governor Phil Murphy has signed the $32.7 billion Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations Act (budget) into law. In a press release, Murphy said the revised state spending plan “manages to protect core priorities and deliver middle class tax relief during the historic fiscal crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.” The budget fully re-establishes the millionaire’s…
