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Mercer
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'AI Moonshoot' Among Murphy's Ideas To Make Life More Affordable For NJ Residents 'AI Moonshoot' Among Murphy's Ideas To Make Life More Affordable For NJ Residents
'AI Moonshoot' Among Murphy's Ideas To Make Life More Affordable For NJ Residents Gov. Phil Murphy sees New Jersey as a future global leader in artificial intelligence, while balancing the urgent financial needs of families during his 2024 State of the State Address. In his speech on Tuesday, Jan. 9, Gov. Murphy spoke about "an era of unease and uncertainty" defined by economic recovery during the COVID-19 pandemic, along with wars in Israel and Ukraine.  He also talked about how higher costs of living are the biggest challenges for many families. "Making life more affordable for more families is our highest priority," said Gov. Murphy. "We need to recognize t…

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by Chris Spiker
Armonk
News
New Bars, Restaurants In NYC To Open More Quickly Under Legislation Signed By Hochul New Bars, Restaurants In NYC To Open More Quickly Under Legislation Signed By Hochul
New Bars, Restaurants In NYC To Open More Quickly Under Legislation Signed By Hochul New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed new legislation in an effort to make it easier for new bars, restaurants and breweries to open quickly. The new legislative package allows temporary retail permits to be issued to bars and restaurants opening in New York City, officials announced on Wednesday, Dec. 22. Officials said the current law prevents businesses in the city to be granted temporary liquor licenses, and the State Liquor Authority can only provide the permanent licenses after a lengthy review process. The new legislation allows the State Liquor Authority to grant temporary liquor l…

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by Nicole Valinote
Atlantic
News
Nearly 60% Of NJ Small Businesses May Call It Quits Due To COVID-19: Survey Nearly 60% Of NJ Small Businesses May Call It Quits Due To COVID-19: Survey
Nearly 60% Of NJ Small Businesses May Call It Quits Due To Covid-19: Survey More than half of New Jersey's small business owners may call it quits due to COVID-19, according to a new survey. The New Jersey Business & Industry Association report found that of the business owners contacted, 28% said they will look to sell or shutdown their business sooner than expected due to continued obstacles, while 31% said they are still determining if their plans will change. “When nearly 60% of employers are either looking to end their businesses sooner, or considering it, due to these continued obstacles, it should be a red flag for our policymakers wh…

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by Joe Gomez
Mamaroneck
Business
NY Removes 'Archaic' Measure That Kept Hair Salons, Barbershops Closed On Sundays NY Removes 'Archaic' Measure That Kept Hair Salons, Barbershops Closed On Sundays
NY Removes 'Archaic' Measure That Kept Hair Salons, Barbershops Closed On Sundays New York has amended an “archaic law” that prohibited barbershops from operating on Sundays. This week, legislation was signed into law that will give local New York hair salons and barber shops the option of being open to customers on Sunday as many businesses continue recovering financially from the pandemic. Before New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the bill into law on Tuesday, July 13, it was a misdemeanor to provide a haircut or shave to customers on Sundays, though it was rarely, if ever, enforced. Previously, the law said that "any person who carries on or engages in the business of…

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by Zak Failla
White Plains
Politics
Consumer Sentiment Continues To Climb In New York, Poll Reveals Consumer Sentiment Continues To Climb In New York, Poll Reveals
Consumer Sentiment Continues To Climb In New York, Poll Reveals New York continues its recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic as consumers have flocked to stores and restaurants en masse since the vaccination became widely available. According to a new Siena College poll, the “New York State Consumer Sentiment and Buying Plans” have been continuing its pandemic recovery following a downturn in 2020. According to the new poll, which was conducted among 404 New Yorkers between Wednesday, June 16 and Tuesday, June 29, the New York State Index of Consumer Sentiment has hit 83.7 percent, up 1.2 percent from the first quarter this year. However, pollsters note…

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by Zak Failla
Nassau
News
New Long Island Solar Facility Gets Green Light New Long Island Solar Facility Gets Green Light
New Long Island Solar Facility Gets Green Light A major solar facility is coming to Long Island as New York continues its push for more green, renewable energy sources. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that the New York State Office of Renewable Energy Siting (ORES) has issued final siting permits for its first two major solar facilities, Riverhead Solar 2 in Suffolk County and Morris Ridge Solar Energy Center in Livingston County. According to Cuomo, the siting approvals for the two facilities are the fastest in state history. Riverhead is a planned 36-megawatt solar energy facility, while the Morris Ridge Solar Energy Center will…

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by Zak Failla
Harrison
Business
COVID-19: Lift On Restrictions For NY Restaurants, Businesses Starts COVID-19: Lift On Restrictions For NY Restaurants, Businesses Starts
Covid-19: Lift On Restrictions For NY Restaurants, Businesses Starts Several state-imposed curfews and restrictions placed on businesses in New York during the COVID-19 pandemic are set to be lifted this week as the state continues reopening the economy.  The mandatory midnight closing time for bars and restaurants will end for outdoor dining areas beginning on Monday, May 17, and for indoor dining areas on Monday, May 31. As of Wednesday, May 19, New York will also be lifting many of its mask mandates for fully vaccinated people.  Related story - COVID-19: Date Announced When Mask Mandate Will Be Dropped For Vaccinated People In NY Addition…

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by Zak Failla
Suffolk NY
Lifestyle
Long Island Municipality To Get $10M Grant For Downtown Upgrades Long Island Municipality To Get $10M Grant For Downtown Upgrades
Long Island Municipality To Get $10M Grant For Downtown Upgrades Seven projects are planned in a Long Island municipality that was awarded a $10 million Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI) award. Baldwin was one of the communities in New York to receive a grant that is earmarked to “enrich the community with key catalytic projects,” according to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office. Officials said that Baldwin will “incorporate mixed-used transit-oriented development, improve pedestrian connections, and support small businesses to create places where residents, commuters, and visitors want to shop, dine, and recreate.” “We are focused on building New York St…

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by Zak Failla
Hartford
News
COVID-19: Free Weekend Summer Bus Service To Start In CT COVID-19: Free Weekend Summer Bus Service To Start In CT
Covid-19: Free Weekend Summer Bus Service To Start In CT In an effort to help Connecticut residents recover financially from the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Ned Lamont announced that the state would be providing free weekend busing over the summer. On Tuesday, March 30, Lamont said that he is directing CTtransit to provide free, statewide bus service to all customers every weekend this summer beginning Memorial Day weekend and lasting through Labor Day. According to the governor, offering free bus service on weekends through the summer will encourage Connecticut residents to visit locally owned small businesses and help the commun…

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by Zak Failla
Nassau
Sports
Play Ball: Mets, Yankee Fans Allowed In Stands For Opening Day Play Ball: Mets, Yankee Fans Allowed In Stands For Opening Day
Play Ball: Mets, Yankee Fans Allowed In Stands For Opening Day Play ball! There will be fans in the stands -- and a relatively large number of them -- for the New York Mets and Yankees when they hit the field for their major-league baseball home openers next month. Flanked by Mets Vice Chair Andy Cohen, Yankees President Randy Levine and former pitchers C.C. Sabathia and Al Leiter, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that fans will be permitted into Citi Field and Yankee Stadium when the regular season begins. For the Yankees, that means they will be able to welcome 10,850 fans to the stadium for their home opener against the Toronto Blue Jays on T…

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by Zak Failla
Nassau
News
COVID-19: NY Restrictions On Remaining Cluster Zones, Curfews For Many Businesses To Be Lifted COVID-19: NY Restrictions On Remaining Cluster Zones, Curfews For Many Businesses To Be Lifted
Covid-19: NY Restrictions On Remaining Cluster Zones, Curfews For Many Businesses To Be Lifted New York is lifting some of its COVID-19 restrictions and curfews as the state continues its recovery from the winter surge of the virus. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Wednesday, March 17 that the state was lifting restrictions on its five remaining “yellow zone” COVID-19 clusters, while allowing businesses to reopen more widely. Beginning on Monday, March 22, indoor fitness classes can begin reopening statewide at 33 percent capacity with health screening and contact information required at sign-in. Classes should be scheduled to allow additional time for cleaning and disinfection between…

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by Zak Failla
Suffolk NY
News
COVID-19: NY Rapid Testing Program For Businesses, Events Launches COVID-19: NY Rapid Testing Program For Businesses, Events Launches
Covid-19: NY Rapid Testing Program For Businesses, Events Launches New York has launched a rapid COVID-19 testing program to help event spaces and businesses begin to reopen across the state. The New York Forward Rapid Test Program will make low-cost rapid testing available to the public to “support enhanced economic activity as the state continues to reopen sectors of the economy," according to state officials. “Throughout the COVID pandemic, we have relied on science over emotion and political rhetoric to guide our decisions, using all the tools available to navigate New York's public health and economic challenges,” Gov. Andrew Cuomo said. “I hav…

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by Zak Failla
Nassau
Police & Fire
COVID-19: New Outbreak Linked To Long Island Polling Site COVID-19: New Outbreak Linked To Long Island Polling Site
Covid-19: New Outbreak Linked To Long Island Polling Site A new COVID-19 outbreak has been linked to an early voting site on Long Island, officials said. Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone announced this week that at least 10 COVID-19 cases have been identified in relation to an early polling site at Stony Brook University's location in Southampton. Of the confirmed cases, six of the 10 people worked at the polling site. Each of the infected people is in isolation, and contact tracing led to 48 people entering quarantine who may have been exposed, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone said. Suffolk County has not been below a 1 percent pos…

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by Zak Failla
White Plains
Politics
COVID-19: Westchester's Economy Will Bounce Back From Pandemic, Latimer Says In State Of County COVID-19: Westchester's Economy Will Bounce Back From Pandemic, Latimer Says In State Of County
Covid-19: Westchester's Economy Will Bounce Back From Pandemic, Latimer Says In State Of County COVID-19 took center stage this week during Westchester County Executive George Latimer’s “State of the County” address. In his third address since taking office, Latimer spoke of COVID-19 at length, praising the response and frontline workers while vowing that the county will bounce back from the damage caused by the virus in the past seven months since it started spreading out of New Rochelle. Latimer noted that he and the Westchester County Board of Legislation tackled the COVID-19 pandemic head-on, including the amending of the county’s Tax Law to allow for municipalities to waive penal…

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by Zak Failla
Essex NJ
News
Amazon Opens Another North Jersey Facility This Week Amazon Opens Another North Jersey Facility This Week
Amazon Opens Another North Jersey Facility This Week Amazon is opening another new delivery station in North Jersey this week.  The 640,000 square-foot building Newark facility on Delancy Street will create 100 full- and part-time jobs all paying at least $15 an hour. Hundreds of driver opportunities for Amazon’s Delivery Service Partners and Amazon Flex drivers are also opening up. Last week, Amazon opened a delivery station in West Caldwell, making this the second delivery station to open in Essex County this month. Delivery stations power the last mile of our order process and help speed up deliveries for customers. Packa…

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by Cecilia Levine
Hampshire Franklin MA
Business
Business Owners Win: 'Shared Streets' To Be Removed From Northampton Business Owners Win: 'Shared Streets' To Be Removed From Northampton
Business Owners Win: 'Shared Streets' To Be Removed From Northampton Business owners who disliked Northampton’s new Shared Streets and Spaces initiative have gotten their way. Northampton will be removing the temporary changes to Main Street that reduced parking in favor of wider sidewalks and more outdoor dining. The redesign included artwork painted on the streets and additional flower pots between Old South Street/State Street and King Street/Pleasant Street. Monday, Sept. 14, at around 9 p.m., city workers will begin to dismantle the shared streets project - removing barriers, planters, signage, and restoring the street to four lanes of traffic, instead…

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by Kristin Palpini
Lyndhurst
News
$18.5M Contract Approved For Replacement Of 107-Year Old Lyndhurst Train Station $18.5M Contract Approved For Replacement Of 107-Year Old Lyndhurst Train Station
$18.5M Contract Approved For Replacement Of 107-Year Old Lyndhurst Train Station A contract for $18.5 million was approved for the construction of a new Lyndhurst NJ Transit train station replacing the current 107-year-old facility. Located at the corner of Delafield and Court avenues, the station will be closer to the commuter parking lot and will be designed to replicate the historic style of the Lyndhurst neighborhood.  It will include ADA accessible platforms, new stairs, four elevators, new lighting, canopies, communications and a closed-circuit TV, NJ Transit officials said. The contract is going to Anselmi & Decicco, Inc. of Maplewood, after six fi…

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by Cecilia Levine
Mount Pleasant
Politics
Cuomo Becomes First New Yorker Named National Governors Association Chairman Cuomo Becomes First New Yorker Named National Governors Association Chairman
Cuomo Becomes First New Yorker Named National Governors Association Chairman Andrew Cuomo has just become the first New Yorker to be named the chairman of the National Governors Association. Cuomo was unanimously voted to assume the top spot on Wednesday, Aug. 5.  Cuomo will take over for Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan. Cuomo had previously been the association’s vice chair under the Maryland lawmaker, who is term-limited and not eligible to run for re-election when his term ends in 2024. In his remarks, Cuomo laid out his agenda for the association - "America's Recovery and Revival" - focused on tackling COVID-19 and the economic recovery from the outbreak.  Cuomo sa…

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by Zak Failla
Nassau
Business
COVID-19: Here's A Look At New Businesses Reopening As Long Island Starts Phase 3 COVID-19: Here's A Look At New Businesses Reopening As Long Island Starts Phase 3
Covid-19: Here's A Look At New Businesses Reopening As Long Island Starts Phase 3 Long Island is now the ninth of New York State's 10 regions to enter Phase 3 of reopening the economy as the state recovers from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. Long Island has started the third phase in the four-phase reopening plan as of Wednesday, June 24, allowing more businesses to open. Just New York City will remain in Phase 2, possibly entering Phase 3 in two weeks. In Phase 3, limited indoor dining is permitted, as well as personal care service businesses such as nail salons and tattoo parlors, though there are restrictions in place and guidelines to follow. Earlier sto…

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by Zak Failla
Mount Pleasant
News
COVID-19: Number Of People Allowed In Groups For Phase 3 Increases As Two New Regions Advance COVID-19: Number Of People Allowed In Groups For Phase 3 Increases As Two New Regions Advance
Covid-19: Number Of People Allowed In Groups For Phase 3 Increases As Two New Regions Advance New York regions entering Phase 3 of their novel coronavirus (COVID-19) economic recovery can now entertain larger gatherings as the state continues to daily monitor their metrics. With Western New York and the Capital Region on track to join the Finger Lakes, Southern Tier, Central New York, Mohawk Valley, and North Country in Phase 3 this week, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that gatherings of up to 25 people will be permitted, up from 10. Western New York will now officially move to Phase 3 on Tuesday, June 16 and the Capital Region on Wednesday, June 17.  The Hudson Valley is schedul…

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by Zak Failla
Fairfield
Lifestyle
COVID-19: CT Restaurants Demand Indoor Dining Within Days COVID-19: CT Restaurants Demand Indoor Dining Within Days
Covid-19: CT Restaurants Demand Indoor Dining Within Days Click here for an updated story - COVID-19: CT Phase 2 Start Date Moved Up, With Indoor Dining, Movie Theaters, Gyms Reopening More than 500 restauranteurs in Connecticut are pushing for Gov. Ned Lamont to ease up restrictions on restaurants to allow indoor dining amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. At least 550 restaurants signed off on a letter to the governor urging him to permit indoor dining as soon as Wednesday, June 10. The date would mark three weeks after outdoor dining began and nearly 90 days since restaurants were forced to shut down due to the virus. The l…

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by Zak Failla
Mercer
News
Murphy Announces Dates For Stage 2 Of New Jersey's Reopening; More On Gyms, Bars To Come Murphy Announces Dates For Stage 2 Of New Jersey's Reopening; More On Gyms, Bars To Come
Murphy Announces Dates For Stage 2 Of New Jersey's Reopening; More On Gyms, Bars To Come New Jersey is gearing up to enter the second stage of its economic restart and recovery following the COVID-19 lockdown, officials said Monday. Beginning Monday, June 15, nonessential retail stores and outdoor dining can reopen, Gov. Phil Murphy said. Salons and barbershops will reopen on Monday, June 22. Gyms and health clubs, also included in Stage 2, will be the next to reopen at reduced capacity, with a hard date to come. Stage 3 includes expanded dining, critical in-office work, limited entertainment, expanded personal care, bars with limited capacity, expanded gyms with rest…

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by Cecilia Levine
White Plains
Business
COVID-19: Westchester Economic Recovery Task Force Moves Forward With Plan to Help Reopen COVID-19: Westchester Economic Recovery Task Force Moves Forward With Plan to Help Reopen
Covid-19: Westchester Economic Recovery Task Force Moves Forward With Plan to Help Reopen As New York prepares to begin reopening its economy in the wake of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, officials across the state are developing plans to make sure the move goes smoothly. In Westchester, the Business Council of Westchester’s Economic Recovery Task Force is forging ahead with developing a comprehensive plan to provide specific recovery measures and recommendations keyed to assisting Westchester’s diverse business and not-for-profit sectors. Comprised of more than 40 leaders from a broad spectrum of economic sectors across the county, are developing a strategic plan …

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by Kathy Reakes
Fairfield
News
COVID-19: NY, NJ, CT Among Seven States Working Together Developing Plans To Reopen Economies COVID-19: NY, NJ, CT Among Seven States Working Together Developing Plans To Reopen Economies
Covid-19: NY, NJ, CT Among Seven States Working Together Developing Plans To Reopen Economies This story has been updated. New York, New Jersey and Connecticut are among now seven states in the region forming committees to determine proper protocols to reopen the economy in the region as the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues to plague the country. The governors from the tristate area joined their counterparts from Pennsylvania, Delaware and Rhode Island in announcing during a conference call on Monday, April 13 that they are forming committees to share information and advice as they look to slowly begin reopening some parts of their economies. After that announcement,…

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by Zak Failla