NEWS, SPORTS, COMMENTARY, POLITICS for Gloucester City and the Surrounding Areas of South Jersey and Philadelphia
New Jersey has a new policy: If you're fully vaccinated against COVID-19, you don't need to wear a mask indoors or keep a 6-foot distance from other people. That includes at work, starting on June 4. One exception: state workers, e.g. Motor Vehicle Commission employees. Gov. Phil Murphy signed an executive order to this effect yesterday, alongside another order that enables companies to call back employees into in-person workplaces. (NJ.com / WHYY)
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MASKS REQUIRED WHERE KIDS ARE: SCHOOLS, CHILD CARE
As the new, statewide COVID rules begin to take effect, there are still several areas where masks are still mandatory, including health care settings and public transit. And masks must stay on in child-focused environments, like schools, camps, and child care centers. One thing has changed, though: capacity limits have been lifted for child care settings. (NorthJersey / NJ.com) |
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NJ TRANSIT: 16 ELECTRIC BUSES IN NEWARK, 8 IN CAMDEN
NJ Transit is launching an electric bus program in Newark and Camden. The pilot includes 16 electric buses in Newark, and 8 electric buses in Camden. The agency is working towards a big goal: a fully zero-emissions fleet of buses by 2040. “While we have laid out aggressive plans to achieve this milestone, we are moving forward deliberately ... [to] ensure our success," said NJ Transit President and CEO Kevin Corbett. ( TAPinto Newark / TAPinto Camden) |
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BILL WOULD HELP LANDLORDS, TENANTS WITH BACK RENT
A new bill attempts to strike a compromise between landlords and tenants, who are struggling with an unpaid rent problem. The bill outlines a plan to separate the unpaid rent issue from the eviction issue: that is, unpaid rent would be transformed into debt, but evictions would still be banned. This means landlords could sue tenants for unpaid rent, but they couldn't remove tenants from their homes. The bill also includes $750 million in rent relief. ( NJ Spotlight News)
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- As masks come off, vaccine push goes on (NJ Spotlight News)
- New Brunswick's COVID vaccination rate lowest city in NJ (TAPinto)
- CANJ, AtlantiCare bring vaccination sites into casinos for workers, general public (ROI-NJ)
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- Diversifying police departments isn't enough, activists say (NJ Spotlight)
- Sales up 33%, median price up 20%: April’s housing numbers (ROI-NJ)
- Where is NJ on police and prison reform? (NJ Spotlight News)
- DeCamp will run buses to NYC as soon as Tuesday (NorthJersey)
- NJ’s pension funds on track for record high (NJ Spotlight News)
- He gave the Morris Museum art, sound and motion (Morristown Green)
- Advocates: food assistance more help is still needed (NJ Spotlight News)
- Westfield Council approves ban on cannabis businesses (TAPinto)
- Ex-NJ police chief accused of racist attack sentenced to 28 months for lying to FBI (NJ.com)
PLUS — not everything is terrible:
- Camden teen gets full ride scholarship to Rowan University (TAPinto)
- Paterson students advance to National History Day (Paterson Press)
- New Jersey date night: Burgers, shakes and romance (TAPinto)
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