Nicholas Pugliese

ResinTech, which makes water filtration products, is set to open later this month with the help of up to $139 million in taxpayer-funded subsidies.

Also, nonessential retail stores must follow new rules when they reopen June 15.

A week later, salons and barbershops can serve customers again, Gov. Phil Murphy said, while gyms and health clubs can reopen sometime after that.

The goal is to reach residents who have limited access to health care and coronavirus testing. 

WHYY education reporter Avi Wolfman-Arent said he identified himself to police as a journalist, but was arrested anyway and cited for failure to disperse.

Also Friday, Gov. Phil Murphy announced a $100 million fund for rental assistance and said religious services could resume by June 12.

The perceived failure of the Murphy administration to keep incarcerated people safe is also the subject of an ongoing court battle.

Also Tuesday, Rutgers announced it will make the SAT and ACT optional for 2021 applicants, and officials said childhood vaccinations have plummeted.

Without billions in federal aid, the state says it will cut spending on tax relief, aid to colleges and a slew of other programs.

Murphy’s coronavirus orders violate the state constitution, the GOP says, and the distinction between businesses is “completely arbitrary.”

A New Jersey gym owner called the closure a “dirty tactic” and said he planned to open again on Friday.

If there’s one sure thing about the pandemic’s impact on the Jersey Shore this summer, it’s that nobody really has a clue.