Update from Mayor Al Morgan

Thursday 6/18 8pm

We are happy to report no new cases and no new deaths today. It’s a good day in New Providence!

Please support our local businesses. Outdoor dining and many retail establishments are open. Please shop and dine NP!

Governor Murphy today signed Executive Order No. 155, which will allow in-person clinical, lab, and hands-on programming at institutions of higher education to resume as of July 1, 2020 with enhanced health and safety protocols. Executive Order No. 155 will also allow trade and training schools to reopen on July 1 provided specific health and safety polices are in place.  As part of this process, the Office of the Secretary of Higher Education has issued Restart Standards for all New Jersey Institutions of Higher Education that can guide the reopening and assist institutions as they prepare for next steps. In order to open, institutions under the purview of the Office of the Secretary of Higher Education (OSHE) must submit plans that demonstrate how they will follow criteria delineated in guidelines to be released by OSHE today. Those plans are due to OSHE 14 days before the institution intends to implement the plan by bringing students and staff back to campus. Trade and training schools, which are outside of OSHE’s purview, are subject to a similar set of health and safety protocols. To read Executive Order No. 155, click here: https://nj.gov/infobank/eo/056murphy/pdf/EO-155.pdf

American flag photos are due by Saturday, June 20th if you would like to be included the AMERICAN FLAGS ACROSS NEW PROVIDENCE video. Please send your flag photo(s) to npflagday@gmail.com. For more information please visit:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-8jp8dvw8dGdRQ60g0QxdvSxqV4L-lQgP6fgXmRWBsM/edit

Be well, stay safe, and keep strong! We are one day closer to normalcy. Pioneer Strong!

-Mayor Al Morgan