TRENTON, N.J. (1010 WINS) -- A New Jersey judge on Friday shut down Asbury Park's plan to let its restaurants offer limited indoor dining starting Monday, hours after the state sued the city for disregarding COVID-19 orders.
Superior Court Judge Robert Lougy on Friday evening granted the state's request for a temporary order barring Asbury Park eateries from reopening their indoor dining spaces, a court filing shows.
On Friday afternoon, Gov. Phil Murphy said the Office of the New Jersey Attorney General would sue Asbury Park, whose leaders had said they would start allowing indoor dining, with restrictions, on June 15.
Outdoor dining will be able to resume on June 15 as part of the state's Phase II reopening, but indoor dining is still banned.
"We've tried to work with the governing body of Asbury Park to resolve the issue of indoor dining," Murphy tweeted. "Because they haven't done so, (the state's Attorney General) will bring a lawsuit today against the city government of Asbury Park."
Murphy on Friday also announced New Jersey would allow in-person summer education starting in July and library curbside pickup starting this month.
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School districts will be able to launch in-person summer educational programs, "including extended school year and special education services," starting July 6, he said during his daily briefing.
Districts will be allowed to determine "the best way to meet their students' educational needs in a safe environment, whether that be in-person, remote, or some form of hybrid," he said.
"This guidance will allow robust programs in a safe environment, while preparing students for the school year ahead of us," he said. "It will also address concerns we have heard from countless parents and educators who know how critical in-person services are for those students who need it the most."
Libraries that haven't already begun offering curbside pickup will be able to do so starting Monday, June 15, as part of the state's second phase of reopenings.
The state will release guidelines on organized sports this weekend, Murphy noted. Non-contact organized sports are slated to resume on June 22.
Forty-eight people in New Jersey died of COVID-19 overnight Thursday into Friday, bringing the statewide death toll to 12,489, he said.
The governor also reported 495 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the state's case total to 166,164.
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