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Murphy opens Jersey Shore for Memorial Day, with social distancing restrictions

By Washington Examiner
Published May 15, 2020 8:00pm ET
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Murphy opens Jersey Shore for Memorial Day, with social distancing restrictions
In this Wednesday, July 23, 2014 photograph people relax and play in the ocean in Atlantic City, N.J. Good weather and greater awareness that the Jersey shore has made huge strides in recovering from Superstorm Sandy helped make the second summer after the storm better than the first one, many shore merchants and elected officials say. Some business owners report profits up 20 to 30 percent in the summer of 2014 compared with 2013, when the shore was still in the early stages of recovering from the devastating Oct. 29, 2012, storm. (AP Photo/Mel Evans) | Mel Evans

The Jersey Shore will be open for Memorial Day weekend.

Gov. Phil Murphy made the announcement at his Thursday news conference but also placed some restrictions on the opening slated for Friday, May 22.

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