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Alicia Goodwin, left, and sister Sandy clean and disinfect hair dryers Wednesday at Urban Rose Boutique Salon in Jersey City before salons are allowed to reopen on June 22. Across the state, businesses are focusing on safety precautions. Reena Rose Sibayan, The Jersey Journal

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As New Jersey businesses reopen their doors that had been shut due to the coronavirus pandemic, they will have to comply with standards to keep workers and customers safe, Gov. Phil Murphy announced Thursday.

The standards will be known as the One Jersey Pledge, which Murphy called “a pact between businesses and con-sumers on the one hand, and employers and their employ-ees on the other, and vice versa.”

“It lays out, clearly, that we all share a responsibility to see our restart and recovery through,” he added during his daily coronavirus briefing in Trenton.

Murphy said New Jersey’s economy won’t come back unless workers and customers feel safe. He called on stores and workplaces to display signs about the pledge to demon-strate that commitment to safety.

“It’s the sign that says we’re all in this together,” the gov-ernor said. “It’s the sign that says getting past COVID-19 is our top priority. It’s the way we know we can build the con-fidence we need to get our economy back to being where we know it can be — strong and fair, for every community and for every family.”

Under the program, businesses pledge to customers that their employees will wear face coverings, encourage social distancing, wash their hands regularly, undergo health screenings, frequently clean high-touch areas and require

THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK ECONOMY

As state reopens, all eyes on safety, rules

Jobs must protect staff, customers, Gov. says

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One hundred days after its outbreak began, New Jersey on Thursday reported 12,443 known deaths attributed to the coronavirus, with 165,816 known cases — though the state is a few days away from its second stage of reopening from nearly three months of lockdown.

Officials on Thursday announced 70 new deaths related to COVID-19 and 539 new positive tests in the Garden State.

New Jersey, a densely populated state of 9 million residents, reported its first case March 4, and the 100 days since then have been a blur of somber statistics, unprece-dented restrictions and economic pain.

Only New York state has seen more COVID-19 deaths and cases. Meanwhile, more than 1.2 million residents have filed for unemployment amid widespread busi-ness closures.

“In some ways, it’s hard to believe it’s been a hundred days, and in other ways, it’s hard to believe it’s been only a hundred days,” Gov. Phil Murphy said during his daily coronavirus briefing in Trenton. “And it’s equally hard to fathom the impact this virus has had on our state.”

But officials say New Jersey’s over-

THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK

N.J. marks 100 days as cases rise elsewhereTrends down greatly since April peak, officials say

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After James Micioni died in March at 97, he left quite a surprise for his relatives who went through his possessions: a collection of more than 1,000 vintage baseball cards and collectibles that is expected to fetch up to several million dollars at auction.

Perhaps the most desirable card in Micioni’s collection is a signed Babe Ruth card from 1933, which is likely to sell for more than $100,000.

Micioni, who was known around his hometown of Boonton as Uncle Jimmy, had six of them, all signed by the “Great Bam-bino” himself.

Other rare finds among the collection include a signed Lou Gehrig card from the same 1933 Goudey set, as well as a Jimmie Foxx card from that set, also signed.

Experts say the discovery of Micioni’s collection is historic for the hobby, and sev-eral of the more notable cards will include a special “Uncle Jimmy Collection” pedigree on the label.

The entire collection has been authen-ticated and graded by Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA), the largest trad-ing card, autograph and memorabilia

BOONTON

Baseball card discovery could fetch millionsRebecca Everett and Andrew Koob For The Star-Ledger

Eleven weeks into the state-ordered shutdown of his training facility, CK’s Baseball4U in Marlboro, Craig Kop-pelman has moved beyond frustrated. He’s powerless.

Like many business owners across the state, he has no idea when he’ll be able to reopen or what he can do to pre-pare. Gov. Phil Murphy has said there are goal posts and metrics for reopening, but hasn’t given any specifics into what those are.

Murphy said guidance is coming for gym owners, such as Koppelman, but until then, they can only guess what the state will require of them. Asked about gyms Thursday at his daily press briefing, Murphy said, “No guidance on gyms. Gyms are hard. ... Believe me, we want to get there, but that’s hard, by very nature.”

For Koppelman, this confusion is emblematic of how the state has handled everything about the business side of the coronavirus crisis, back to the first designation of “essen-tial” and “nonessential” businesses.

“I can control the traffic flow. I know who is coming in at what time, and I can stagger it,” Koppelman said. “We set up all the same parameters and guidelines that all the big business box stores that are indoors have done. We’ve taken all the necessary precautions, but we’re still deemed nonessential.

“That’s not right. Every business is essential. Every busi-ness owner will tell you the same.”

Uncertainty has some businesses sweating

NATION & WORLD

‘I should not have been there’

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BUSINESS

Dow rebound screeches to a halt The Dow Jones Industrial Average sinks over 1,800 points Thursday, its biggest drop since March. Investors wonder if the market will give back many of the gains made since the height of the coronavirus pandemic panic. A6-7

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