CAMDEN - Visitors walking the deck of the Battleship New Jersey museum must tread around dings and holes in rotted wood, but a new state grant will help finance ongoing deck replacement.
The New Jersey Historic Trust has approved $500,000 for deck work for the Battleship New Jersey Memorial and Museum on the Camden waterfront.
New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver was to present the capital grant check to museum officials Thursday on the decorated World War War II-era ship.
After a winter hiatus, the museum will open weekends beginning Saturday and daily April 1. However, the tourist attraction is holding no events and only limited touring with social distancing and face masks required due to the coronavirus pandemic.