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POLL: Should NJ Residents Be Obligated To Wear Face Masks? POLL: Should NJ Residents Be Obligated To Wear Face Masks?
Poll: Should NJ Residents Be Obligated To Wear Face Masks? Morristown Mayor Timothy Dougherty is one of many local officials across New Jersey urging residents to wear face masks amid the coronavirus outbreak. Many people have already chosen to wear face masks, while others are opting for scarves -- or foregoing protection entirely (scroll past poll for more). A report by The World Health Organization says wearing face masks is effective only when the user is also practicing frequent hand-washing/sanitizing with alcohol-based hand rub or soap and water. An obligation to wear masks in public was included in a list of measures drafted by Germany…
2nd Morris County Resident Tests Positive For COVID-19 2nd Morris County Resident Tests Positive For COVID-19
2nd Morris County Resident Tests Positive For Covid-19 A Morristown resident and employee at a local nursery school was the second to test positive for COVID-19 in Morris County, officials said in a press release Friday afternoon. The patient, an employee at Shalom Yeladim Nursery School on Speedwell Avenue, is working alongside administrators to notify parents and employees who they may have come into contact with. The first Morris County resident to test presumptive positive was a Butler man, 51. He was hospitalized at Chilton Medical Center after being exposed to a confirmed case. Meanwhile, the building is temporarily closed for cleaning a…
Morristown Bar Owner Sues Town, Mayor Morristown Bar Owner Sues Town, Mayor
Morristown Bar Owner Sues Town, Mayor Morristown and its mayor are facing a lawsuit filed by a local bar owner claiming he and others were victims of cruel and malicious attacks, a new report says. James Cavanaugh, who owns Iron Bar and Revolution Social Brew House on South Street, filed the lawsuit against the town and Mayor Timothy Dougherty this month in U.S. District Court, the DailyRecord reports. The feud began in 2010 when Cavanaugh rejected Dougherty's request to invest in Iron Bar, the article says. Since then, Dougherty has "made it his personal goal to limit any chances [Cavanaugh] might have at success," the suit s…