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8 Newark Businesses Cited For Violating COVID-19 Orders In 2 Days 8 Newark Businesses Cited For Violating COVID-19 Orders In 2 Days
8 Newark Businesses Cited For Violating Covid-19 Orders In 2 Days Eight Newark businesses were ticketed in the last two days for violating Gov. Phil Murphy's COVID-19 orders, local officials said. Even further, Mayor Ras J. Baraka urged Newark residents to follow a 10-day lockdown that began Nov. 25, after 41 percent of East Ward residents and 21 percent of residents citywide tested positive. The 21 percent citywide rate is more than twice the rate of the statewide rate. The eight businesses were cited for failing to follow the orders issued Nov. 16, decreasing indoor and outdoor gathering limits, Baraka said. “Because the number of residents who have t…

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by Cecilia Levine