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UPDATE: Lakewood DPW Will Sanitize Howell Parks After New COVID Wave UPDATE: Lakewood DPW Will Sanitize Howell Parks After New COVID Wave
Update: Lakewood DPW Will Sanitize Howell Parks After New COVID Wave UPDATED: An uptick in coronavirus temporarily closed public parks and ballfields in one Monmouth County township. But the Lakewood Department of Public Works has offered to come to the rescue and sanitize parks in Howell, reversing its previous park closure announcement. Howell Township's Office of Emergency Management announced on Tuesday that all parks are ordered closed immediately. "This is due to the recent uptick in COVID cases combined with the large number of complaints being received that the parks are filled to capacity, with users not social distancing and with most in…
CDC's New School Guidelines Call For Classroom Lunches, No Extracurricular Activities CDC's New School Guidelines Call For Classroom Lunches, No Extracurricular Activities
CDC's New School Guidelines Call For Classroom Lunches, No Extracurricular Activities No more cafeterias lunches. No more field trips or extracurricular activities. Social distancing and masks are musts. This is how schools could look if they reopen for the 2020-21 academic year, months after closing amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) suggests. Students have not stepped into schools since mid-March, and while it's yet to be seen if they will next year, the CDC has put forth a set of guidelines. Among the guidelines: Staff members and students should wear masks or face coverings, though the agency acknowledges face coverings may be chall…
Murphy Details Stages Leading To New Normal In NJ Murphy Details Stages Leading To New Normal In NJ
Murphy Details Stages Leading To New Normal In NJ Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday revealed the steps to New Jersey's "new normal," in announcing the signing of an executive order allowing additional outdoor recreation areas and businesses to reopen. The goal moving forward is protecting New Jersey's workforce, the governor said. "Together, we’re moving toward what we must all acknowledge will be a 'new normal,'" Murphy said. "We’re not nearly out of the woods yet, but we’re moving forward, carefully, methodically, and responsibly." Businesses will be reopening according to their risk level, Murphy said, but this "won't be everyo…