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Business
Freehold Trader Joe's Announces Opening Date
Freehold's long-awaited Trader Joe's has announced an opening date. The Route 9 market will open for business Oct. 2, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 7:55 a.m. The store marks the company's 19th location in New Jersey. A celebration with music and giveaways will continue after the ribbon-cutting ceremony. Store Captain Casey Latsko, a 14-year veteran of the company, and Trader Joe’s employees will be on-hand to welcome customers. Like all Trader Joe’s locations, the nearly 10,000-square-foot store has implemented a number of social distancing measures to keep both crew members and custo…
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Covid-
19: Newton VFW Post Closes, Positive Cases Linked To BBQ Fundraiser
The Newton VFW Post 5360 has halted operations until further notice after two people who attended the Sept. 12 chicken BBQ fundraiser tested COVID-19 positive. The news of the closure was shared in a post on the organization’s Facebook page Wednesday afternoon. The fundraiser, which was take-out only, had strict rules regarding where the food was allowed to be eaten — in addition to restricting guests from eating in the pavilion, barriers had been set up to increase social distancing, the post said. However, the person who tested positive did not give contact tracing information, so no one…
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Covid-
19: CDC Releases Halloween Guidelines For Trick-Or-Treating
New guidelines for trick-or-treating on Halloween have been released by the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC). The guidance was published on the CDC website Monday night, Sept. 21. "Many traditional Halloween activities can be high-risk for spreading viruses," the CDC said. "There are several safer, alternative ways to participate in Halloween. "If you may have COVID-19 or you may have been exposed to someone with COVID-19, you should not participate in in-person Halloween festivities and should not give out candy to trick-or-treaters." The CDC offered several …
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Movie Theaters In NJ Can Reopen This Week: Here Are The Rules
Movie theaters across New Jersey are able to reopen this week after more than five months of being closed due to COVID-19, state officials said. Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday said theaters can reopen with specific rules on Friday, the same day restaurants can resume indoor dining. Indoor theaters must cap attendance at the lesser of either 25 percent capacity or 150 movie-goers, and face masks must be worn at all times. Families and groups of people who purchase tickets together can sit together, however, all other customers must keep maintain six feet of social distancing. Last month, …
Police & Fire
Murphy Announces Reopening Date For Indoor Dining
Restaurants in New Jersey can reopen for indoor dining this week. Gov. Phil Murphy said eateries can operate at 25 percent capacity with social distancing between tables beginning Friday, Sept. 4. The news comes nearly a week after the governor announced gyms can reopen Sept. 1. "Reopening responsibly will help us restore one of our state’s key industries while continuing to make progress against COVID-19," Murphy said. More information was expected to come during Monday's COVID-19 briefing.
News
NJ Gyms Can Reopen Tuesday: Here Are The Rules
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy announced Wednesday that gyms can reopen Tuesday -- will you go? (Vote below, new rules listed below poll). A new set of extensive rules say the facilities must operate at 25 percent of indoor capacity, and will go into effect Sept. 1. Face masks will be required for all gym goers including employees, staff and trainers at all times. Fitness classes will be limited to one customer per every 200-square-foot of class space. This rule also applies to activities like yoga and pilates. Logs of when all members are in the facility must be kept so should someone test p…
Schools
What You Need To Know: NJ Releases New School Guidelines
New Jersey education officials on Thursday released a new set of guidelines for schools reopening for in-classroom learning for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic closed them in March. The 19-page document divides the districts into six regions, lays out hygiene requirements, social-distancing/face mask wearing procedures, and details closing procedures in the event of new outbreaks among students and teachers. ** ALSO SEE: Murphy Announces Remote Reopening Rules For NJ Schools ** If one or two teachers or students are diagnosed with COVID-19 in the same classroom, anyone…
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Outbreak
: 20 Cresskill Teens (And Counting) Test
Covid-p
ositive Following After-Prom Parties
It began with a couple of after-prom parties and an extended Jersey Shore weekend. Then came the revelation that a Cresskill High School graduate had tested positive for the coronavirus. As of Tuesday, the number was up to 20, authorities said. This doesn’t count any possibly infected parents or siblings, Cresskill OEM Coordnator Christopher S. Ulshoefer said Tuesday. An urgent care center in town has had lines around the block the past few days as word spread of the outbreak, he noted. Last Tuesday, the graduating senior class had a prom party at Alpine Country Club in Demarest, foll…
Police & Fire
Massive Weekend Pool Parties At Alpine Mansion Draw Authorities' Attention
UPDATE: Party-goers packed a Vegas-like backyard bash that spilled into the street at a posh Bergen County mansion this past weekend, bringing police, an ambulance – and, now, scrutiny from the New Jersey Attorney General's Office. The coronavirus pandemic was spreading when promoters two months ago made the Hemlock Drive home, in what’s considered New Jersey’s most exclusive zip code, “a nightclub being operated from the backyard,” one neighbor told NBC New York. Video posted by the promoter and attendees shows hundreds of party-goers crammed into this weekend's backyard pool party, near…
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Room
AT THE TOP: Empire State Building Observatory Reopens With Clear Views
If you ever wanted to catch unobstructed views from the observatory at the Empire State Building, you can start this Monday. Thank social distancing. There will be no out-of-towners hogging the sightlines for what will be a limited number attendees at a time when the observatory opens at the “World's Most Famous Building.” Reservations will be online-only and scheduled for specific time periods. Only 500 guests at a time will be allowed in the 70,000-square-foot space – barely a fifth of the usual amount and well below New York State's Phase 4 capacity guideline of 25%. That allows fo…
Events
Free Walk-Up, Drive-In Theaters Coming To These Union County Towns
Union County residents will have plenty of chances to enjoy free kid-friendly drive- and walk up movies this summer at various town parks. Showings have been scheduled for the following films and locations: Walk-up movies: Abominable: Tuesday, July 14th at Warinanco Park in Roselle Secret Life of Pets 2: Tuesday, August 4th at Rahway Park in Rahway The Lion King (2019 version): Tuesday, August 11th at Watchung Reservation in Mountainside Drive-up movies: Frozen 2: Tuesday, July 21st at Union County Vo-tech in Scotch Plains Scoob: Friday, August 14th and Saturday, August 15 at Union Coun…
Schools
Bug Off! Flying Pests Sting South Jersey Graduation
First, it was the coronavirus outbreak that delayed graduation ceremonies at a South Jersey school and just about everywhere else statewide. Then, a second natural disaster tangled with one school's graduation plans: A swarm of insects, Burlington County officials said. There was an 11th-hour surprise: A sudden swarm of unidentified bugs threatened Lumberton Middle School's class of 130 students from walking across a stage to get their diploma on Wednesday. The school district’s pest managers warned it could take 72 hours to eliminate the pesky swarm. A strategic switch led to a happy bug…
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