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6,266 positive COVID-19 cases, 372 deaths in Monmouth County

Monmouth County has 70 new positive COVID-19 cases, for a total of 6,266 as of May 2, according to Freeholder Director Tom Arnone and Deputy Director Sue Kiley. The NJ Department of Health reports that 372 County residents have succumbed to the virus.

The town by town breakdown of positive cases is as follows:

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‘It’s a make or break point.’ My restaurant can’t stay closed anymore, owner says.

Mary Pahira was proactive when the coronaviruspandemic began sweeping through New Jersey.

The 29-year-old owner of the Colts Neck General Store closed her business after Gov. Phil Murphy restricted restaurants to take-out and delivery service with an executive order on March 21. She laid off her staff, in the interest of their safety.

But Pahira, who is expecting her first child, said her savings are now on life support. Like many small-business owners in New Jersey, she did not receive any money through the first round of funding in the Paycheck Protection Program. Her employees’ attempts to obtai… Read the rest of this entry »

Posted: May 2nd, 2020 | Author: | Filed under: Colts Neck, COVID-19, Monmouth County News | Tags: , , | 1 Comment »

Freeholders Plea: Maintain Social Distancing At Parks

Monmouth County’s Freeholders issued a statement on Friday begging residents to follow social distancing policies when the use County parks and golf courses this weekend.

“While we are very excited to see our County parks and golf courses reopen tomorrow morning, we are begging everyone to do the right thing and practice strict social distancing when you are at one of the parks or on a golf course. If an individual is not a member of your household, you should stay at least six feet away from them at all times. 

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NKorea’s Kim makes first appearance in nearly three weeks: KCNA

Seoul (AFP) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has made his first public appearance since speculation about his health began last month, cutting the ribbon at the opening of a fertilizer factory, KCNA reported Saturday.

Kim “attended the ceremony” on Friday and “all the participants broke into thunderous cheers of ‘hurrah!'” when he appeared, the Korean Central News Agency said.

He also inspected the facility and was “briefed about the production processes,” the report said.Kim “said with deep emotion” that his grandfather Kim Il Sung and father Kim Jong Il “would be greatly pleased if they heard… Read the rest of this entry »

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Monmouth County has 6,196 positive COVID-19 cases, 355 deaths on May 1, 2020

6,196 Monmouth County residents have tested positive for COVID-19 and 355 have succumbed to the virus, according to County and State authorities.

A town by town breakdown of positive cases is as follows:

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Fact checking parody

Facebook and Politifact have teamed up to warn the social media giant’s users that parody is not reality.

par·o·dy/ˈperədē/:

noun

an imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect.

verb

produce a humorously exaggerated imitation of (a writer, artist, or genre)

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Asbury Park School’s proposed 22% tax hike will ‘force some people to lose their homes,’ taxpayers say

In its first telephonic meeting of the coronavirus outbreak, the Asbury Park Board of Education put off voting on a 2020-21 school budget that would raise taxes 22%, even before hearing residents’ warnings that such a steep hike amid the economic hard times wrought by the virus would drive some of them out of town.

The reason for the proposed $2 million increase in the amount to be raised through local property taxes is a $5 million cut in state aid to the district for the 2020-21 school year under a funding formula adopted three years ago, according to Asbury Park Superintendent of Schools Sanc… Read the rest of this entry »

Posted: May 1st, 2020 | Author: | Filed under: Asbury Park, Monmouth County News | Tags: , , | 3 Comments »

Paul Smith Tributes

Paul J. Smith, the mayor of Union Beach, passed away unexpectedly from cardiac arrest at the age of 66 on April 30, 2020.

Smith was loved and respected by the many friends he made during his public service career which spanned five decades.

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Airlines will require passengers and employees to wear face masks during flights

To contain the coronavirus in the skies, U.S. airlines will begin requiring that passengers and the employees who interact with them wear face coverings at all times during their trips, according to the country’s main industry group.

Washington, D.C.-based Airlines for America announced Thursday that its member-carriers would begin requiring that “customer-facing employees and passengers wear a cloth face covering over their nose and mouth throughout the journey — during check-in, boarding, in-flight and deplaning.”

“Carriers are working to implement this policy as quickly as possible,” A4A’s stat… Read the rest of this entry »

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Paul J. Smith, RIP

Paul J. Smith 1953-2020

Paul J. Smith, the mayor of Union Beach, passed this afternoon at Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank. He was 66 years old.

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