Muprhy Closes All State And County Parks

Governor Phil Murphy announced that he is ordering all State and County parks in New Jersey in response to the COVID-19 crisis.

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Monmouth County has 2577 positive COVID-19 cases, 62 deaths on April 6, 2020

2,577 Monmouth County residents have tested positive for COVID-19, Freeholder Director Tom Arnone and Deputy Director Sue Kiley announced.

62 County residents have succumbed to the virus, according to the NJ Department of Health.

The breakdown of cases by municipality is as follows:

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Maldjian’s attorney: “There was no corona party”

John P. Maldjian, the Rumson man charged with reckless endangerment and other charges related to violating Governor Phil Murphy’s social distancing orders, has hired one of New Jersey’s top criminal defense attorneys to defend him against the disorderly persons charges filed by the Rumson Police.

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John Maldjian Faces Charges For Rumson Corona Party

UPDATE: Maldjian’s attorney says there was no corona party and his client will plead not guilty. Read the statement here.

John P. Maldjian, 54, of 147 Black Point Road in Rumson, has been charged with reckless endangerment, disorderly conduct, and two separate charges related to violating the emergency orders, according to a report at NewJerseyGlobe.The charges stem from the corona party Maldijian held at his home on Saturday evening, April 4.

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Monmouth County has 2,352 COVID-19 cases, 58 deaths on April 5, 2020

Monmouth County has 2,351 positive COVID-19 cases, according to an announcement by Freeholder Director Tom Arnone and Deputy Director Sue Kiley.

The New Jersey Department of Health reports that 58 Monmouth County residents have succumbed to the virus.

These numbers indicate an increase of 608 cases and 15 deaths since Friday, April 3.

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

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Seastreak Offers Free Ferry Service To Medical Workers and First Responders

Seastreak is offering free ferry service between New York City and New Jersey to all medical workers and first responders fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, the company announced today.

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Rumson emulates Lakewood

UPDATE: John P. Maldjian, a 54 year old attorney, was the host of the party. He has been charged with reckless endangerment, disorderly conduct, and two separate charges related to violating the emergency orders, as well as with two Rumson Borough ordinance violations.

Read more here.

A group of about 30 Rumson residents held a Lakewood style corona party at a Black Point Road home on Saturday evening, according to a facebook post by the Borough’s Police Department.

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Autopsy: Long Branch Shooting Was A Suicide

The shooting death of June Huhn in Long Branch on Friday has been ruled a suicide by the Middlesex County Regional Medical Examiner’s Office following an autopsy, according to Charles Webster, spokesperson for the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office.

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Expert Insight Into The COVID-19 Real Estate Market

A must read for homeowners, buyers, sellers and tenants

By Paul Ziajski, Atlantic Real Estate Brokers

Man, what a week! I feel like I’ve spent 200 hours on research, webinars and consults. This is truly an unprecedented event. The information is so fluid. I took some time to gather my thoughts and summarize what I’ve learned. It’s a long read but I hope that someone finds a useful piece of information. Have an awesome weekend and stay safe!

– The circumstances surrounding the current market conditions are, clearly, different from those that caused the financial and housing crisis in 2008. Although many agree that the housing market will experience a correction, very few are predicting that it will be impacted as severely as it was during the Great Recession.

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Monmouth County has 1743 positive COVID-19 cases, 43 deaths, as of April 3, 2020

Monmouth County has 1743 positive cases of COVID-19 as of April 3, according to an announcement by Freeholder Director Tom Arnone and Deputy Director Sue Kiley.

The NJ Department of Health reports that there have been 43 deaths resulting from the virus in Monmouth County.

A town by town breakdown of cases is listed below:

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