Monmouth County Clerk Christine Giordano Hanlon has created a webpage with links to official government notifications, federal, state, county and local, relating to closures, curfews, and updates about government operations in Monmouth County due to the rapidly evolving COVID-19 situation. This page will help Monmouth County residents navigate the days ahead with up to date news and information from the municipal, county and state levels of government.
Congressman Chris Smith working in his Hamilton office
Monmouth County Freeholders Sue Kiley and Nick DiRocco, joined by County Administrator Teri O’Connor, briefed Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) on the work being done in Monmouth to stop the spread of the novel Coronavirus, as well as to help County residents deal with the stressors the pandemic may bring.
Smith said that though the County is limiting visitors to all offices, all golf courses, parks and open spaces remain open and may offer needed respite. The Freeholders also discuss the testing, screening and tracing being done, and also briefed the congressman on the bank of volunteers who are answering calls at the Monmouth County Health Department.
In this unprecedented time of uncertainty, as we are all dealing with COVID-19, we wanted to let each and every one of you know that we are working around the clock to respond to and mitigate this developing situation.
Most of our day is spent on the phone or in meetings with County Administration, Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden, State and local officials, hospitals, emergency services responders and even small business owners who are all feeling the effects of this health pandemic. Read the rest of this entry »
MMM publisher Art Gallagher will be Tommy G’s guest on this afternoon, 4:05 PM, on the best afternoon drive time radio show in New Jersey.
Tommy and Art will, of course, be discussing COVID-19, and our various governments’ response to the crisis.
The Tommy G Show is broadcast Monday through Friday from 3pm – 6pm in Central New Jersey on 1450 AM WCTC, on the Internet by clicking this link , on iHeartRadio, and via the TuneIn app on your smartphone.
New Jersey residents are waking up to a new coronavirus reality Tuesday with unprecedented statewide closures and restrictions on businesses, the final day when schools are permitted to remain open and news of the third coronavirus death as statewide cases have increased to 178.
Gov. Phil Murphy announced late Monday a man in his 90s died from coronavirus at Hackensack University Medical Center. The number of coronavirus cases in the state soaredfrom 98 on Sunday to at least 178 on Monday.
In addition, casinos in Atlantic City are closed for the foreseeable future and Murphy urged people to avoid n… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: March 17th, 2020 | Author:Art Gallagher | Filed under:New Jersey, News | Tags:COVID-19, New Jersey | Comments Off on Coronavirus updates: 3rd death in N.J.; first pediatric case; massive closures and curfew paralyze social routines; Everything you need to know. (03/17/2020)
Smith said Regenye briefed him on the “mutually reinforcing aggressive steps” Ocean County has undertaken including the push to identify and test at-risk people, school closing and need for students during closures to adhere to “social distancing—no parties or sleepovers” and the need for personal protective equipment (PPE), especially for health workers and first responders.
Gov. Phil Murphy announced Monday he’s mobilizing New Jersey’s National Guard to assist in the state’s effort to combat the spread of the coronavirus. Murphy said during a news conference in Trenton that the Guard will “assist in our efforts in anyway necessary.”
The governor made the announcement as he outlined a number of new restrictions that will severely reshape life in New Jersey for the foreseeable future in the effort to mitigate the outbreak.
New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut announced it is ordering all of their movie theaters, casinos, and gymsto close indefinitely at 8 p.m. Monday a… Read the rest of this entry »
