Ed Lifshitz, director of communicable disease services for the state, said the numbers are not higher than anticipated, but are still a cause for concern. Overall, he said, the cases are spreading in many different places.
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Cuban Pete’s agrees to comply with executive orders to avoid closure
The restaurant was cited for violating state executive orders against indoor dining on three occasions on Aug. 7, Aug. 23 and Oct. 4. In August, prior to the state allowing indoor dining, police and Montclair Health Department officials were called to the restaurant for reports of patrons dining inside the restaurant.
In Brief: Free flu shots at MSU this week
MSU is again offering free flu shots Oct. 14 and 15.
South End high school students to finally get free busing
At the Oct. 7 Board of Education meeting, Superintendent Jonathan Ponds announced that bus routes will be expanded to include students living 2.25 miles or more away from school. Previous rules were that busing was only provided to students who live 2.5 miles or more from school.
Vanguard moves in to Old Mogul Theatre space
Vanguard Theater Company is renovating the second floor of 180 Bloomfield Ave., the Old Mogul Theatre, for its new home.
Residents told to properly dispose of masks, gloves in trash not recycling
Montclair residents are dropping PPE items like gloves and masks, something recycling experts say can cause a lot of issues.
Montclair plans engineering study for Yantacaw Brook dam
The brook feeds the pond and then continues into the Third River through Bloomfield, Nutley and Belleville, where it meets the Passaic River. Both Yantacaw Brook and the Third River were referred to by the Lenni-Lenape people as Yantokah or Yantacaw.
COVID-19: New Jersey sees 1,301 new cases as officials fear second wave
On Thursday, Oct. 8, health officials reported 1,301 new cases, compared to only 522 reported on Oct. 5. This brings the state total to 211,148 total cases.
Outdoor education, mental health focus of town hall
At Montclair Kimberley Academy, the primary school campus has a large outdoor tent where students can go to take “mask breaks” during the day, or have socially distanced outdoor lunch breaks.
Montclair experiences eight water main breaks for 2020
Montclair typically sees nine water breaks a year, said Gary Obszarny, director of the Water Bureau. Several factors contribute to the breaks, Obszarny said, including vibrations from road pavement equipment, temperature fluxes and freeze/thaw periods in the winter. And much of Montclair’s water piping is between 80 and 100 years old, if not older, he added.
Montclair adds renters assistance program to affordable housing ordinance
The township has decided to alter its affordable housing ordinance to include a rental assistance program for very-low-income tenants in eligible rental units. On Sept. 29, the council approved an ordinance changing the rental assistance from one month to up to three months, or $2,500 in rent, whichever amount is greater.
Montclairian wins MacArthur Foundation ‘Genius Award’
Montclairian Nanfu Wang, a documentary filmmaker, has been named a MacArthur Fellow (“Genius Grant”) in the Class of 2020.
No word yet on end of service suspension, DeCamp says
The company had received funds under the Paycheck Protection Program to keep employees on the books for 17 weeks. However, it received no funds from the $1.4 billion set aside by the Federal Transportation Authority from the CARES Act. That funding was given to NJ Transit, while none was given to private bus carriers.
COVID-19: Halloween safe to go ahead in New Jersey, but with alterations
Hosts are encouraged to arrange individually-packaged candy for trick-or-treaters to “grab and go,” rather than giving out candy at the door.