Township officials announced on Friday that Montclair’s 18 municipal parks, nature preserves and open spaces would once again reopen, but for passive recreation only. Park users are also advised to wear face coverings and practice social distancing.
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COVID-19: New Jersey to get 550,000 new testing kits
The announcement was made following a Thursday morning meeting between New Jersey state officials and federal officials at the White House.
COVID-19: State, county parks re-open on Saturday, but with social distancing
Today, April 18, Gov. Phil Murphy signed an executive order allowing state and county parks and golf courses to re-open at sunrise on May 2, with county parks reopening at the discretion of county governments.
COVID-19: Montclair residents named to state commission to restart New Jersey
Two Montclair residents have been named as members of the Governor’s Restart and Recovery Commission, to help New Jersey recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19: new cases rise, but deaths are down
While new cases for COVID-19 are up on Sunday, April 25, the number of deaths has decreased significantly. Information on testing, masks.
COVID-19: Keep up social distancing, even with warm weather, Murphy says
Gov. Phil Murphy acknowledged that it would be more difficult for residents to stay completely home, especially since the weather was growing warmer. “But you’ve got to stay at it, folks.”
COVID-19: Curve flattening, but NJ “not even meaningfully close to claiming victory,” Murphy says
Gov. Phil Murphy said that the state needed to start seeing a large decrease in cases before the state could even consider taking steps to eventually re-open.
COVID-19: Essex County has highest number of deaths among New Jersey counties
As of Tuesday, Essex County now has 849 recorded deaths, according to state data, followed by Bergen County with 835 deaths and Hudson County with 525.
COVID-19: New Jersey sees large increase in cases, anticipates April 25 peak
The state today reported the largest one-day increase in fatalities related to COVID-19 to date at 365, and state officials said New Jersey has yet to reach its peak in cases.
COVID-19: Montclair reporting third-highest per-capita positive rate in Essex County
New deaths from COVID-19 decrease in New Jersey, while positive cases continue to rise, on Sunday, April 12. Montclair now has 26 fatalities.
COVID-19: Public transit riders, takeout customers must wear masks
In addition to wearing face masks in retail stores, New Jersey residents will also have to wear them if they ride public transportation or pick up carry-out orders from restaurants, Gov. Phil Murphy announced Saturday.
COVID-19: Murphy urges continuing of social distancing over holidays
Gov. Phil Murphy warned Friday that although New Jersey was seeing some encouraging signs that the COVID-19 curve was starting to flatten, he warned residents to continue social distancing, particularly with a holiday weekend coming up.
COVID-19: New Jersey may see surge of cases in early April
Regions of New Jersey could see a surge in COVID-19 cases over the next week, with northern New Jersey expected to see a surge during the first week of April, said Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli.
Montclair residents voice concerns over Turtle Back Zoo expansion
Montclair residents are raising concerns about Essex County’s proposal to expand Turtle Back Zoo into part of South Mountain Reservation.