Jersey Shore towns look forward to a busier summer in second year of COVID-19
WAYNE PARRY
The Associated Press
BELMAR, N.J. The second summer of COVID-19 at the Jersey Shore is likely to look much different than last year s: Many virus restrictions have been lifted, nightclubs and dance floors will be packed again, and restaurants and bars can serve full crowds indoors.
Shore towns report brisk beach badge sales as they drop capacity limits they put in place last summer to keep people further apart on the sand. Ocean City was closing in on $1 million worth of beach badge sales by the end of April, the earliest they had ever reached that mark.
Posted 5/24/21
Governor Phil Murphy today announced several new vaccination incentives as part of “Operation Jersey Summer”, the statewide public awareness campaign aimed at vaccinating all eligible individuals who live, work, or study in New Jersey against COVID-19. The new incentives include a State Parks Vax Pass, providing free access to New Jersey’s 51 state parks and facilities including Island Beach State Park; a free glass of wine at participating New Jersey wineries; and dinner with Governor Murphy and First Lady Tammy Murphy.
“Millions of New Jerseyans have rolled up their sleeves and received a vaccination to protect themselves and their loved ones from COVID-19, but there is still much work to be done in order to reach our goal of 4.7 million fully vaccinated New Jersey adults by June 30,”
If you are looking for any silver linings – and they are hard to find – regarding the pandemic, one is the fact that casinos took a breath and evaluated
Two Camden County houses, a Jersey Shore town and a shore church are among the 10 most endangered historical sites on an annual statewide list released Tuesday by Preservation New Jersey.
The Sarah and Ephraim Tomlinson mansion in Stratford, the Robert Marshall House in Gloucester Township, the Borough of Cape May Point and the Allen African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church in the City of Cape May Historic District are the listed South Jersey sites.
Their inclusion on the nonprofit s annual 10 Most Endangered Historic Places is based on three criteria: historic significance and architectural integrity; the critical nature of identified threats, and the likelihood that inclusion on the state list will have a positive impact on protection efforts.