Livingston, NJ Coronavirus Updates & News For May 28 – Patch.com

Montclair, NJ | 14h

The toll hikes will be used to pay for a $24 billion capital improvement plan. Some are accusing officials of “hiding behind the pandemic.”

Officials unanimously approved a plan to hike tolls on the New Jersey Turnpike and the Garden State Parkway on Wednesday.

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Officials unanimously approved a plan to hike tolls on the New Jersey Turnpike and the Garden State Parkway on Wednesday…. Read more

Bloomfield, NJ | 20h

Bloomfield Mayor Michael Venezia and U.S. Rep. Donald Payne Jr. will host a virtual town hall about the coronavirus on May 28.

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield Mayor Michael Venezia and U.S. Rep. Donald Payne Jr. will host a virtual town hall on Thursday, May 28 at 6 p.m…. Read more

Morristown, NJ | 21h

Parents, grandparents and caregivers are being asked to look for symptoms and seek immediate care.

NEW JERSEY – A children’s inflammatory syndrome first reported in New York City and the United Kingdom — which doctors say could be linked to coronavirus/COVID-19 — has more cases in New Jersey as hot spots are appearing around the nation. … Read more

Montclair, NJ | 23h

Ray’s Luncheonette and Freeholder President Brendan Gill offered a thank-you to some of the “unsung heroes” of the coronavirus pandemic.

MONTCLAIR, NJ — Montclair restaurant Ray’s Luncheonette and Essex County Freeholder President Brendan Gill recently offered a thank-you to some of the “unsung heroes” of the coronavirus pandemic: the town’s sanitation workers. … Read more

Verona-Cedar Grove, NJ | 1d

The town’s annual Independence Day fireworks show will continue amid the coronavirus crisis – sort of.

CEDAR GROVE, NJ — Most of Cedar Grove’s summer events and programs have been cancelled amid the coronavirus crisis. But the town’s annual Independence Day fireworks show will go on this year – sort of…. Read more

Morristown, NJ | 1d

The need to protect children from serious childhood diseases doesn’t disappear during the COVID-19 public health emergency, officials said.

NEW JERSEY – A precipitous drop in childhood vaccinations in the Garden State prompted a plea from New Jersey Department of Health Commissioner Judy Persichilli during Tuesday’s COVID-19 briefing. Vaccinate your kids. … Read more

West Orange, NJ | 1d

A controversial plan to build an $8 million “conservation pavilion” at the Essex County-run zoo has been put on ice amid the COVID crisis.

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — A controversial plan to build an $8 million amphitheater at the Turtle Back Zoo in Essex County has been put on ice amid the coronavirus crisis, officials say…. Read more

Bloomfield, NJ | 1d

Five municipalities have seen more than 70 percent of all COVID-19 cases in Essex County. See a town-by-town breakdown, with populations.

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Five municipalities in Essex County have surpassed 1,000 coronavirus cases as of Tuesday, and together, make up more than two-thirds of all COVID-19 cases in the county, according to officials’ latest tally…. Read more