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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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