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As we start our second week of social distancing the Lake Hopatcong community continues to provide excellent examples of working together as multiple volunteer organizations have formed, and the schools lead with excellent examples on adapting and being creative as needed.

Morris County, in coordination with Atlantic Health System, will open a COVID-19 drive-thru testing center for Morris County residents only, located at the County College of Morris (CCM) in Randolph starting on Monday, March 30. Registration will begin on Sunday at 10 a.m.

TRENTON—Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal today reiterated his message that law enforcement agencies across New Jersey are strictly enforcing the Governor’s Executive Orders during the COVID-19 pandemic, and those who refuse to comply will face criminal charges.

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Authorities in New Jersey and Pennsylvania say individuals in both states have been charged with coughing on people in stores and saying they were infected with the coronavirus.

United Way of Northern New Jersey has announced the creation of the ALICE Recovery Fund to address emerging needs related to the COVID-19 impact in its five-county North Jersey region.

The Morris County Correctional Facility early today, March 24, began an orderly, staggered release of 28 non-violent offenders in compliance with a New Jersey Supreme Court order that suspended county jail sentences of certain inmates to minimize risks of the spread of COVID-19 in correctional facilities.

Recognizing the economic impact of many business closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic, New Jersey has launched a website for persons looking for work from businesses that are currently hiring.

(TRENTON) - State Treasurer Elizabeth Maher Muoio issued a new voluntary disclosure statement to bond holders today, as required by law, providing the most detail, to date, on the potential impact COVID-19 may have on New Jersey’s finances, including revenue collections and pension fund contributions.

With the Bergen Community College testing center reaching capacity before even opening Today, new testing centers are opening to help fill the gap.

Following the opening of Bergen Community College as the first testing center in New Jersey, Monday will see two more opened at PNC Arts Center in Monmouth County, and Kean University in Union County.

In the local Lake Hopatcong region, we are witnessing the communities that communities drawing together to help and support each other, as we continue our all-important social distancing.

Morris County, in coordination with the State of New Jersey, has begun the process of creating the infrastructure of a drive-thru coronavirus testing site which will be located in a parking area at the County College of Morris in Randolph.