MIDDLETOWN, N.J. – Middletown’s municipal government has decided to keep its local parks open, but since the Republican-run Monmouth County community is also home to Governor Phil Murphy’s $10 million mansion, a caravan of protesters rolled through the streets on Saturday to demonstrate against Murphy’s COVID-19 lockdown orders.
Spontaneous demonstrations have taken place around the state over the last couple of weeks; two weeks ago, a Toms River woman was criminally charged for allegedly organizing a Trenton protest.
–
The Middletown protesters appeared to abide by social distancing restrictions, remaining in their vehicles while making their voices heard with shouts, honks, and other hard-to-miss noises.
Save Jersey obtained the following video from an individual who knows one of the participating protesters.
Video:
[evp_embed_video url=”https://savejersey.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Video.mov”]
_
