Newark, South Orange, and the People’s Republic of Montclair are all implementing indoor mask mandates as we enter into the holidays, Save Jerseyans.
The Newark executive order covers public buildings; bar patrons also need to be seated and masked whenever they’re not eating or dinking.
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South Orange’s executive order covers public buildings and businesses.
Montclair’s mask mandate will run through January 31st.
Governor Murphy – who is headed to Costa Rica for a Christmas vacation – hasn’t pursued a statewide make mandate at this point (aside from K-12 children, the group at lowest risk for serious outcomes) but he did recently raise the specter of renewed capacity limits amid the Omicron case surge.
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