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Monmouth County has 9,620 Positive Cases of COVID-19
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FREEHOLD, NJ – Monmouth County Freeholder Director Thomas A. Arnone and Freeholder Deputy Director Susan M. Kiley have announced that, as of July 11, there are 26 new positive cases of COVID-19 in Monmouth County, bringing the total to 9,620. There are two new deaths today, bringing the total number of deaths related to COVID-19 in Monmouth County to 736.
The Monmouth County Eastern Branch Library in Shrewsbury and the Western Branch Library in Freehold will open on Monday, July 15 at 25% capacity. Appointments are not necessary. For more information, go to www.monmouthcountylib.org.
The breakdown of positive COVID-19 cases by municipality is as follows:
Brookdale Alumnus Helps Design The Well in NYC
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LINCROFT, NJ - Brookdale Community College alumnus Jesse Cermak was one of the interior designers with the firm Rose Ink Workshop whose design for The Well, a new, full-service, membership-based spa located in New York, NY, was chosen for the wellness center.
“We wanted to create an ecosystem that channels positive energy so that people inhabiting the space take it in, expand their inner vessel and capacity for knowledge, spirit, understanding of the university, and then when they leave to spread those feelings to do good and be well,” Cermak said. “The spa contains all things from a thermal suite to a mindful movement studio and meditation dome as well as an organic restaurant and retail shop open to the public,” he explained.
FilmYoungFest 2020 Was a Virtual Success
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ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, NJ - FilmYoungFest went totally virtual this year with a screening on June 25 on Facebook Live. “FilmYoungFest gives filmmakers under age 22 their own screening,” explained Corinna Thuss, Director of FilmOneFest. “The winners are then automatically included in the main festival which is being aired in four episodes this year with the award ceremony on the traditional festival date, July 18.”
The top two winners of FilmYoungFest included locals Nidhi Patel and Maria Martinez of Old Bridge who won the New Jersey Filmmaker Award this year for their short horror film, “Void.” The Young Filmmaker Award went to Canadian Max Shoham for “Winter Sleep,” a film about a young boy hibernating that incorporates an animated bear.
Keansburg American Legion Saves 150 Lives with Blood Drive
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Keansburg Community turns out in force to help others during pandemic. More blood donors needed though.
KEANSBURG – Over 40 blood donors came out to support the Keansburg American Legion community blood drive with their lifesaving blood. One unit of blood can help up to 3 different patients so 150 lives will be impacted from this blood drive. The blood supply is at a dangerously low level due to Covid-19 and New Jersey Blood Services is desperately seeking large venues where blood drives can be held while maintaining social distancing. The blood center is unable to run bus drives so it is imperative these sites are found so donors can find a donation location. New Jersey Blood Services (NJBS) reports that last summer over 1500 units of blood was donated on bus mobile drives that cannot run this summer to safely social distance.
AAA Mid-Atlantic: Local Gas Prices Steady Following Holiday Weekend
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The Week
After a busy holiday weekend on the roadways, gas prices throughout the region have seen very little change. New Jersey and the Philadelphia 5-county region saw an increase of a penny over the last week, while Delaware saw an increase of three cents. According to new data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), gas demand showed a slight increase last week as well as a drop in gasoline supply. However, an increase in crude oil supply may be holding prices steady at the pump.
Today’s national gas price average is $2.19, up a penny in the last week, up 12 cents in the last month and down 56 cents from this time last year.
