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Sussex County Freeholders Vote to Reopen County

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the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Newton NJ , The members of the Sussex County Board of Chosen Freeholders voted unanimously at their Wednesday night meeting on resolutions urging Governor Phil Murphy to fully reopen Sussex
County businesses in the near future; and a resolution against the increase in taxes and fees on firearms and ammunitions.

“I am very concerned that we will have a poor survival rate of many of our businesses,” said Freeholder Herbert Yardley. “I find it very unfortunate there was not an opportunity to say, ‘Let’s
see if it (a regional reopening) works.’”

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Dr. Anthony Fauci : “extended lockdowns could cause “irreparable” harm and worse health outcomes”

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Ridgewood NJ, Dr. Anthony Fauci,  the nation’s top infectious-disease expert, told CNBC on Friday that extended lockdowns could cause “irreparable” harm and worse health outcomes. Fauci went on,

“We can’t stay locked down for such a considerable period of time that you might do irreparable damage and have unintended consequences, including consequences for health,”

This was followed by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin ,who told the Senate earlier this week that there was a risk of “permanent damage” to the economy if states kept strict restrictions in place.