"Just because it’s summer does not mean we give up common sense or personal responsibility," Murphy said. Health officials have struggled in particular to get younger people, who make up an increasing percentage of those testing positive, to follow public health advice.In the first three weeks of July, the percentage of people testing positive in New Jersey who are aged 18 to 29 ranged from 24% to 33%, up from 12% in April and 22% last month, Persichilli said.Younger people are less likely to get a serious case of COVID-19, but officials fear that they will spread the virus to older relatives who might be more susceptible. New Jersey Herald. Forty-year-old Jackson, N.J. resident Weiss, along with two other alleged party organizers, The Jackson house party hosts weren’t the only New Jersians charged Monday for violating Governor Murphy’s order. They put the hard work we've all undergone together, the millions of us, since March at risk of being undone.”Murphy said he understands that after months holed up inside under lockdown and stay-at-home orders, residents want to "blow off steam." It's too soon to tell if the party will be linked to new COVID-19 cases, but state health officials fear it could be several, Murphy said.

Officials said last week that some partygoers and their families had resisted cooperating with disease investigators over fears of getting in trouble for underage drinking.In Long Beach Island, two gatherings on July 12 and 14 led to 35 lifeguards in Surf City and Harvey Cedars testing positive, the local health department said. It’s a remnant of a house party on the street the previous evening that police report drew about 700 people. Phil Murphy sounded an alarm and tightened restrictions because house parties, like the ones in A state court sided against Trumbetti and Smith Friday, ruling that authorities could indeed shut the gym down for failure to comply with regulations; the two owners, however, took matters into their own hands and continued operating their business before being arrested Monday.Elura is a columnist and trial analyst for Law & Crime. Lori Comstock. "We can’t afford to go backwards.

There’s been some serious COVID courtroom drama in New Jersey this week. Yes we all want — and in many cases need — to blow off some steam, but this is no time for anyone to be vying for induction to the knucklehead hall of fame," Murphy said, using a term he commonly used at the height of the outbreak to refer to people who defied the state's emergency orders.The governor said it was not just one, but a series of house parties attended by teens in Middletown that have been linked to 55 new cases among those age 14 to 19. JACKSON, NJ — Police spent nearly five hours Sunday night and into early Monday breaking up a house party with more than 700 attendees, according to a statement from New Jersey's Jackson … About half were asymptomatic. The organizers were charged with violating Murphy's executive order limiting indoor gatherings to 100 people or one-quarter of a building's capacity.Another graduation party at the end of June in Cape May County was ultimately connected to 46 cases in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, officials said.
Three individuals were charged Monday in connection with a house party in Jackson, N.J.; the now-infamous celebration involved more than 700 guests and 100 cars by the time police arrived. Large clusters of new cases could eventually undercut the progress the state has made to sharply reduce new COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations in recent months. Elura is also a former civil prosecutor for NYC's Administration for Children's Services, the CEO of Lawyer Up, and the author of How To Talk To Your Lawyer and the Legalese-to-English series.