'Everyone Just Needs To Be Patient': Coronavirus Still On Many Minds In Wildwood During Memorial Day Weekend

OVERALL, I THINK FOLKS ARESOCIAL DANCING.AGAIN YOU'LL HAVE FOLKS THATDON'T PAY ATTENTION TO ALL THERULES.RIGHT NOW AT 11 BALANCINGSOCIAL DANCING AND HOLIDAY ATTHE JERSEY SHORE.NO LESS DURING A PANDEMIC.DESPITE LINGERING STAY AT HOMEORDERS THE BEACHES ANDBOARDWALKS HAVE BEEN BUSY THISMEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND.UNOFFICIAL START TO WINTERCOMES DURING A REMARKABLETIME.PEOPLE SEEMINGLY TRIED TO STAYSIX FEET APART ON WILD WOODBOARDS WHERE PEOPLE OF COURSESTILL SHOWED UP.OUR MATT PETRILLO TALKED TOOFFICIALS AND BUSINESS OWNERSABOUT THE SEASON AHEAD.IT WAS A STEADY STEAM OFPEOPLE STROLL AGO LONG THEBOARDWALK IN WILD WOOD SUNDAYMANY WEARING FACE MASKS ANDSOME TRYING TO ENJOY COOLSUMMER TREAT.IT'S HARD TO EAT THROUGHYOUR MASK WE CAN MAKE DUE.PANDEMIC OR NOT A TRIP DOWNTHE SHORE IS THE TRADITION FORA LOT OF FAMILIAR LI S.AND HERE AT HOT SPOT PIZZABUSINESS THIS HOLIDAY WEEKENDIS DOWN AS MUCH AS 0%.LAST YEAR WE WERE UP 3:00IN THE MORNING AND CLOSED BY10 THIS YEAR.OTHER PLACES LIKE ELEANOR'SGIFTS WERE ROPED OFF.PEOPLE COULD ONLY LOOK AND BUYFROM THE OUTSIDE TO MAINTAINSOCIAL DANCING GUIDELINES.SOME BUSINESSES DIDN'T BOMBERTO OPEN AT ALL DURING WHAT'SSUPPOSED TO BE THE UNOFFICIALSTART TO SUMMER.BUT THE LIGHTS ARE ON AT THEFERRIS WHEEL MAURI'S PIER EVENTHOUGH IT HAS NOT HAD ANYWIDEERS FOR MONTHS.AND WHO WHILE AT THEDOOWOOP DRIVE IN SUMMER NOTCANCELLED.IT TOOK ORDER FOR THE FIRSTTIME EVER FRIDAY.WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TOEXPECT.OWNER OF 50s STYLERESTAURANT ATHANKFUL CUSTOMERSARE AALLOWED TO AT LEAST ORDERTAKEOUT.AND HE PLANS TO OPEN HISOUTSIDE THEATER ONE DAY WHENCROWDS CAN COME TOGETHER AGAINON THE OTHER SIDE THEPANDEMIC.EVEN IF IT WAS NOT HERE IDON'T THINK IT WOULD HAVE BEENTHAT GREAT BECAUSE THE WEATHERWAS NOT COOPERATING AND THATHAD A BIG PART OF IT.WILD WOOD CREST MAYOREXPECTS MORE FOOT TRAFFICAFTER HOTELS ARE ALLOWED TOFULLY REON ANYONE CAPE MAYCOUNTY IN JUNE.I THINK IT'S AALL COMINGAND EVERYONE NEEDS TO BEPATIENT AND REALIZE WHAT WENEED TO ACCOMPLISH.CORONAVIRUS IS ON THE MINDOF MANY DOWN THE SHORE AND NOTSTOPPING KIDS FROM PLAGUE FOOTBOL ON THE BEACH AND OTHER'SSKAVR BE DOWN SUMMER STREETSWITH FAMILY OPT BOARDWALKTHEIR ANNUAL TRADITION STILLGOING STRONG.IN CAPE MAY COUNTY MATTPETRILLO CBS3 "EYEWITNESSNEWS".AND TO THE NORTH THERE WERECROWDS ALONG OTHER SHOREPOINTS.NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR FILLMURPHY TWEETED SUNDAY GREATRUN WITH THE FIRST LADYFOLLOWED BY NICE STROLL ALONGTHE BOARDWALK SEA HIDE SIGHTAND PARK AND TOGETHER IN OFFOLKS WEARING MASKS AND