Short-Term Rental Ban, First Aid Purchase On Tap In Manchester

MANCHESTER, NJ — The snow that fell Sunday will make it slow going Monday morning in Manchester, as freezing temperatures were making roads icy throughout the township.

The storm wasn’t nearly as extensive as the nor’easter that lingered for three days last week, but it was enough for the Manchester Township School District to declare a snow day, closing all of the district’s schools.

Manchester received nearly 6 inches of fresh snow on Sunday, after receiving a similar amount last week.

The effects of the nor’easter — and complaints about plowing — likely will be one of the topics at Monday’s Township Council meeting.

The meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. and will be held via Zoom. Instructions for joining the meeting can be found here on the township’s website. The meeting agenda is online as well.

The council is scheduled for second readings of several ordinances, including one to purchase the Whiting First Aid building and one to ban short-term rentals in the township.

The council is continuing to meet remotely because of restrictions in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.

Here’s a look at the most recent coronavirus numbers in Manchester:

Ocean County remains in the orange "high risk" category due to the rates of transmission of the coronavirus. As of Sunday, Ocean County had 46,556 cases, up 2,377 from the 44,179 on Jan. 30. Manchester has 131 new cases in that time, with 3,006, up from 2,875 on Jan. 30, according to the Ocean County Health Department.

Ocean County has had 1,608 deaths from complications of COVID-19, up from 1,290 as of Jan. 1. Manchester has 269, up from 217 in that time, according to the county health department.

There have been more than 645,000 people who have tested positive for the coronavirus via PCR test in New Jersey since March 2020, including 3,938 new PCR positives reported Sunday, according to the state Department of Health. As of Saturday, 2,837 people were hospitalized due to the coronavirus, with 571 in intensive care and 373 patients on ventilators, according to the state COVID-19 website. All three of those numbers have decreased over the last week.

If you're among those who are trying to get an appointment to get vaccinated, Patch readers offered up advice on how they were able to get their shots. Read more: Ocean Co. Readers Share How To Get A COVID-19 Vaccine Appointment

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