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x{|hECJJJ{|{00002)|{y{m+n\n+n=nL THE PRESS OF ATLANTIC CITY Classifieds ..................... B4-7 Comics ........................... B8-9 Corrections ...................... A2 Living .......................... B4, 10 Money .......................... C2-3 Obituaries......................... C5 Opinion ............................. A4 Puzzles ............................... B8 Sports............................. B1-3 Television.......................... B9 World..........................C1, 3-6 INDEX BRIEF STORM HIGH: 86 LOW: 65 See your South Jersey forecast on C6. U.S. jobless rate drops U.S. unemployment declines unexpectedly to 13.3% as reopened businesses begin recall- ing millions of workers faster than economists had predicted. C1 AS PROTESTS GROW PEACEFUL, MESSAGE REMAINS STRONG, C1 Saturday, June 6, 2020 // Serving Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland & southern Ocean counties // PressofAtlanticCity.com // Vol. MMXX, No. 158 $2.00 / Toms River and north: $2.25 Associated Press TRENTON — Gov. Phil Mur- phy said Friday he would nominate Fabiana Pierre-Lou- is to the state Supreme Court. She would be the first black woman to hold the post, if confirmed. Pierre-Louis would succeed Walter Timpone, who reaches the mandatory retirement age of 70 in November. She is Mur- phy’s first pick for the high court and must now be con- firmed by the Democrat-led Senate. The daughter of Haitian immigrants, Pierre-Louis was the first person to go to law school in her family. At the event in Trenton where Mur- phy said he will formally nom- inate her, she seemed to get choked up talking about the role they played in her life. “Many years ago my parents came to the United States from Haiti with not much more than the clothes on their backs and the American dream in their hearts. I think they have achieved that dream beyond measure because my life is certainly not representa- tive of the traditional trajecto- ry of someone who would one day be nominated to the Supreme Court of New Jersey,” she said. Murphy, a Democrat, said Pierre-Louis would carry on the legacy of John Wallace, Fabiana Pierre- Louis smiles Friday during a news conference during which Gov. Phil Murphy said he would nominate her to the New Jersey Supreme Court. CHRIS PEDOTA / THE RECORD VIA AP, POOL COVID-19 IN N.J. Here’s an update of the COVID-19 num- bers in the state. New positive cases: 864 Total number of positive cases: 163,336 Total number of deaths: 12,049 POSITIVE CASES BY COUNTY Atlantic: 2,309 cases, 167 deaths Cape: 637 cases, 50 deaths Cumberland: 2,531 cases, 86 deaths Ocean: 8,954 cases, 765 deaths Figures are as of 1 p.m. June 5 Source: N.J. Department of Health AHMAD AUSTIN For The Press Estella Londono has left her family in awe of her will to fight the past eight months. After spending 18 days in the hospital battling COVID-19, months after being diagnosed with colon cancer, the 94-year-old was greeted by warm applause from her chil- dren and grandchildren when she came back to their Ventnor home May 27. Her daughter could only describe the scene one way. “It’s unbelievable,” Isabel Iannuzzelli recalled thinking that day. “This is a miracle. I knew she was strong, but, my God, this is amazing. I still can’t believe it.” For Londono, who came to the United States from Medel- lin, Colombia, 26 years ago, the MATTHEW STRABUK / FOR THE PRESS Estella Londono, center, is recovering at home in Ventnor after an 18-day fight against COVID-19. With her are daughter Isabel Iannuzzelli and son-in-law Joe Iannuzzelli. ONLINE Estella Londono and her family share their story in a video at PressofAC.com. CJ FAIRFIELD Staff Writer NORTHFIELD — Tilton Square Theatre reopened its doors to moviegoers Friday, operating with many social distancing measures and cleaning protocols, but in apparent defiance of Gov. Phil Murphy’s executive order. Movie theaters in New Jersey have been closed since March, per the governor’s order, in an attempt to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. While the state begins to reopen in a phased approach — out- door dining is permitted June 15 — there is still no reopening date for theaters and indoor entertain- ment. Clint Bunting and Brett Denafo, the theater’s co- owners, said they have kept all of Tilton Square’s employees work- ing throughout the pandemic and have had them deep- cleaning the theater, painting and making small interior improvements. Bunting said he used 100% of the federal Paycheck Protec- tion Program loan, a small business loan established dur- ing the pandemic, for its employees, but the money ran out Thursday. Bunting said running out of the PPP loan was part of the reason they reopened Friday. Wildwood event seeks end to racial injustice ONLINE See video and more photos from Friday’s protests at PressofAC.com. INSIDE More people are coming around to Colin Kaepernick’s way of thinking. B1 INSIDE Black police officers feel pain but also a sense of duty to their uniform. C1 First, she survived cancer. Then came COVID-19. See SURVIVED, A2 Murphy pick would be N.J.’s first black woman justice See JUSTICE, A2 EDWARD LEA / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER The Cape May County chapter of the NAACP hosts a protest against police brutality and racial injustice Friday outside Superior Court in Cape May Court House. BILL BARLOW For The Press WILDWOOD — Speaking to a hometown crowd at Fox Park on Friday, Catherine Roman said she never thought she would see any- thing like what she’s seen this week in Cape May County. It was the latest in a series of peaceful protests around the county calling for an end to racial injustice, with other events held in Ocean City and Middle Township. Prayer meetings and more events are planned over the weekend. “Let this not be the end, but the beginning,” Roman said. Some residents expected pro- testers to act like animals, she said, but instead they found black and white members of the community calling for justice. The event stood in sharp contrast to scenes of tear gas and clashes between protest- ers and police playing out around the country following the death of George Floyd in the custody of Minneapolis police. Officer Derek Chauvin faces murder charges, while three other officers who stood by while Chauvin kneeled on Floyd’s neck while Floyd was in handcuffs also face charg- es. In Wildwood on Friday, as in other events in Cape May County, the protesters emphasized their peaceful intentions, while calling for an end to what they believe is excessive police violence and continued racism. “It’s hard to believe it’s us, Northfield theater reopens early ONLINE See what’s new at the Tilton Square Theatre in a video at PressofAC.com. BUNTING DENAFO See THEATER, A2 See WILDWOOD, A3
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Saturday, June 6, 2020 // Serving Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland & southern Ocean counties // PressofAtlanticCity.com // Vol. MMXX, No. 158 $2.00 / Toms River and north: $2.25
Associated Press
TRENTON — Gov. Phil Mur-phy said Friday he would nominate Fabiana Pierre-Lou-is to the state Supreme Court. She would be the first black woman to hold the post, if confirmed.
Pierre-Louis would succeed Walter Timpone, who reaches the mandatory retirement age of 70 in November. She is Mur-phy’s first pick for the high court and must now be con-
firmed by the Democrat-led Senate.
The daughter of Haitian immigrants, Pierre-Louis was the first person to go to law school in her family. At the event in Trenton where Mur-phy said he will formally nom-inate her, she seemed to get choked up talking about the role they played in her life.
“Many years ago my parents came to the United States from Haiti with not much more than the clothes on their
backs and the American dream in their hearts. I think they have achieved that dream beyond measure because my life is certainly not representa-tive of the traditional trajecto-ry of someone who would one day be nominated to the Supreme Court of New Jersey,” she said.
Murphy, a Democrat, said Pierre-Louis would carry on the legacy of John Wallace,
Fabiana Pierre-Louis smiles
Friday during a news conference
during which Gov. Phil Murphy
said he would nominate her to
the New Jersey Supreme Court.
CHRIS PEdOTA /
THE RECORd VIA AP,
POOL
CovID-19 IN N.j.Here’s an update of the COVID-19 num-bers in the state.New positive cases: 864total number of positive cases: 163,336total number of deaths: 12,049
posItIvE CasEs by CouNtyatlantic: 2,309 cases, 167 deathsCape: 637 cases, 50 deathsCumberland: 2,531 cases, 86 deathsocean: 8,954 cases, 765 deathsFigures are as of 1 p.m. June 5Source: N.J. Department of Health
AHMAD AUSTINFor The Press
Estella Londono has left her family in awe of her will to fight the past eight months.
After spending 18 days in the hospital battling COVID-19, months after being diagnosed with colon cancer, the 94-year-old was greeted by warm applause from her chil-dren and grandchildren when she came back to their Ventnor
home May 27.Her daughter could only
describe the scene one way.“It’s unbelievable,”
Isabel Iannuzzelli recalled thinking that day. “This is a miracle. I knew she was strong, but, my God, this is amazing. I still can’t believe it.”
For Londono, who came to the United States from Medel-lin, Colombia, 26 years ago, the
MATTHEw STRAbuk / FOR THE PRESS
Estella Londono, center, is recovering at home in Ventnor after an 18-day fight against COVID-19. With her are daughter Isabel Iannuzzelli and son-in-law Joe Iannuzzelli.
oNLINEEstella Londono and her family share their story in a video at pressofaC.com.
CJ FAIRFIELDStaff writer
NORTHFIELD — Tilton Square Theatre reopened its doors to moviegoers Friday, operating with many social distancing measures and cleaning protocols, but in apparent defiance of Gov. Phil Murphy’s executive order.
Movie theaters in New Jersey have been closed since March, per the governor’s order, in an attempt to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. While the state
begins to reopen in a phased approach — out-door dining is permitted June 15 — there is still no reopening date for theaters and indoor entertain-ment.
Clint Bunting and Brett Denafo, the theater’s co-owners, said they have kept all of Tilton Square’s employees work-
ing throughout the pandemic and have had them deep-cleaning the theater, painting and making small interior improvements.
Bunting said he used 100% of the federal Paycheck Protec-tion Program loan, a small business loan established dur-ing the pandemic, for its employees, but the money ran out Thursday.
Bunting said running out of the PPP loan was part of the reason they reopened Friday.
Wildwood event seeks end to racial injustice
oNLINESee video and more photos from Friday’s protests at pressofaC.com.
INsIDEMore people are coming around to Colin Kaepernick’s way of thinking. b1
INsIDEBlack police officers feel pain but also a sense of duty to their uniform. C1
First, she survived cancer. Then came COVID-19.
See SURvIvED, A2
Murphy pick would be N.J.’s first black woman justice
See JUSTICE, A2
EdwARd LEA / STAFF PHOTOgRAPHER
The Cape May County chapter of the NAACP hosts a protest against police brutality and racial injustice Friday outside Superior Court in Cape May Court House.
BILL BARLOWFor The Press
WILDWOOD — Speaking to a hometown crowd at Fox Park on Friday, Catherine Roman said she never thought she would see any-thing like what she’s seen this week in Cape May County.
It was the latest in a series of peaceful protests around the county calling for an end to racial injustice, with other events held in Ocean City and Middle Township. Prayer meetings and more events are planned over the weekend.
“Let this not be the end, but the beginning,” Roman said. Some residents expected pro-testers to act like animals, she said, but instead they found black and white members of the community calling for justice.
The event stood in sharp contrast to scenes of tear gas and clashes between protest-ers and police playing out around the country following the death of George Floyd in the custody of Minneapolis police. Officer Derek Chauvin faces murder charges, while three other officers who stood by while Chauvin kneeled on Floyd’s neck while Floyd was in handcuffs also face charg-es.
In Wildwood on Friday, as in other events in Cape May County, the protesters emphasized their peaceful intentions, while calling for an end to what they believe is excessive police violence and continued racism.
“It’s hard to believe it’s us,
Northfield theater reopens early
oNLINESee what’s new at the Tilton Square Theatre in a video at pressofaC.com.
buNtING
DENafo
See THEATER, A2
See WILDWOOD, A3
