EDITOR’S LETTER BLP
Going Viral t would be impossible to address our readers without addressing COVID-19. Our wonderful staff is working from home. Our freelancers struggle to get pictures and interviews with people who are justifiably fearful of their fellow humans. Our ad department is in solidarity with its valued clients, many struggling to stay afloat. Most of our stories touch, however tangentially, on the effects of the coronavirus. We have a story on the Bayonne Food Bank that will never allow any resident to go hungry. Daniel Israel has a heart to heart with Councilman Gary La Pelusa who tragically lost his wife Cherie to the virus. He shares with BLP how he and his family are surviving. Bayonne is filled with survivors and neighbors who help their neighbors. The truth is, I don’t know what more can be said about this vicious pandemic. So, I will just say to our loyal readers and advertisers, be safe and be well as we collectively envision and inhabit our new reality.
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