After New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy ordered all non-essential businesses to close, a Regal Cinemas theatre in Vineland, New Jersey is seen shut down on March 18. PHOTO: MITCHELL SHIELDS ’22/THE HAWK
With much of the coronavirus news being focused on large cities and the effects government measures have on them, we tasked some of our staff to go out into their local communities in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Maryland and safely document what they are experiencing.
An empty Boscov’s parking lot in Vineland, New Jersey on March 18 after Gov. Phil Murphy ordered all non-essential businesses to close. PHOTO: MITCHELL SHIELDS ‘22/THE HAWKWith many shoppers panic buying essential items, the toilet paper section at ShopRite in Millville, New Jersey is empty on March 15. PHOTO: MITCHELL SHIELDS ’22/THE HAWKAn empty cooler in the meat section at ShopRite in Millville, New Jersey on March 15, where there would usually be various chicken products. PHOTO: MITCHELL SHIELDS ’22/THE HAWKA park in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania is closed on March 20 after Gov. Tom Wolf ordered a lockdown in Chester County PHOTO: DEVIN YINGLING ’22/THE HAWKDowntown Washington D.C. is abnormally desolate on March 13. PHOTO: CHARLEY REKSTIS ’20/THE HAWKA medicine aisle at a Walmart in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is empty on March 14. PHOTO: ALEX HARGRAVE ’20/THE HAWKThe seating area at Grotto Pizza in Edwardsville, Pennsylvania, is closed down after all restaurants were ordered to offer takeout and delivery only. PHOTO: ALEX HARGRAVE ’20/THE HAWKBroadcast trailers sit outside Madison Square Garden on March 11, the day the 2020 Big East Tournament was canceled due to COVID-19. PHOTO: LUKE MALANGA ’20/THE HAWK
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