Coronavirus Still On Many Minds In Wildwood During Unofficial Start To Summer

Matt Petrillo reports.

KNOW WHEN THE 80s ARRIVE INFULL EYEWITNESS FORECASTCOMING UP IN A FEW, JOE.WE'LL SEE YOU THEN.UNOFFICIAL START TO SUMMER INTIMES COVID-19.PEOPLE SEEMINGLY TRIED TO STAY6 FEET APART ON WILD WOODBOARDWALK WHERE VISITORSFLOCKED DESPITE STAY AT HOMEORDERS.MATT PETRILLO TALKED TO PEOPLEABOUT WHAT LIES AHEAD.A STEADY STREAM OF PEOPLEALONG THE BOARDWALK IN WILDWOOD SUNDAY MANY WEARING FACEMASKS AND SOME TRYING TO ENJOYA COOL SUMMER TREAT.IT'S HARD TO EAT THROUGHTHE MASK BUT WE CAN MAKE DUE.ATRIP DOWN THE SHORE IS ATRADITION FOR A LOT OFFAMILIES.HERE AT HOT SPOT PIZZABUSINESS THIS HOLIDAY WEEKENDIS DOWN AS MUCH AS 90%.LAST YEAR WE WERE UP UNTIL3 IN THE MORNING THIS YEARCLOSED BY 10.ELEANOR'S GIFTS WERE ROPEDOFF.PEOPLE COULD ONLY LOOK AND BUYFROM THE OUTSIDE TO MAINTAINSOCIAL DANCING GUIDELINES.SOME BUSINESSES DID NOT BOMBTO OPEN AT ALL DURING WHAT'SSUPPOSED TO BE UNOFFICIALSTART TO SUMMER.BUT THE LIGHTS ARE ON AT THEFERRIS WHEEL AT MAURI'SFERRIS WHEEL AT MAURI'S PIEREVEN THOUGH IT HAD NOBODY FORMONTHS.AT THE DUOP DRIVE-IN SUMMERIS NOT CANCELLED AND IT TOOKORDERS FOR THE FIRST TIME EVERFRIDAY.WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TOEXPECT.THE OWNER OF THIS 50s STYLERESTAURANT IS THANKFULCUSTOMERS CAN ORDER TAKEOUTAND HE PLANS TO OPEN THETHEATER ONE DAY WHEN CROWDSCAN COME TOGETHER ON THE OTHERSIDE OF PAN DEM SGLIK EVEN IFIT WAS NOT HERE IT WOULD NOTHAVE BEEN THAT GREAT BECAUSETHE WEATHER DIDN'T COOPERATE.THAT HAD A BIG PART OF IT.WILD WOOD CREST MAYOREXPECT NOR TRAFFIC AFTERHOTELS ARE ALLOWED TO FULLYREON ANYONE CAPE MAY COUNTY INJUNE.I THINK IT'S COMINGEVERYONE NEEDS TO BE PATIENTAND REALIZE WHAT WE'RE TRYINGTO ACCOMPLISH.CORONAVIRUS IS STILL ON THEMIND OF MANY DOWN THE SHOREBUT NOT STOPPING KIDS FROMPLAYING FOOTBALL ON THE BEACH.OTHER SCARFING DOWN SUMMERTREATS WITH FAMILY OPTBOARDWALK THEIR ANNUALTRADITION STILL GOING STRONG.IN CAPE MAY COUNT YES, I MATTPETRILLO, CBS3 "EYEWITNESSNEWS".AND OTHER PARTS OF JERSEYSHORE SAW CROWDS OF PEOPLE.NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR PHILMURPHY TWEETED GREAT RUN THISMORNING WITH THE FIRST LADYFOLLOWED BY STROLL ALONG THEBOARDWALK IN SEA SIDE HEIGHTSAND PARK.LOT OF FOLKS WEARING MASKS AND