kalola - News - The Coastal Star2024-03-28T23:40:11Zhttps://thecoastalstar.com/profiles/blogs/feed/tag/kalolaAlong the Coast: Closed beaches, empty shelves reflect our new normalhttps://thecoastalstar.com/profiles/blogs/along-the-coast-closed-beaches-empty-shelves-even-drive-thru-conf2020-04-01T18:30:00.000Z2020-04-01T18:30:00.000ZThe Coastal Starhttps://thecoastalstar.com/members/TheCoastalStar<div><p style="text-align:center;"><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}7960952300,original{{/staticFileLink}}" target="_blank"><img src="{{#staticFileLink}}7960952300,original{{/staticFileLink}}" class="align-center" alt="7960952300?profile=original" /></a><em>On March 27, a Palm Beach County sheriff’s deputy explains to South Palm Beach resident Kumar Kalola that public beaches and other gathering venues are closed because of the emergency situation.</em></p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><em><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}7960953072,original{{/staticFileLink}}" target="_blank"><img src="{{#staticFileLink}}7960953072,original{{/staticFileLink}}" class="align-center" alt="7960953072?profile=original" /></a>A bicyclist on Old Ocean Boulevard in Ocean Ridge zips past crime-scene tape and a sign on March 29 that declares all public beaches closed by order of the governor.</em></p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><em><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}7960953299,original{{/staticFileLink}}" target="_blank"><img src="{{#staticFileLink}}7960953299,original{{/staticFileLink}}" class="align-center" alt="7960953299?profile=original" /></a>Golf carts are lined up for when customers return to the Raymond Floyd Par 3 course in Palm Beach. Golf courses and parks were some of the public locations closed by March 27 in an effort to stem the spread of COVID-19.</em></p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><em><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}7960952884,original{{/staticFileLink}}" target="_blank"><img src="{{#staticFileLink}}7960952884,original{{/staticFileLink}}" class="align-center" alt="7960952884?profile=original" /></a>Shoppers at the Publix in Manalapan on March 14 contributed to the hoarding of a bewildering supply of goods at local groceries, ranging from logical items like meats and cleaning supplies to the less obvious like toilet paper.</em></p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><em><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}7960953669,original{{/staticFileLink}}" target="_blank"><img src="{{#staticFileLink}}7960953669,original{{/staticFileLink}}" class="align-center" alt="7960953669?profile=original" /></a>Lisa Petersen, Manalapan’s town clerk, checks out books and movies to Mary Ann Kunkle, a resident of Manalapan. The town temporarily opened its library doors on March 25 so customers could load up on materials to keep their minds busy as they shelter in place.</em></p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><em><strong>Photos by Tim Stepien and Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star</strong></em></p></div>