Mall operators and police both stressed that continued pandemic directives require masks within public places, amid social media posts about a weekend gathering.
Domestic Violence Awareness Month in 2020 also marks one year since a young Freehold Township woman was last seen by her family, and was presumably killed by her ex-boyfriend.
The woman who died was exposed during a family gathering, with a known link to the state's first COVID-19 death, according to the state health commissioner.