92.7 WOBM News Flash Briefing: March 13 9AM

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We have a traffic alert this morning for drivers in Toms River. A pole caught fire and fell down at the intersection of Hooper Avenue and Route 37.

New Jersey now has 29 cases of presumptive positive novel coronavirus cases including 5 cases in Monmouth County. There are 0 positive cases in Ocean County.

The Catholic Diocese of Trenton Bishop David O'Connell has given special dispensation to parishioners who are sick to stay home from mass on Sunday's.

As the state and local districts evaluate whether to close schools for weeks in response to the coronavirus, education commissioner Lamont Repollet says they’re trying to be sensitive to parents’ child-care needs and students’ needs to access the internet.