COVID has kept St. Patrick's Day celebrations pretty low-key for the past 2 years. But now, bars are eager to welcome crowds back. A local town is working with bars and other businesses to make sure people get home safe after celebrating. Siafa_Lewis
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. — The pandemic has kept Saint Patrick’s Day celebrations pretty low-key for the past two years. But this year, bars are open and eager to welcome the crowds back.
“It’s a terrific program. From the beginning, we knew that this is something we had to bring into the town. We have such a large town, 50,000 people, many, many, many establishments. We’re all about safety. That is our number one priority,” Washington Township Mayor JoAnn Gattinelli said.
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