‘Sorry We're Closed’ sign posted near Pennsylvania-New Jersey border
Travelers driving into Pennsylvania from New Jersey on Saturday saw a “Sorry We’re Closed” signed posted near the state’s official welcome sign.
The homemade sign was posted on the westbound side of Interstate 80 in Monroe County, according to WNEP-TV.
According to the television station, there was no statement from PennDOT about where it came from or if there were plans to remove it.
Last week Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf extended the stay-at-home orders to all 67 counties. He had previously ordered for schools and physical locations of nonessential businesses to close.
Pennsylvania’s neighboring states — New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Maryland and West Virginia — all have similar orders in place.
In 41 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, people are being told to stay home. The nine remaining states — Arkansas, Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota — have no statewide order, while Oklahoma, Utah and Wyoming have partial orders.
Frank Carnevale is the TribLive multimedia editor. He started at the Trib in 2016 and has been part of several news organizations, including the Providence Journal and Orlando Sentinel. He can be reached at fcarnevale@triblive.com.
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