Ocean County Fair In Berkeley Canceled Amid Coronavirus

BERKELEY, NJ — The annual Ocean County Fair was canceled because of the novel coronavirus. The gathering was set to take place July 8-12 at the Robert J. Miller Airpark.

The Ocean County Fair made the announcement Wednesday on its Facebook page.

The Rutgers Cooperative Extension — a youth-development program and major partner of the fair — suspended all in-person events through at least Aug. 31 because of the virus. As a result, fair organizers said they can't see a way forward without them this year.

The Ocean County Fair's history goes back to 1947, when the County Board of Agriculture held the first "4-H Achievement and Agricultural Ocean County Field Day." The annual event features rides, food, animals, music and other activities.

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The Ocean County Health Department has reported 2,624 cases in Ocean County. Eighty-five people in Ocean County have died from the virus as of noon Wednesday, according to state officials.

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