Morristown shuts down business not following social distancing rules

A picture circulating on social media showing a packed outdoor beer garden in Morristown is gaining a lot of traction and has prompted the town to take action.

News 12 Staff

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Jun 20, 2020, 9:34 PM

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Updated 1,546 days ago

Tashmoo Bar & Restaurant in Morristown was shut down by police Friday night after they said it wasn’t following COVID-19 guidelines.

Images on social media showed that the beer garden was packed with patrons who were not social distancing or wearing masks.

Elected leaders in Morristown have put new guidelines in place in an effort to prevent a spike in virus cases. They include:

Customers should be sitting at socially distant tables.
No self-service of alcohol is permitted
Capacity for any outdoor dining area is limited to no more than indoor capacity.

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There was no word on when Tashmoo would reopen. News 12 reached out to the restaurant, but they declined to comment.

The town is also reminding all businesses that staff are required to wear masks and people waiting to be seated must follow social distancing guidelines.