‘Diddy’ delivers, chicken coops, New Year’s Eve restrictions: News from around our 50 states From USA TODAY Network and wire reports, USA TODAY
Alabama
Gadsden: The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 in Alabama topped 2,800 this week, as recent days have shown a steady climb and new record high inpatient counts – 2,804 on Tuesday – as the surge in cases continues. Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo, the University of Alabama’s Division of Infectious Diseases director, said Alabama now is third in the nation in COVID-19 hospitalizations per capita, behind Nevada and Arizona. She said Alabama is sixth in the nation in the number of COVID-19 cases per capita, after falling out of the top 10. On Christmas Eve, the number hospitalized was 2,458 across the state; on Christmas Day and on Saturday, it was 2,516, according to statistics published by BamaTracker. On Sunday, the number rose to 2,631; and it jumped significantly by Monday, to 2,802 people hospitalized.
8 Mountain Ave. & Park Rd., Woodland Park (Passaic County)
Offering a number of wooded trails in an otherwise urban landscape, Garret Mountain remains a favored stopover point for songbirds and a magnet for birdwatchers and nature lovers. From its location on First Watchung Mountain, the park offers impressive views of Paterson and the New York City skyline. The park is also home to Lambert Castle, a 19th-century landmark that serves as a reminder of the park s Gilded Age beginnings.
High Point State Park
1480 Route 23, Sussex (Sussex County)
High Point State Park is most famous for the 220-foot monument to New Jersey s war veterans atop the state s peak elevation at 1,803 feet. The park s summit offers a panorama of three states that includes the Pocono (Pennsylvania), Catskill (New York), and Kittatinny (New Jersey) mountains. The park offers many wonderful trails as well, including the 1.5-mile Cedar Swamp Trail that we suggest trying. The path encircles the highest-elev
The combination of strong winds, high humidity and daytime temperatures, along with the heavy rainfall, will cause rapid snow melt and could lead to flash flooding on streams and in low-lying areas and in areas with poor drainage.
The storm is also forecast to drop nearly as much rain in parts of Pennsylvania and New York which were hit with up to four feet of snow last week. Those areas drain into the upper Delaware River which then flows downstream through the park.
There will be a swift rise in water levels within the Delaware River corridor over the next 36 hours.