NEWARK, N.J. - Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, faith leaders, and other community members held a vigil outside City Hall on Wednesday to pay tribute to and pray for the hundreds of residents who have died in the COVID-19 pandemic.
City officials called on residents to join the vigil by lighting a candle from wherever they were.After two faith leaders offered their prayers, Baraka lamented the city's death toll and expressed frustration with people who don't wear masks and complain about the pandemic restrictions."It makes me think of all the people who in this season of sacrifice refuse to put on a mask, people who are fussing and fighting about social distancing or upset they have to close an hour earlier," Baraka said.