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A judge says Bellmawr’s Atilis Gym can remain open if it follows state’s guidelines. The owners say that’s not going to happen.

“That is the definition of oppressive restrictions,” said Frank Trumbetti, co-owner of Atilis, which made national news in May for reopening against Gov. Phil Murphy’s closure orders.

A member enters the Atilis Gym in Bellmawr, N.J., on Tuesday, July 21, 2020. The gym has reopened against New Jersey's coronavirus restrictions and is allowing up to 70 members inside at a time, but a judge denied Monday the state's request to hold its owners in contempt of court, instead ordering the gym to comply with tighter limitations on gym usage.
A member enters the Atilis Gym in Bellmawr, N.J., on Tuesday, July 21, 2020. The gym has reopened against New Jersey's coronavirus restrictions and is allowing up to 70 members inside at a time, but a judge denied Monday the state's request to hold its owners in contempt of court, instead ordering the gym to comply with tighter limitations on gym usage.Read moreTIM TAI / Staff Photographer