Author: KATHY CHANG, Managing Editor
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North Brunswick Schools hosting a number of reopening parent forums for each school, forums for Linwood and North Brunswick Township High School are tonight
NORTH BRUNSWICK – The North Brunswick School District is hosting a number of reopening parent forums through Zoom for each school. Linwood 5 & 6 School – 6 p.m. on Aug. 18, North Brunswick Township High School – 7 p.m. on Aug. 18, North Brunswick Township ECC – 5 p.m. on Aug. 20, John Adams…
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Edison reports zero new COVID-19 cases for third time this month
EDISON – Edison officials reported zero new cases of COVID-19 for third time this month, according to the Edison Office of Emergency Management on Aug. 17. The total number of COVID-19 cases remain at 2,003. The township has lost 236 residents to COVID-19, according to Middlesex County. The Edison’s Department of Public Works personnel are…
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Recent new COVID-19 cases affecting households in Woodbridge, township will hold separate ceremonies to remember 9-11 and remember those lost in pandemic
WOODBRIDGE – The township reported seven new COVID-19 cases over a three-day period, which brings the total number of cases to 1,864, according to Mayor John McCormac in his coronavirus report on Aug 17. Two new cases of COVID-19 were reported for Aug. 14, three new cases were reported for Aug. 15, and two new…
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Woodbridge police continue to investigate fatal crash that killed driver and left passengers with severe injuries
WOODBRIDGE – Police are continuing to investigate a fatal one-vehicle car crash that killed the driver and injured two passengers, according to Police Sgt. Philip Agosta. Police responded to the fatal crash on Rahway Avenue in the Avenel section of Woodbridge at 1:36 a.m. on Aug. 16. The driver, Isaiah Hamilton, 27, of Bloomfield, was…
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Edison police investigating fatal one-vehicle crash near Frédéric Street
EDISON – Police are continuing to investigate a fatal one-vehicle car crash that occurred this morning, Aug. 17, according to Police Lt. Robert Dudash. The driver, a male, died at the scene. Police are withholding the driver’s name at this time. The incident occurred at 8:48 a.m. on Aug. 17 in the area of Route…
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Police detectives investigating shooting in Edison
EDISON – Edison police detectives are continuing to investigate a shooting where a female was allegedly struck in the arm, according Police Lt. Robert Dudash. Police were dispatched to the area of Winter Green Avenue West and Weston Forbes Court on a report of a shooting at 9 p.m. on Aug. 15. Dudash said the…
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Edison new COVID-19 cases include a nine-month-old baby and a three-year-old
EDISON – Edison officials reported two new cases of COVID-19, which brings the total number of cases to 2,003, according to the Edison Office of Emergency Management on Aug. 16. The new cases are a nine-month-old baby and a three-year-old. The township has lost 236 residents to COVID-19, according to Middlesex County. The Edison’s Department…
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Members of Diverse American Volunteer Association put together COVID-19 kits for those in need
OLD BRIDGE – With the goal of making society a better place, members of the Diverse American Volunteer Association continue to volunteer their time for those in need. Jordan Glik, president of the small nonprofit organization based in Old Bridge, led a volunteer effort at Geick Park to put together 500 or so COVID-19 kits…
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School administrators in Edison work to find balance with instruction time for proposed hybrid in-person and remote plan
EDISON – As the administration weighs all the options on how to begin the 2020-21 school year, opinions differ on instruction time. Board of Education members Jerry Shi and Shivi Prasad-Madhukar raised concerns of lost instruction time from a normal regular school day verses the proposed hybrid in-person back-to-school plan, which the administration presented on…
