Author: KATHY CHANG, Managing Editor

  • Milltown total COVID-19 cases reach 76, borough summer programs canceled for 2020

    Milltown total COVID-19 cases reach 76, borough summer programs canceled for 2020

    MILLTOWN – Milltown total COVID-19 cases reach 76, according to information provided by Middlesex County on May 29. The borough has lost three residents to COVID-19, according to Middlesex County. The borough’s Recreation Department with “deep sadness and profound disappointment” has canceled all summer programs for 2020, which includes the Milltown Borough Pool, the Milltown…

  • Old Bridge new COVID-19 cases under five, township has lost two more residents

    Old Bridge new COVID-19 cases under five, township has lost two more residents

    OLD BRIDGE – Old Bridge officials reported four new positive COVID-19 cases, which bring the total number of cases to 1,019, according to Old Bridge Mayor Owen Henry in his daily report on May 29. The township has lost two more residents to COVID-19, bringing the total lost to 61 residents, according to Middlesex County.…

  • Helmetta total COVID-19 cases reach 39, borough has lost four residents

    Helmetta total COVID-19 cases reach 39, borough has lost four residents

    HELMETTA – Helmetta total COVID-19 reach 39, according to information provided by Middlesex County on May 29. The borough has lost four residents to COVID-19, according to Middlesex County. Mayor Chris Slavicek notes the cumulative number of positive cases includes people who are asymptomatic or may have a mild case of the virus, but does…

  • Monroe reached positive milestone with report of zero new COVID-19 cases

    Monroe reached positive milestone with report of zero new COVID-19 cases

    MONROE – The township reached a positive milestone in its fight against COVID-19 with the report of zero new cases, according to Mayor Gerald Tamburro on May 29. “Make no mistake, this pandemic has caused plenty of sacrifice in all corners of Monroe Township,” he said. “But I know that, together, we have acted in…

  • Metuchen has lost one more resident to COVID-19, Metuchen Municipal Pool closed for 2020 season

    Metuchen has lost one more resident to COVID-19, Metuchen Municipal Pool closed for 2020 season

    METUCHEN – Metuchen has lost one more resident to COVID-19, according to information provided by Middlesex County. The borough has 127 confirmed positive COVID-19 cases as of May 29 and has lost three residents, according to Middlesex County. The Borough Pool Commission has decided to cancel the 2020 summer pool season, which includes the Metuchen…

  • Edison new COVID-19 cases remain in single digits

    Edison new COVID-19 cases remain in single digits

    EDISON – Edison officials reported eight new positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of cases to 1,761, according to the Edison Office of Emergency Management on May 29. The age range of the cases are 19 to 82. The township has lost 185 residents to COVID-19, according to Middlesex County. The township has…

  • Woodbridge new COVID-19 cases under 10, donations to We Feed Woodbridge surpass $100,000 goal

    Woodbridge new COVID-19 cases under 10, donations to We Feed Woodbridge surpass $100,000 goal

    WOODBRIDGE – Woodbridge officials reported nine new positive COVID-19 cases, which bring the total number of cases to 1,527, according to Mayor John McCormac in his daily report on May 29. “When we look at the bigger picture, with two days left in May we have 258 cases this month while in April we had…

  • Old Bridge officials report 11 new COVID-19 cases

    Old Bridge officials report 11 new COVID-19 cases

    OLD BRIDGE – Old Bridge officials reported 11 new positive COVID-19 cases, which bring the total number of cases to 1,015, according to Old Bridge Mayor Owen Henry in his daily report on May 28. The township has lost 59 residents to COVID-19, according to Middlesex County. Officials have provided updated charts of the cases,…

  • Monroe new COVID-19 cases under five

    Monroe new COVID-19 cases under five

    MONROE – Monroe officials reported four new positive COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of cases to 696, according to the Monroe Township Office of Emergency Management on May 28. The new cases include three in long-term care facilities and one community-wide – a 51-year-old female, an 83-year-old male, a 98-year-old female, and a 100-year-old…