Author: KATHY CHANG, Managing Editor
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Old Bridge officials report nine new positive COVID-19 cases, municipal parks will partially reopen May 2
OLD BRIDGE – Old Bridge officials reported nine new positive COVID-19 cases, which brings the total number of positive cases to 713 in the township, according to Old Bridge Mayor Owen Henry in his daily report on April 29. The township has lost 33 residents to COVID-19, according to Middlesex County. Township officials announced they…
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Monroe new positive COVID-19 cases include 10 in long-term care facilities, six from New Jersey Training School for Boys
MONROE – Monroe officials reported 23 new positive COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of cases to 485, according to the Monroe Township Office of Emergency Management on April 29. The new cases include 10 residents in long-term care facilities, six in the New Jersey Training School for Boys and seven community wide. The age…
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Edison has lost 61 residents to COVID-19, municipal parks, boat basin will reopen May 2
EDISON – Edison officials reported 24 new positive cases of COVID-19 on April 29, bringing the total number of cases to 1,287, according to the Edison Office of Emergency Management. The age range of the cases are 16 to 94, officials said. The township has lost 61 residents to COVID-19, according to Middlesex County. Mayor…
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Woodbridge reports third lowest positive COVID-19 total, Girl Scouts and Woodbridge Wild Soccer urge residents to stay at home
WOODBRIDGE – Woodbridge officials reported 18 new positive COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of cases in the township to 1,281, according to Mayor John McCormac in his daily report on April 29. “The township had our third lowest daily total of new cases ever … this is after a 32 and a six in…
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Not all superheroes wear capes: A frontline hero shares her story
OLD BRIDGE – Two weeks ago, Jacqueline Barber, a nurse at Hackensack Meridian Health Raritan Bay Medical Center in Old Bridge, looked out the window of the recovery wing and saw the lights and sirens of members of the police, fire and first aid departments. About 90 emergency vehicles and 100 first responders greeted hospital…
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St. Joseph High School will kick off 48-hour goal on May 4 to raise $19,000 for JFK Medical Center
METUCHEN – Student-leaders from the Saint Joseph High School’s Campus Ministry team have set a goal to raise $19,000 for the brave women and men who are on the frontlines at JFK Medical Center in Edison. A link will go live at midnight May 4 for donations at https://alumni.stjoes.org/g/covid-19k-challenge/. Donations will be collected from May…
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Proposed school budget supports all staff and programs in Old Bridge despite continued state aid reductions
OLD BRIDGE – The proposed 2020-21 school budget in Old Bridge supports all staff and programs despite continued state aid reductions. Board of Education members are praising the Old Bridge Township Public School District administration for their efforts to not repeat the grim reductions of the 2019-20 school budget, which saw the closure of Cheesequake…
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Antibody testing for health care workers, first responders available at MyInstaDoc Urgent Care in Monroe
MONROE – Monroe officials reported three new positive COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of cases to 462, according to the Monroe Township Office of Emergency Management on April 28. The new cases include an 18-year-old male, a 77-year-old female and a 90-year-old male. Monroe has lost 50 residents to COVID-19 deaths, 38 from long-term…
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Old Bridge officials release four charts of the positive COVID-19 cases in the township
OLD BRIDGE – Old Bridge officials reported 14 new positive COVID-19 cases, which brings the total number of positive cases to 704 in the township, according to Old Bridge Mayor Owen Henry in his daily report on April 28. The township has lost 31 residents to COVID-19, officials said. Officials released four charts of the…
