Author: KATHY CHANG, Managing Editor
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Old Bridge positive COVID-19 cases spread out throughout town, no clusters
OLD BRIDGE – Old Bridge officials reported 17 new positive COVID-19 cases, which brings the total number of positive cases to 570 in the township, according to Old Bridge Mayor Owen Henry in his daily report on April 22. Henry said the COVID-19 numbers reported daily from the Middlesex County Department of Health does not…
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Edison officials report 31 new positive COVID-19 cases
EDISON – Edison officials reported 31 new positive cases of COVID-19 on April 22, bringing the total number of cases to 879, according to the Edison Office of Emergency Management. The age range of the cases are 10 to 98, officials said. Edison Township was not provided any other information regarding the new cases. For…
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Colonia High students form Colonia Cares to help local businesses, food banks
WOODBRIDGE – Gov. Phil Murphy gave a salute to 11 friends from Colonia High School, who have come together as Colonia Cares to sell t-shirts and lawn signs to raise money for a good cause in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic. An endeavor that started on April 18 has garnered 500 items sold.…
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Woodbridge officials report 21 new positive COVID-19 cases
WOODBRIDGE – Woodbridge officials reported 21 new positive COVID-19 cases, which brings the total number of cases to 995, said Mayor John McCormac in his daily report on April 22. “That is one of our best days in the last three weeks when we got as low as 17 and 19, but as high as…
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Local Girl Scouts spread smiles, appreciation through Quarantine Kindness Bingo game
MONROE – The members of Girl Scout Troop 83824 want to spread smiles, not germs, in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic. And with that, troop members have been meeting virtually on a weekly basis and created a Quarantine Kindness Bingo game, which they opened up for anyone who wants to participate. The troop,…
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Monroe residents encouraged to ‘sound off’ for essential workers on April 22
Monroe Township residents are encouraged to step outside their homes between 4-4:10 p.m. on April 22 to “Sound off Monroe” – make noise, sing, and/or dance – to show appreciation for essential workers all the while practicing social distancing. Send photos or videos to the township public information officer Stacey Kennedy at [email protected].
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Increases in Jamesburg tuition and Falcon Care fees expected as Monroe faces difficult school budget year
MONROE – Monroe Schools Superintendent Dori Alvich prefaced administrators only “needs” can be considered in the 2020-21 school budget not any “wants” as they started putting together their department budgets. “This was a very difficult budget to put together,” she said. “One of the things [Business Administrator Michael] Gorski has talked about many times over…
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Metuchen mayor offers hope as total number of COVID-19 cases reach 50
METUCHEN – Metuchen reports one new positive COVID-19 case, which brings the total number of cases to 50, according to Mayor Jonathan Busch on April 21. “While this information would have seemed unthinkable weeks ago, and we are deeply concerned over every resident who tests positive, there is actually some remarkable hope in that number,”…
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Old Bridge officials report 29 new positive COVID-19 cases
OLD BRIDGE – Old Bridge officials reported 29 new positive COVID-19 cases, which brings the total number of positive cases to 553 in the township, according to Old Bridge Mayor Owen Henry in his daily report on April 21. Henry issued a message to resident concerns about the spread of COVID-19 and requests for specific…
