Author: KATHY CHANG, Managing Editor
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Edison reports 82 new COVID-19 cases in two-day period
EDISON – Edison officials reported 82 new COVID-19 cases over a two-day period, which brings the total number of cases to 5,694, according to the Edison Office of Emergency Management. Forty-one new COVID-19 cases were reported for both Jan. 14 and 15. The age range of the cases on Jan. 14 were from 11-70 and…
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New COVID-19 cases in Woodbridge remain high, township establishes vaccine hotline for senior citizens
WOODBRIDGE – The township reported 288 new COVID-19 cases over a four-day period, which brings the total number of cases to 6,795, according to Mayor John McCormac in his coronavirus report on Jan. 15. Sixty-five new cases of COVID-19 were reported for Jan. 11, 94 new cases were reported for Jan. 12, 73 new cases…
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Edison new COVID-19 cases include 4-month old baby, virus testing continues at Lake Papaianni Park Jan. 15
EDISON – Edison officials reported 80 new COVID-19 cases, which brings the total number of cases to 5,562, according to the Edison Office of Emergency Management on Jan. 13. The age range of the cases are from 4-months-old to 83. The township has lost 286 residents to COVID-19, according to Middlesex County. Well Care, TCCM…
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Metuchen plans to ‘do more’ to recognize borough’s namesake Lenni-Lenape Indian Chief Metuchen
METUCHEN – Borough officials acknowledge not enough is done to recognize the borough’s namesake Lenni-Lenape Indian Chief Metuchen. Plans to do more to recognize the Lenni-Lenape chief and Indigenous people are in the works. In October, the borough is planning to recognize Indigenous Peoples’ Day, a day that celebrates and honors Native American peoples and…
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Monroe Board of Education begins new chapter
MONROE – The Monroe Board of Education reorganized with new leadership and new faces. Kathleen Belko, Karen Bierman and Christine Skurbe were sworn in to their board seats at the reorganization meeting on Jan. 4. The newcomers won the three, three-year terms available on the Monroe Board of Education (BOE) for the election on Nov.…
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Old Bridge Board of Education reorganizes with new leadership
OLD BRIDGE – The Old Bridge Board of Education reorganized with new leadership. Jill DeCaro, who served as board vice president last year, was nominated to serve as president, and Theresa Burns was nominated to serve as board vice president during the school board’s reorganization meeting on Jan. 7. During the reorganization meeting, DeCaro, Matthew…
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Monroe School District offers free breakfast program for students
MONROE – With “food insecurity at an all time high and food pantries bursting at the seams with demand,” the Monroe Township School District is offering a free breakfast program for students five days a week. The program began on Jan. 11. The Monroe Board of Education (BOE) approved the Emergency SSO Food Service Management…
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Old Bridge reports 394 new COVID-19 cases
OLD BRIDGE – Old Bridge officials reported 394 positive COVID-19 cases over a seven-day period, which brings the total number of cases to 4,214, according to Old Bridge Mayor Owen Henry in his coronavirus report on Jan. 13. The seven-day period is from Jan. 6-12. The township has lost four more residents to COVID-19, which…
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Metuchen Board of Education reorganizes with focus to move district forward after pandemic
METUCHEN – The Metuchen Board of Education reorganized with a focus on moving the district forward as the beginning of the COVID-19 vaccine roll out marks the beginning of the end to the pandemic. “We’re experiencing a shared trauma and we’re all doing our best to get through it, but I also believe we owe…
