Author: KATHY CHANG, Managing Editor
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Edison reports 20 new COVID-19 cases
EDISON – Edison officials reported 20 new COVID-19 cases, which brings the total number of cases to 2,829, according to the Edison Office of Emergency Management on Nov. 15. The age range of the new COVID-19 cases are from 16-83. The township has lost 245 residents to COVID-19, according to Middlesex County. The Township Council…
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Metuchen receives state grant to help create historic preservation ordinance
METUCHEN – With more than 100 historic homes demolished in a five-year period from 2013-18, and the risk of losing older neighborhoods, the borough is in the process of hiring a consultant to ensure historic significance is considered in planning decisions of older homes. Borough Administrator Melissa Perilstein said at a Borough Council meeting on…
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Edison reports 30 new COVID-19 cases, hazardous waste collection at MCC until 2 p.m.
EDISON – Edison officials reported 30 new COVID-19 cases, which brings the total number of cases to 2,809, according to the Edison Office of Emergency Management on Nov. 14. The age range of the new COVID-19 cases are from 1-80. The township has lost 245 residents to COVID-19, according to Middlesex County. The county is…
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Monroe loses one more resident to COVID-19, library will resume curbside pick up Nov. 19, recycling center reopens
MONROE – Monroe officials reported 34 new COVID-19 cases over a seven-day period, which brings the total number of cases to 1,097, according to the Monroe Township Office of Emergency Management on Nov. 12. The seven-day period was from Nov. 5-11. The new cases community wide include a one-year-old male, a 19-year-old female, a 20-year-old…
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Edison reports 49 new COVID-19 cases over two-day period
EDISON – Edison officials reported 49 new COVID-19 cases over a two-day period, which brings the total number of cases to 2,809, according to the Edison Office of Emergency Management. Twenty-four new cases – ages between 18-76 – were reported for Nov. 13 and 25 new cases – ages between 1-62 – were reported for…
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Average new COVID-19 cases in Woodbridge close to numbers in April, Santa Claus will make socially distanced appearance at Holiday Stroll Nov. 28
WOODBRIDGE – The township reported 165 new COVID-19 cases over a four-day period, which brings the total number of cases to 2,928, according to Mayor John McCormac in his coronavirus report on Nov. 13. Forty-four new cases of COVID-19 were reported for Nov. 9, 38 new cases were reported for Nov. 10, 45 new cases…
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Kamala Harris’ husband has roots in Matawan, Old Bridge
OLD BRIDGE – Kamala Harris’ husband has roots in the Matawan and Old Bridge area. In November 2019, Douglas Emhoff tweeted “I lived in Matawan/Old Bridge from 1969-1981 so New Jersey is still very much in my veins.” On Nov. 7, it was projected that former Vice President Joe Biden earned enough electoral votes to…
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Edison new COVID-19 cases remain in double digits
EDISON – Edison officials reported 25 new COVID-19 cases, which brings the total number of cases to 2,724, according to the Edison Office of Emergency Management on Nov. 11. The age range of the new cases are from 6-90. The township has lost 245 residents to COVID-19, according to Middlesex County. The Tingley Lane rail…
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Milltown consolidates planning and zoning boards into one entity
MILLTOWN – The Borough Council has consolidated municipal planning and zoning powers into one planning board. Currently, the borough has a nine-member Planning Board with two alternate members and a seven-member Zoning Board of Adjustment. Borough Attorney Peter Vignuolo said the decision to consolidate the two boards was a logistical and economic effort to make…
