Tag: Coronavirus

  • Old Bridge officials report 19 new positive COVID-19 cases

    Old Bridge officials report 19 new positive COVID-19 cases

    OLD BRIDGE – Old Bridge officials reported 19 new positive COVID-19 cases, which brings the total number of positive cases to 885 in the township, according to Old Bridge Mayor Owen Henry in his daily report on May 11. The township has lost 45 residents to COVID-19, according to Middlesex County. Officials have provided updated…

  • Edison officials report 15 new positive COVID-19 cases

    Edison officials report 15 new positive COVID-19 cases

    EDISON – Edison officials reported 15 new positive cases of COVID-19 on May 11, bringing the total number of cases to 1,615, according to the Edison Office of Emergency Management. The age range of the cases are 32 to 69, officials said. The township has lost 144 residents to COVID-19, according to Middlesex County. Edison…

  • Woodbridge officials report ‘zero’ new positive COVID-19 cases for the first time

    Woodbridge officials report ‘zero’ new positive COVID-19 cases for the first time

    WOODBRIDGE – Woodbridge officials reported zero new positive COVID-19 cases, according to Mayor John McCormac in his daily report on May 11. “Regardless of how or why it happened, we will take it,” he said, noting Mother’s Day may have been a factor. “We are all longing for the day when people are getting tested…

  • Drive-thru testing site opens in South River

    Drive-thru testing site opens in South River

    The Borough of South River is partnering with Central Jersey Urgent Care, My Instadoc and Clarity Labs to bring a drive-thru COVID-19 testing site to South River. The testing site at Saint Mary Coptic School’s parking lot, 80 David St., will offer both blood draw tests for COVID-19 antibodies and COVID-19 nasal swab testing. The…

  • North Brunswick Food Bank open on May 12

    North Brunswick Food Bank open on May 12

    The Township of North Brunswick was advised of seven new positive COVID-19 cases on May 11. The age range is from 13 to 84 years old. There are now 805 residents who have tested positive for COVID-19. *** North Brunswick Food Bank hours are from 10 a.m. to noon on Tuesday, May 12, at the…

  • Two men test positive for COVID from Jamesburg on May 11

    Two men test positive for COVID from Jamesburg on May 11

    The Borough of Jamesburg was advised of two new positive COVID-19 cases on May 11. Two men, ages 65 and 67, are part of the total 117 residents who have tested positive for COVID-19.

  • New cases of COVID-19 kept to a minimum in Bordentown

    New cases of COVID-19 kept to a minimum in Bordentown

    BORDENTOWN – One new case of the novel coronavirus was reported by Bordentown City on May 11, keeping the total at 26 with three deaths. No new cases were reported from Bordentown Township on May 11, keeping the total at 65 with four deaths.   Across Burlington County there were 54 new cases reported on…

  • South Brunswick cases of COVID-19 remain flat for second time in a week

    South Brunswick cases of COVID-19 remain flat for second time in a week

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK – For the second time in the past week, South Brunswick was notified by the Middlesex County Health Department that no additional South Brunswick residents have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, leaving the current number of cases at 386 as of May 11. Although this is a significant metric…

  • Edison in ‘dire need’ of addition to Lincoln Elementary School

    Edison in ‘dire need’ of addition to Lincoln Elementary School

    EDISON – The need for an addition at Lincoln Elementary School on Brookville Road is pressing. “It is our most crowded school with 1,000 students,” Schools Superintendent Bernard Bragen said, noting the school was built for 500 students. The Edison Board of Education’s (BOE) Finance Committee, led by Board member Elizabeth Conway, had to grapple…