Tag: Coronavirus
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Monmouth County has 5,272 positive cases of COVID-19 as of April 23
Monmouth County Freeholder Director Thomas A. Arnone and Deputy Director Susan M. Kiley have announced that as of April 23, there are 186 new positive cases of COVID-19 in Monmouth County, bringing the total to 5,272. The breakdown by municipality is as follows, according to a press release: Aberdeen Township: 169; Allenhurst: 2; Allentown: 4;…
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Owner of area martial arts studios creates largest online class for April 25
John Kanabay has created “The World’s Largest Martial Arts Online Class (WLC)” which will take place at 2 p.m. on April 25 in an attempt to set an International Sport Karate Association (ISKA) world record. The event is free but also a COVID-19 charity fundraiser for Project C.U.R.E. Nine martial artists masters from all over…
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Princeton schools react to extended closure
The Princeton Public School District welcomes the possibility of students returning to the bricks-and-mortar school buildings as soon as May 15, but it won’t be as simple as opening the schoolhouse doors, Superintendent of Schools Steve Cochrane said. The public schools were slated to reopen this month, but Gov. Phil Murphy has extended the school…
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Opinion: Interruption insurance for the employed disabled
Our nonprofit has operated for over three decades to support people with disabilities in housing and placed them into employment opportunities. We are a national multi-million-dollar organization employing over 5,000 staff. We have been paying business interruption insurance for decades. Our lodestar business is The Daily Plan It. We were mandated to temporarily send our…
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Meadow Lakes retirement community readjusts procedures amongst COVID crisis
The number of East Windsor and Hightstown residents who have tested positive for COVID-19 has continued its upward climb, according to results released by the New Jersey Department of Health. In East Windsor, 311 residents were confirmed to have the disease and 81 Hightstown residents tested positive for it as of April 21, officials said.…
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Old Bridge PBA continues to bring smiles to community – lights, sirens and all
OLD BRIDGE – Members of the Old Bridge Policemen’s Benevolent Association (PBA) Local 127 are continuing to bring smiles to the community – lights, sirens and all in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic. “If people reach out and we can go out, we will,” said PBA President Vincent Galgano, saying drive-by birthday parades…
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Middletown officials praise firefighter lost to coronavirus
MIDDLETOWN – Members of the Township Committee had Robert H. Weber, a volunteer firefighter who died of the coronavirus on April 15, in their thoughts during a recent municipal meeting. Weber, 44, had been a resident of the Port Monmouth section of Middletown since 2003 with his wife, Danielle. He was a native of Brooklyn,…
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Bordentown reports one additional death from coronavirus
BORDENTOWN – Bordentown City is reporting 16 positive COVID-19 patients as of April 22, with one death; no new cases were reported on April 22. Bordentown Township reported three additional cases on April 22, bringing the total to 50. There was also one additional death reported, bringing the total to three. Across Burlington County there…
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Monroe positive COVID-19 cases spread throughout town, no clusters
MONROE – Monroe officials reported 19 new positive COVID-19 cases on April 22, bringing the total number of cases in the township to 363, according to the Monroe Office of Emergency Management (OEM). The cases range in age from 20 to 92. The cases include 11 females – a 20 year old, a 23 year…
