Tag: Coronavirus

  • Woodbridge total positive COVID-19 cases reach 904

    Woodbridge total positive COVID-19 cases reach 904

    WOODBRIDGE – Woodbridge officials reported 24 new positive COVID-19 cases, which brings the total number of cases to 904, said Mayor John McCormac in his daily report on April 19. “To put the numbers in perspective, over the last nine days the township has 301 reported cases and for the nine days prior to that…

  • Opinion: Wartime footing vs. coronavirus

    Opinion: Wartime footing vs. coronavirus

    Befitting his position as a member of the Hasty Pudding Theatricals while attending Harvard, Governor Phil Murphy, in a recent TV appearance, dramatically announced that we are fighting a war against the coronavirus. The governor never lived and experienced a wartime America. The virus is serious and is something we must ward off. But the…

  • Monmouth County has 4,669 positive cases of COVID-19 as of April 19

    Monmouth County has 4,669 positive cases of COVID-19 as of April 19

    Monmouth County Freeholder Director Thomas A. Arnone and Deputy Director Susan M. Kiley have announced that as of April 19, the state is reporting 141 new positive cases of COVID-19 in Monmouth County, bringing the total to 4,669. In a press release, Arnone and Kiley noted that Monmouth County leads New Jersey in having the…

  • Princeton’s Memorial Day Parade canceled

    Princeton’s Memorial Day Parade canceled

    The Spirit of Princeton’s Annual Memorial Day Parade, scheduled for May 23, has been cancelled for 2020. No decision has been made yet as to Spirit of Princeton’s Flag Day ceremony scheduled for June 15. The Memorial Day Parade and commemoration ceremony are financed by the Spirit of Princeton, a charitable non-profit group of local…

  • Volunteers needed to help seniors, food pantries, healthcare system

    Volunteers needed to help seniors, food pantries, healthcare system

    A number of services that assist those in need are in short supply of people to help – particularly wrap-around services for seniors, food pantries and support of the healthcare system.  While volunteer needs may be limited during the shelter-in-place order, the opportunities will greatly increase in the days and weeks after the order is…

  • Trinity Dominion offers way to provide PPE to those on the frontlines

    Trinity Dominion offers way to provide PPE to those on the frontlines

    #DoWhatYouCan: that’s the message that Trinity Dominion LLC, a real estate development company located at the Jersey Shore, is sending after launching its newest social initiative. GetAMask.store seeks to help protect local community members, especially those serving on the frontlines, by offering personal protective equipment (PPE) through an online website. The site launched on April…

  • Metuchen officials report four new positive COVID-19 cases

    Metuchen officials report four new positive COVID-19 cases

    METUCHEN – Metuchen officials reported four new positive COVID-19 cases on April 18, which brings the total number of cases to 49, according to information provided by Middlesex County. For more information regarding COVID-19, call the state’s hotline at 1-800-222-1222. Middlesex County information visit discovermiddlesex.com/covid19/ or www.middlsexcountynj.gov/covid19.

  • Monroe officials report four new positive COVID-19 cases

    Monroe officials report four new positive COVID-19 cases

    MONROE – Monroe officials reported four new positive COVID-19 cases on April 18, bringing the total number of cases to 291, according to the Monroe Township Office of Emergency Management (OEM). The cases include a 60-year-old male, a 71-year-old female, a 76-year-old male, and an 89-year-old male. The COVID-19 drive-thru testing site at MyInstaDoc, 298…

  • Family Resource Associates stays connected with children using remote learning, telehealth

    Family Resource Associates stays connected with children using remote learning, telehealth

    Individuals enrolled in one of more than 20 classes offered by Family Resource Associates (FRA), which serves people of all ages who have developmental or acquired disAbilities, are now using remote learning to stay in touch. “It is fabulous to have over 70 of our students joining our daily remote learning sessions being taught by…