Tag: Coronavirus
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Manalapan will use storm reserves to cover COVID-19 expenses
MANALAPAN – Municipal officials are planning to use storm recovery reserves to pay for expenses related to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. During a meeting on April 15, Township Committee members in Manalapan authorized the use of storm recovery reserves (formerly called the snow trust fund) to help pay for the community’s coronavirus pandemic response. There…
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Jackson council president: Send in National Guard to enforce pandemic rules
JACKSON – Township Council President Barry Calogero is calling on Gov. Phil Murphy to use the National Guard to enforce social guidelines that have been put in place during the coronavirus pandemic, but which the Jackson official asserts are being disregarded. Calogero addressed the situation during the council’s April 14 meeting. “This is a time…
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JFK Center for Audiology offers curbside hearing aid services
Hackensack Meridian JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute Center for Audiology is offering curbside hearing aid services. Patients can drive to JFK Johnson, 65 James St., Edison, and place a broken hearing aid in a paper bag and place it on the bench in the circular driveway outside the facility. An audiologist, wearing a mask and other…
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Edison total positive COVID-19 cases reach 638
EDISON – Edison officials report 45 new positive cases of COVID-19 on April 16, bringing the total number of cases to 638, according to the Edison Office of Emergency Management. The age range of the cases are 52 to 96, officials said. Edison Township was not provided any other information regarding the new cases. For…
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Old Bridge officials report 22 new positve COVID-19 cases
OLD BRIDGE – Old Bridge officials reported 22 new positive COVID-19 cases, which brings the total number of positive cases to 474 in the township, according to Old Bridge Mayor Owen Henry in his daily report on April 16. Henry issued a message to resident concerns about the spread of COVID-19 and requests for specific…
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Three deaths from coronavirus reported in Bordentown
BORDENTOWN – Bordentown City is reporting 13 positive COVID-19 patients as of April 16, with one person cleared from quarantine but an 86-year-old female passing away. Bordentown Township has 33 positive cases, with nine people cleared from quarantine but a 79-year-old male and 71-year-old male having passed away. Across Burlington County there are 1,328 positive…
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South Brunswick residents with COVID-19 reach 201
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Seven additional South Brunswick residents have tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of cases in South Brunswick to 201 as of April 16. They range in age from 24 to 81 years old; four are male and three are female. *** Mayor Charles Carley advised South Brunswick taxpayers that,…
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Two more Jamesburg residents test positive for COVID
JAMESBURG – The Borough of Jamesburg received notification on April 16 that two more residents have tested positive for COVID-19. Both are males ages 38 and 19. MyInstaDoc, 298 Applegarth Road, Monroe, will have drive-thru testing hours on April 18. The facility will serve pre-registered patients only from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and drive-up…
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Positive COVID cases in South River reach triple digits
SOUTH RIVER–The South River Police Department has been notified by the Middlesex County Health Department that two additional residents have tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19). The total number of positive cases in South River is now 103, according to a prepared statement from the South River Police Department issued on April 16. For more information,…
