Tag: Coronavirus
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‘Drug Affordability Board’ would not serve New Jersey well
If the COVID-19 pandemic has made anything clear, it is that when government embraces and incentivizes private enterprise, our potential as a nation is unlimited. New Jersey is fortunate to have many pharmaceutical companies headquartered here and that has been an economic boom to this state for decades. The problem we are facing as a…
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Cases continue to rise in Bordentown
There are now 304 total positive cases reported from Bordentown Township, with five new cases reported Dec. 6. There are eight total deaths. There were four new cases of COVID-19 reported from Bordentown City on Dec. 6, bringing the number of total positive cases to 102, with six total deaths. Across Burlington County there was…
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Age range of new COVID-19 cases are from three months to 93, drive-thru COVID-19 testing tomorrow
EDISON – Edison officials reported 58 new COVID-19 cases, which brings the total number of cases to 3,643, according to the Edison Office of Emergency Management on Dec. 5. The age range of the new COVID-19 cases are from three months to 93. The township has lost 249 residents, according to Middlesex County. Mayor Thomas…
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Howell superintendent: District working diligently to keep schools open
HOWELL – Joseph Isola, the superintendent of schools in the Howell K-8 School District, said in an interview this week that the district’s buildings have remained safe for students and staff members during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. “We have had 14 cases of COVID-19 enter a school building. We have had a lot more people…
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Matawan-Aberdeen schools move to fully remote instruction
The Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District has moved to fully remote instruction as a result of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The fully remote instruction began on Nov. 30 and is scheduled to continue through Jan. 19. Since September, some students had been participating in a hybrid educational plan that combined in-person instruction and remote instruction. Some…
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Monroe new COVID-19 cases are high, public library is temporarily closed, curbside pickup available
MONROE – Monroe officials reported 88 new COVID-19 cases over seven-day period, which brings the total number of cases to 1,420, according to the Monroe Township Office of Emergency Management on Dec. 3. The seven-day period was from Nov. 25 to Dec. 2. The new cases community-wide include a one-year-old female, a one-year-old male, a…
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Cranbury School extends remote learning to Jan. 19
In-person instruction won’t be returning to the Cranbury School District this December. The schoolwide switch to full-remote instruction for students at The Cranbury School has been extended to Jan. 19. The decision by the district administration arrives, as Cranbury Township faces an uptick in confirmed positive cases of COVID-19, along with the rest of Middlesex…
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Edison reports 92 new COVID-19 cases over two-day period
EDISON – Edison officials reported 92 new COVID-19 cases over a two-day period, which brings the total number of cases to 3,561, according to the Edison Office of Emergency Management. Thirty-six new COVID-19 cases – age range from 1-78 – were reported for Dec. 3 and 56 new cases – age range from 10-95 –…
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Second wave of COVID-19 cases hitting Woodbridge, Interact Club at Colonia High School holding food drive-thru 12-4 p.m. today
WOODBRIDGE – The township reported 258 new COVID-19 cases over a four-day period, which brings the total number of cases to 3,951, according to Mayor John McCormac in his coronavirus report on Dec. 4. Seventy-three new cases of COVID-19 were reported for Nov. 30, 55 new cases were reported for Dec. 1, 65 new cases…