Tag: Coronavirus
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Hillsborough reports 330 total positive cases of COVID-19
Hillsborough is reporting 330 cases of the novel coronavirus, with 43 deaths and 154 people recovered, as of May 18. Somerset County has 3,758 positive cases with 372 deaths.
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North Brunswick reports eight new cases of COVID-19
North Brunswick was advised of eight new positive COVID-19 cases on May 18. The age range is from 29 to 70 years old. There are now 844 residents who have tested positive for COVID-19. *** North Brunswick Food Bank hours are from 10 a.m. to noon on Tuesday, May 19, at the Municipal Building, 710…
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Fund for Women and Girls expedites grant to Latin American Legal Defense and Education Fund
The Latin American Legal Defense and Education Fund (LALDEF) has received an expedited payment of $25,000 from a multi-year grant from the Fund for Women and Girls. Additionally, the fund has removed the grant’s funding restrictions so that LALDEF can use this money to respond to the community’s most urgent needs resulting from the COVID-19…
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First COVID-19 survivor at RCH comes out of isolation with a pep in her step, gives staff glimmer of hope
OLD BRIDGE – Monday was a good day all around at Reformed Church Home. It was not just any Monday. It was May 11, the day Magdalene Holland, who spent 23 days in isolation after testing positive for COVID-19, took hold of her walker and walked out of isolation back to her apartment at Reformed…
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Monmouth Reform Temple conducts Virtual Mitzvah Day during pandemic
TINTON FALLS – The Monmouth Reform Temple Mitzvah Day Committee had been meeting for months to fine tune the activities that bring temple members together to make a difference in the greater community on one day in April. While Mitzvah Day 2020 was scheduled to take place on April 26, early on in the month…
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Decency Foundation, Hopewell Valley YMCA receive COVID-related funding from First Bank
First Bank has donated $30,500 to help communities hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic. Locally, money was offered to The Decency Foundation, based in Hopewell, which works with restaurants to provide nourishment to those impacted as part of the Working Meals fundraising campaign; and the Hopewell Valley YMCA, based in Hopewell, which provides emergency childcare for…
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East Brunswick Tech students share poetry influenced by COVID-19 crisis
The April/May 2020 issue of STRIPES, East Brunswick Technical High School’s Literary Magazine, is dedicated to the first responders, healthcare professionals, essential workers and families in the EB Tech community who have been affected by COVID-19. CHANGE by Ryan Reyes Change is everywhere Dead silence is in the air When will we return? *** SELF-ISOLATION…
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Burlington County CIT coordinator will discuss dealing with law enforcement during a mental health crisis
NAMI NJ (National Alliance on Mental Illness) and AACT-NOW (African American Community Together NOW) will hold a webinar, Successfully Dealing With Law Enforcement During a Mental Health Crisis, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. on May 19. The virtual workshop, led by Jarrod Broadway, CIT coordinator for Burlington County, will be followed by a support group session facilitated…
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South River police announce 257 positive COVID-19 cases over past week
SOUTH RIVER–The South River Police Department has been notified by the Middlesex County Health Department that a total of 23 additional residents have tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) since last week. This brings the total number of cases in South River to 257. The police department has not been advised if these new cases are…
