Tag: COVID-19
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Age range of new COVID-19 cases in Edison are from 13-59, township will commemorate 100th year of women’s suffrage today from 3-6 p.m. at Yelenscics Park
EDISON – Edison officials reported nine new COVID-19 cases over a two-day period, which brings the total number of cases to 2,058, according to the Edison Office of Emergency Management on Aug. 30. Three new cases were reported for Aug. 28 and six new cases were reported for Aug. 29. The age range of the…
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Lightbridge Academy opens new location in East Brunswick
EAST BRUNSWICK– Becoming the latest institution to join the East Brunswick educational community, Lightbridge Academy has opened one of its newest locations just in time for the fall. Established in 1997, Lightbridge Academy provides early education and child care to children ages six weeks through Kindergarten, as well as special programming for children up to…
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Monroe new COVID-19 cases include an 11-year-old female, Monroe Senior Center to offer outdoor programming beginning Sept. 15
MONROE – Monroe officials reported three new COVID-19 cases over a two-day period, which brings the total number of cases to 839, according to the Monroe Township Office of Emergency Management on Aug. 27. The two-day period was from Aug. 25-26. Two new cases were reported community-wide and one new case was reported in a…
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Edison reports six new COVID-19 cases
EDISON – Edison officials reported six new COVID-19 cases, which brings the total number of cases to 2,058, according to the Edison Office of Emergency Management on Aug. 27. The age range of the cases is from 17-88. The township has lost 238 residents to COVID-19, according to Middlesex County. The Edison’s Department of Public…
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Woodbridge new COVID-19 cases remain low, township’s addiction services to hold candlelit vigil Aug. 31
WOODBRIDGE – The township reported 10 new COVID-19 cases over a four-day period, which brings the total number of cases to 1,901, according to Mayor John McCormac in his coronavirus report on Aug. 28. Two new cases of COVID-19 were reported for Aug. 24, one new case was reported for Aug. 25, two new cases…
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Cranbury School District to start academic year fully remote
The Cranbury School will begin the 2020-21 school year on Sept. 11 fully remote. The Cranbury School District is moving forward with virtual instruction for all students through Oct. 16. The reasons for the Board of Education’s approval to go to fully remote instruction include: the current inability to provide adequate teaching coverage regarding substitute…
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South Brunswick teen teaches residents virtually how to make cloth masks for essential workers
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Hymavathi Gollakota is encouraging residents to attend her virtual mask-making workshops or sewing basics workshops in an effort to help the community. Hyma, a junior at South Brunswick High School, has not suffered any COVID-related tragedies in her close family, but decided she and her mother would make masks for essential personnel,…
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Capital Health launches ‘Don’t Die of Doubt’ campaign
As COVID-19 cases continue to increase and strain emergency departments nationwide, a recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) suggests emergency room visits in April were down 42% compared to the same period last year, according to information provided by Capital Health. Heart attacks and strokes have not…
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Teacher, former student found nonprofit to change learning landscape for low-income students
Little did they know in 2016 that their teacher/student relationship would spark a nonprofit, one that is most needed right now during COVID-19. Parents, educators, and especially students, are struggling to keep up with the changes currently happening in education. Being “plugged in” for school requires a host of new skills. Students must be organized,…
