Tag: COVID-19
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Moore Funeral Home among businesses to receive assistance from Burlington County
As part of their commitment to helping small businesses stay afloat during the coronavirus pandemic, the Burlington County Board of Chosen Freeholders announced the county will continue to offer to defer all loan repayments for businesses participating in the its small business assistance programs. The freeholders intend to offer deferrals of all new and existing…
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Edison School District has requested to begin school year all remote through at least Oct. 16
EDISON – The Edison School District has requested to begin the 2020-21 school year all-remote at least until Oct. 16. Schools Superintendent Bernard Bragen, in a letter to the community on Aug. 18, said the district submitted an amended re-opening plan to the state with “the health and well-being of students, staff and parents of…
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Old Bridge Public Schools will begin school year all-remote until Oct. 12
OLD BRIDGE – Old Bridge Public Schools will begin the 2020-21 school year all-remote until Oct. 12. The district’s re-entry task force – administrators, teachers, parents and staff, including personnel from transportation, maintenance, custodial, nurses, and food service – held lengthy meetings on Aug. 14 and 18 to discuss the state’s option to allow school…
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Old Bridge new COVID-19 cases remain low, drive-in movie moved to Aug. 20 at Old Bridge High School
OLD BRIDGE – Old Bridge officials reported two new positive COVID-19 cases over a four-day period from Aug. 15-18, which brings the total number of cases to 1,165, according to Old Bridge Mayor Owen Henry in his coronavirus report on Aug. 18. The township has lost 82 residents to COVID-19, according to Middlesex County. Officials…
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Edison reports five new COVID-19 cases, township police recognize Walmart, Primrose School for donations
EDISON – Edison officials reported five new cases of COVID-19, which brings the total number of cases to 2,008, according to the Edison Office of Emergency Management on Aug. 18. The age of the new cases range from 11 to 55. The township has lost one more resident to COVID-19, which brings the total number…
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Princeton FreeB bus service remains suspended
Princeton’s FreeB bus service will remain out of operation for the foreseeable future during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The bus service has been suspended since March when the first stay-at-home executive orders were issued by Gov. Phil Murphy. The Public Transit Advisory Committee (PTAC) and Princeton officials will continue to evaluate the possibility of resuming…
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Massage Envy clients can donate massage time to health care heroes
Inspired by watching a clip on the news, Hillsborough-based Massage Envy owner Greg Robertson and his wife, Renee, took up the charge to do something during the public health crisis of COVID-19. “Renee and I were watching the news and a pizzeria donated 40 pizzas to a local hospital. We wanted to do something similar,”…
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Opinion: Hillsborough Education Association will continue to oppose any reopening plan that does not value both student and staff safety
Dr. Lisa Antunes and the Board of Education decided on Aug. 20 to unilaterally change Hillsborough’s reopening plan, announcing that they now will opt for a virtual opening in September for students only. In their announcement, they failed to state that they still expect staff to report to their assigned school buildings. While the recognition…
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Bridgeway Care and Rehabilitation Center honors patients with COVID-19 Memorial
HILLSBOROUGH – Staff members at the Bridgeway Care and Rehabilitation Center in Hillsborough were trying to think of a way to do something to honor the patients that had passed away due to the coronavirus. Nancy Hill, who is the director of social work at the center, pitched an idea about planting a tree as…
