Tag: COVID-19
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Mercer County’s new small business investment program to help cater to those impacted by the pandemic
Small businesses in Mercer County that have experienced financial losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic will soon be able to apply for relief funds from the county’s allocation of American Rescue Plan Act funding. The county would provide up to $500,000 in funds for small businesses that had been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and…
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HomeFront and partners take ‘holistic view’ to combat homelessness
Homelessness is solved by having a home. That’s easy to say, but not easy to do, which is why many homeless mothers turn to HomeFront for help. HomeFront officials shared some insights into how the nonprofit agency helps those families turn the corner at a panel discussion at Labyrinth Books in Princeton Dec. 1. “We…
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State officials warn residents to take precautions as respiratory illnesses surge
Flu season is in full swing as the New Jersey Department of Health reports that the state is seeing high levels of the viral infection statewide. The trifecta of a flu surge, respiratory syncytial virus [RSV] and COVID-19 is taking place all across New Jersey and the country. State officials are warning residents to take…
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Connie Mercer takes her 30 years of ‘boots-on-the-ground knowledge’ to the New Jersey Coalition to End Homelessness
Connie Mercer spent 30 years working to end homelessness and to help families get back on their feet as the founder and executive director of the Lawrence Township-based HomeFront. Now, Mercer is turning her attention to the same issues – but on a statewide basis, as the newly appointed executive director of the Princeton-based New…
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Gov. Murphy announces independent review of state’s response to COVID-19 pandemic
Gov. Phil Murphy has announced the beginning of an independent review of New Jersey’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the state of readiness in early 2020, and how the state responded to the many challenges that emerged over the last three years. The review, which will contain recommendations to enhance the state’s preparedness for…
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Womanspace launches annual Communities of Light fundraising campaign
Womanspace, which helps victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, launched its annual Communities of Light awareness campaign at a reception at the D&R Greenway headquarters in Princeton. Communities of Light, which is Womanspace’s signature event, seeks to raise awareness of domestic violence and sexual assault, officials said. The campaign launched on Oct. 25 and…
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Monmouth County News Briefs, Oct. 26
Monmouth County Clerk Christine Giordano Hanlon has created a COVID-19 Pandemic Archive in an effort to preserve important government records for historical purposes. Municipal and county government officials in Monmouth County are being asked to submit documents pertaining to the COVID-19 pandemic to be preserved in the county clerk’s archives, according to a press release.…
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Hopewell Township Committee appoints new vulnerable populations coordinator for health department
Hopewell Township has hired a new vulnerable populations outreach coordinator for the township health department and community. The Township Committee approved the appointment of Samantha Austin on Oct. 3 at a Township Committee meeting. Austin replaces former vulnerable populations outreach coordinator (VPOC) Horacio Hernandez, who resigned in July to return to school, according to the…
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New COVID-19 bivalent booster shots available at Bordentown Senior Center
Bordentown Senior Center is one of the locations children as young as 5 years-old can receive the new COVID-19 bivalent booster shots during Burlington County Health Department’s weekly vaccine clinics. The new updated boosters from Pfizer and Moderna offer stronger protection against severe illness from the BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron subvariants that are now the…
