Tag: COVID-19
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Metuchen School District working with Hackensack Meridian Health to provide COVID-19 vaccines for educators
METUCHEN – In efforts to reach the ultimate goal of returning back to in-person school, the Metuchen School District is working with Hackensack Meridian Health to provide educators from pre-kindergarten to high school and support staff the opportunity to receive COVID-19 vaccines. “I’m so happy for our staff and so thankful for the folks at…
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Old Bridge reports 190 new COVID-19 cases in a week
OLD BRIDGE – Old Bridge officials reported 190 new positive COVID-19 cases over a seven-day period, which brings the total number of cases to 6,210, according to Old Bridge Mayor Owen Henry in his coronavirus report on March 17. The seven-day period is from March 10-16. The township has lost three more residents to COVID-19,…
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Immediate Care opens mobile testing site in South Amboy
Immediate Care has opened its second, no-cost mobile COVID-19 testing center in the Raritan Bay area. The newest one is located in the parking lot of the South Amboy Middle School, 200 Governor Hoffman Plaza, South Amboy. The facility is open from 3-7 p.m. on Tuesdays and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays. This…
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Princeton expands in-school learning
Barring prohibitions at the state level, the Princeton Public Schools will be fully opened for five-day, in-person instruction in September, said Barry Galasso, the district’s interim superintendent of schools. But in the meantime, the school district is inching its way toward expanding more in-person instruction beginning this week, school district officials said. “As vaccines become…
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South Brunswick schools will go virtual after spring break
525,600 minutes: How do you measure a year? On March 10, 2020, Amy Finkelstein, the supervisor of Student Assistance and Wellness for the South Brunswick School District, called Superintendent of Schools Scott Feder to let him know about a potential case of COVID-19 in the district. That night became an all-nighter, Feder recalled, as he…
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Edison reported 39 new COVID-19 cases
EDISON – Edison officials reported 39 new COVID-19 cases, which brings the total number of cases to 7,682 to the Edison Office of Emergency Management on March 16. The age range of the new cases are from 3-93. The township has lost 325 residents to COVID-19, according to Middlesex County. Vaccinations and COVID-19 testing Well…
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Your Turn: Arts Council of Princeton faces challenges with creativity
A year ago on March 16, the Arts Council of Princeton announced the temporary closure of the Paul Robeson Center for the Arts due to growing concerns about COVID-19. After a year that challenged everything we knew to be true, we’ve never been so grateful, or so proud, of the community we’ve built here together.…
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Your Turn: One year after closing, South Brunswick Library staff sees ‘light at the end of the tunnel’
In South Brunswick, the date of March 13, 2020, will be remembered as the day a pandemic closed the doors of the South Brunswick Public Library, along with the rest of our community, state, country and the world. Some places closed days before and some after, but we all closed. Nothing like this had ever…
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Princeton students address COVID-19’s harm on mental health
One of the negative impacts of COVID-19 has been the toll the pandemic has taken on adults’ and students’ mental health. As local municipalities and school districts continue to assess the changes in mental health, the Princeton Youth Advisory Committee (PYAC) sought to address the topic of mental health directly in a forum discussion about…