Tag: COVID-19
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Monroe reports 64 new COVID-19 cases in a week, public library will reopen for grab-and-go service on March 17
MONROE – Monroe officials reported 64 new COVID-19 cases over a seven-day period, which brings the total number of cases to 3,440, according to the Monroe Township Office of Emergency Management (OEM). The seven-day period was from March 4-10. The age range of the cases are from 8-86 – community-wide. There are a total of…
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Edison reports 60 new COVID-19 cases over two-day period
EDISON – Edison officials reported 60 new COVID-19 cases, which brings the total number of cases to 7,574 to the Edison Office of Emergency Management. Twenty-three new COVID-19 cases – age range from 11-92 – were reported for March 12 and 37 new cases – age range from 13-82 – were reported for March 13.…
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Woodbridge reports an increase of new COVID-19 cases
WOODBRIDGE – The township reported 184 new COVID-19 cases over a four-day period, which brings the total number of cases to 9,227, according to Mayor John McCormac in his coronavirus report on March 12. Forty-five new cases of COVID-19 were reported for March 8, 45 new cases were reported for March 9, 43 new cases…
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Eagle’s Landing plans to open for summer camp
Gov. Phil Murphy announced that both day and resident youth summer camps in New Jersey have been approved to open for this coming camp season. Guidelines for safe operations will be finalized by the New Jersey Department of Health (DOH) in the coming months for this approaching camp season. Eagle’s Landing Day Camp in North…
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Health Matters 3/12: Granting Yourself Permission to Be Less Than Perfect
By Christine Isaac, L.C.S.W., L.C.A.D.C Feeling less than perfect these days? You’re not alone. Despite what the banana bread photos on social media might suggest, navigating the COVID-19 pandemic has been hard for just about everybody. Letting go of perfectionism, however, can help ease the stress and strain, not only now, but also in a…
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Old Bridge officials remember 150 township residents who lost their lives to COVID-19
OLD BRIDGE – Mayor Owen Henry and members of the Township Council lit candles and stood at silence for 150 seconds to remember those residents who have died to date in the township due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. Fifteen empty chairs in council chambers were illuminated during a council meeting on March 9. Each…
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Edison reports 22 new COVID-19 cases
EDISON – Edison officials reported 22 new COVID-19 cases, which brings the total number of cases to 7,478 to the Edison Office of Emergency Management on March 10. The age range of the new COVID-19 cases are from 8-71. The township has lost 324 residents to COVID-19, according to Middlesex County. Vaccinations and COVID-19 testing…
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Catholic Charities to provide COVID-19 tests, vaccines to underserved groups
The New Jersey Department of Health has enlisted Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton to help provide critically needed COVID-19 health education, testing, contact tracing and vaccine support to underserved groups in Central Jersey, including Latino and Black communities and documented and undocumented immigrants. Catholic Charities was awarded funding, through the Central Jersey Family Health Consortium…
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Board of Health receives vulnerable assessment report from health department
Vulnerable Population Outreach Coordinator (VPOC) Gwendolyn Krol, through her vulnerable population assessment, found that in Princeton the Hispanic and Latino population has been disproportionally affected by COVID-19, when compared to other ethnic groups. Krol presented findings in her report to the Princeton Board of Health meeting on March 9. She had created the first of…