Tag: COVID-19
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Edison reports 42 new COVID-19 cases
EDISON – Edison officials reported 42 new COVID-19 cases, which brings the total number of cases to 7,144, according to the Edison Office of Emergency Management on Feb. 24. The age range of the new cases are from 8-85. The township has lost one more resident to COVID-19, which brings the total number of residents…
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Greater Somerset County YMCA receives grant from FirstEnergy Foundation for pandemic response
Greater Somerset County YMCA received a $25,000 grant from the FirstEnergy Foundation as part of the “Investing with Purpose” initiative. FirstEnergy’s initiative was developed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic which created health, financial and educational hardships across FirstEnergy’s six-state territory and in response to the events of 2020 that highlighted racial and social injustices…
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Edison school, town officials plea for equal distribution of COVID-19 vaccine
EDISON – School and township officials have plans at the ready to administer the COVID-19 vaccine. “At this point my job is to provide the resources,” said Andy Toth, deputy fire chief and office of emergency management coordinator. “We have refrigerators and freezers for the vaccine. We have plans in place all ready to go…
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Congresswoman to discuss COVID-19 vaccine during tele-town hall on Feb. 25
Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman will hold a tele-town hall at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 25 where she, alongside state officials and medical experts, will discuss the safety of COVID-19 vaccinations. Visit https://watsoncoleman.house.gov/live/ or listen in at https://www.facebook.com/RepBonnie
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Old Bridge reports 182 new COVID-19 cases in seven-day period
OLD BRIDGE – Old Bridge officials reported 182 new positive COVID-19 cases over a seven-day period, which brings the total number of cases to 5,680, according to Old Bridge Mayor Owen Henry in his coronavirus report on Feb. 24. The seven-day period is from Feb. 17-23. The township has lost three more residents to COVID-19,…
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Edison reports 36 new COVID-19 cases, next virus testing date is Feb. 26 at Minnie B. Veal
EDISON – Edison officials reported 36 new COVID-19 cases, which brings the total number of cases to 7,101, according to the Edison Office of Emergency Management on Feb. 23. The age range of the new cases are from 1-89. The township has lost 319 residents to COVID-19, according to Middlesex County. Well Care, TCCM provides…
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COVID-19 testing available today, Feb. 24, in Hillsborough
Somerset County will offer COVID-19 testing today, Feb. 24, from 3-7 p.m. at the Hillsborough Municipal Complex, 379 S. Branch Road, Hillsborough. Residents of Somerset County age 5 and older are eligible for testing. Neither a prescription nor symptoms are needed. To receive a test, residents should print out, complete and present the form available…
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Cranbury School District pushes for teachers to receive COVID-19 vaccine access
The Cranbury School District has been calling for teachers to receive the highest priority access to New Jersey’s COVID-19 vaccine roll out since late January. Earlier this month, Superintendent Susan Genco joined other district superintendents and administrators within Middlesex County on a letter sent to Gov. Phil Murphy urging that teachers receive that access to…
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Parker campuses implement infection control technology
Ultraviolet disinfecting equipment, temperature scanning kiosks, hand hygiene devices and other infection control technologies have been implemented at Parker Health Group, Inc.’s five campuses specializing in long-term care and aging services in response to the lingering COVID-19 pandemic. Leaders at Parker locations in Highland Park, Piscataway, New Brunswick, Somerset and Monroe Township are determined to…