Tag: COVID-19
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Area fire departments will receive funding to purchase PPE, other supplies
More than $400,000 in federal funding through the Assistance to Firefighter Grants (AFG) program from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will ensure fire departments across New Jersey have the resources to purchase personal protective equipment (PPE) and other related supplies. This $407,778.57 in funding was secured in the CARES Act passed last year and…
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Edison reports 18 new COVID-19 cases
EDISON – Edison officials reported 18 new COVID-19 cases, which brings the total number of cases to 7,064, according to the Edison Office of Emergency Management on Feb. 22. The age range of the new cases are from 15-82. The township has lost 319 residents to COVID-19, according to Middlesex County. Well Care, TCCM provides…
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Woodbridge reports 79 new COVID-19 cases over three-day period
WOODBRIDGE – The township reported 79 new COVID-19 cases over a three-day period, which brings the total number of cases to 8,544, according to Mayor John McCormac in his coronavirus report on Feb. 22. Twenty-eight new cases of COVID-19 were reported for Feb. 19, 34 new cases were reported for Feb. 20 and 17 new…
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HVRSD superintendent discusses district’s journey through COVID-19
The Hopewell Valley Regional School District (HVRSD) continues to adapt to the impacts of COVID-19, as Superintendent Thomas Smith laid out the challenges faced and efforts made on how the district has been handling the current pandemic. A discussion was held by the Pennington Presbyterian Church for its Brown Bag Lunch program series that took…
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Positive COVID cases continue to decline in South Brunswick
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – For the third week in a row, South Brunswick has recorded a decline in new cases of COVID-19 within the township, with the number of new positive cases being less than a quarter of what it was in early January. This past week, township officials were notified of 26 new cases of…
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COVID-19 cases in Burlington County surpass 30K
There are currently 631 total positive cases reported from Bordentown Township, with three cases reported on Feb. 18, one new case reported on Feb. 19 and one new case reported on Feb. 20. There are nine total deaths since the pandemic began last March. There were two cases reported from Bordentown City on Feb. 18,…
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Age range of new COVID-19 cases in Edison are from 6-months to 82
EDISON – Edison officials reported 22 new COVID-19 cases, which brings the total number of cases to 7,046, according to the Edison Office of Emergency Management on Feb. 21. The age range of the new cases are from 6-months to 82. The township has lost one more resident to COVID-19, which brings the total number…
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‘Stuff the Truck’ event benefits growing food insecure population in Middlesex County
During the novel coronavirus pandemic, the need for assistance in Middlesex County has grown significantly. MCFOODS (Middlesex County Food Organization and Outreach Distribution Services) distributed 4,378,792 pounds of food in 2020 versus 2,273,174 pounds in 2019; this is a 93% increase, according to information provided after the Stuff the Truck food donation event, held by…
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Edison new COVID-19 cases under 20
EDISON – Edison officials reported 19 new COVID-19 cases, which brings the total number of cases to 7,026, according to the Edison Office of Emergency Management on Feb. 20. The age range of the new cases are from 14-88. The township has lost 318 residents to COVID-19, according to Middlesex County. Well Care, TCCM provides…