Tag: COVID-19
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Monroe reports 130 new COVID-19 cases in seven-day period
MONROE – Monroe officials reported 130 new COVID-19 cases over a seven-day period, which brings the total number of cases to 2,290, according to the Monroe Township Office of Emergency Management. The seven-day period was from Dec. 31 to Jan. 6. The new cases community-wide includes a 7-year-old male, an 11-year-old female, a 12-year-old male,…
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Artis Senior Living will hold vaccine clinic for residents, staff members
Artis Senior Living will be among the first memory care facilities to hold a COVID-19 vaccine clinic. Located at 861 Alexander Road in Princeton, the community will make the vaccines available to residents and staff members beginning Feb. 3. “Today is an exciting day as we take an enormous step in fighting back against this…
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Edison reports 107 new COVID-19 cases in two-day period
EDISON – Edison officials reported 107 new COVID-19 cases, which brings the total number of cases to 5,350, according to the Edison Office of Emergency Management. Forty-seven new COVID-19 cases – age range from three-months to 82 – were reported for Jan. 8 and 60 new cases – age range from 5-81 – were reported…
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Woodbridge reports highest daily total – 107 – of new COVID-19 cases, Have-a-Heart food drive kicks off next week
WOODBRIDGE – The township reported 352 new COVID-19 cases over a four-day period, which brings the total number of cases to 6,291, according to Mayor John McCormac in his coronavirus report on Jan. 8. Ninety-seven new cases of COVID-19 were reported for Jan. 4, 78 new cases were reported for Jan. 5, 70 new cases…
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Café Europa volunteers bring lunch, performances to Holocaust survivors
For many Holocaust survivors, getting out of the house and staying connected to the community was tough enough before the pandemic. Café Europa, a monthly lunch and entertainment event offered by Jewish Family Services (JFS) of Middlesex County, was something to look forward to. JFS helped survivors come together for a few hours of food,…
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Milltown mayor’s motto for 2021 is to ‘get things done’
MILLTOWN – Mayor Trina Mehr’s motto for the borough as it heads into 2021 is to “get things done.” “That’s what we are here for, that’s what we need to do,” Mehr said during the Borough Council’s re-organization meeting on Jan. 4. “We’re working for the residents of Milltown. If it’s a bigger project, let’s…
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Edison reports 57 new COVID-19 cases, virus testing resumes Jan. 8 at Lake Papaianni
EDISON – Edison officials reported 57 new COVID-19 cases, which brings the total number of cases to 5,161, according to the Edison Office of Emergency Management on Jan. 6. The age range of the new cases are from 7-96. The township has lost four more residents to COVID-19, which brings the total number of residents…
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COVID-19 vaccinations bring hope to long-term residents, staff at Reformed Church Home
OLD BRIDGE – Residents and staff members at Reformed Church Home (RCH) in Old Bridge received the first dose of the two-dose Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on Jan. 5, just three weeks after the vaccine became available in New Jersey. Evelyn Arndt, who celebrated her 104th birthday on Dec. 25, was one of the first recipients…
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Old Bridge reported 334 new COVID-19 cases in a week, virus testing continues at Old Bridge High School
OLD BRIDGE – Old Bridge officials reported 334 new positive COVID-19 cases over a seven-day period, which brings the total number of cases to 3,820, according to Old Bridge Mayor Owen Henry in his coronavirus report on Jan. 6. The seven-day period is from Dec. 30 to Jan. 5. The township has lost six more…