Tag: COVID-19
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The Fund for Women and Girls awards more than $250,000 to local nonprofits
The Princeton Area Community Foundation’s Fund for Women and Girls has awarded more than $250,000 in grants to local nonprofits this year. The fund hosted its annual meeting virtually this month, its theme Lifting Each Other Up: A Celebration of Women and Philanthropy. Fund members and guests celebrated the work accomplished by multi-year grantee partners,…
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Edison reports 50 new COVID-19 cases, virus testing continues at Papaianni Park Dec. 21
EDISON – Edison officials reported 50 new COVID-19 cases, which brings the total number of cases to 4,293, according to the Edison Office of Emergency Management on Dec. 19. The age range of the cases are from 6-81. The township has lost 257 residents to COVID-19, according to Middlesex County. Mayor Thomas Lankey, the Municipal…
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Receive social and emotional healing through virtual support groups
Anyone dealing with stress, anxiety and other psycho-social issues can receive social and emotional support that focus on hope and recovery, in a warm, stigma-free atmosphere. SAMHAJ (South Asian Mental Health Awareness in Jersey) will hold an online family support group from 7-8:30 p.m. Jan. 7; and an online peer support group from -8:30 p.m.…
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Monroe new COVID-19 cases remain high
MONROE – Monroe officials reported 112 new COVID-19 cases over seven-day period, which brings the total number of cases to 1,747, according to the Monroe Township Office of Emergency Management on Dec. 17. The seven-day period was from Dec. 10-16. The new cases community-wide include a 4-year-old male, a 7-year-old female, a 10-year-old male, two…
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Edison reports 107 new COVID-19 cases over two-day period
EDISON – Edison officials reported 107 new COVID-19 cases over a two-day period, which brings the total number of cases to 4,293, according to the Edison Office of Emergency Management. Forty-four new COVID-19 cases – age range from 13-77 – were reported for Dec. 18 and 63 new cases – age range from 2-94 –…
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New COVID-19 cases in Woodbridge at an all-time high, township selected to distribute Moderna vaccine next week
WOODBRIDGE – The township reported 261 new COVID-19 cases over a four-day period, which brings the total number of cases to 4,881 according to Mayor John McCormac in his coronavirus report on Dec. 18. Sixty-four new cases of COVID-19 were reported for Dec. 14, 87 new cases were reported for Dec. 15, 51 new cases…
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Burlington County resumes home COVID-19 testing program
The Burlington County Department of Health is immediately resuming the county’s COVID-19 home testing program. “Though the first doses of vaccines are becoming available for health care workers, it will be months before the general public begins getting vaccinated, so testing will continue to be among our most critical tools to slowing the spread of…
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With a smile and thumbs up, five team members at JFK Medical Center receive first doses of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine
EDISON – Hope. That is what Charlene Letsch, a registered nurse working in critical care at Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH) JFK Medical Center, said of hearing about a COVID-19 vaccine. She was one of five team members, who also included Mercedittas Mallari, director of the emergency department; Armando Tamargo, one of the hospital’s emergency medical…
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Edison reports 51 new COVID-19 cases, next virus testing at Papaianni Park Dec. 18
EDISON – Edison officials reported 51 new COVID-19 cases, which brings the total number of cases to 4,127, according to the Edison Office of Emergency Management on Dec. 16. The age range of the cases are from 3-97. The township has lost 255 residents to COVID-19, according to Middlesex County. Mayor Thomas Lankey, the Municipal…
