Tag: COVID-19
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Burlington County suspends home COVID-19 testing program due to excessive ordering of kits by residents
The Burlington County Department of Health has suspended the county’s home COVID-19 testing program because of abuse and misuse by residents. Director Dr. Herb Conaway issued the following statement on Nov. 23 regarding the suspension. “From the very start of the pandemic, our Burlington County Health Department and, frankly, all of county government has taken…
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Riverside School student has COVID-19
A Riverside School student has tested positive for COVID-19, making that student the second child in one week to have tested positive for the disease in the Princeton Public School District. School district officials received notification of the child’s positive test results on Nov. 23. The student was in school Nov. 20, but did not…
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Princeton resident reunites with fellow Mouseketeers to record holiday album
One of “The All-New Mickey Mouse Club” cast members from the 1990s has reunited with her fellow Mouseketeers to record a special holiday album. “Why? Because It’s Christmas” features Princeton resident Lindsey Alley, along with 17 ‘Teers who recorded 15 holiday classics. The Disney stars from all seven seasons reunited 30 years later. Recorded during…
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Jamesburg schools begin fully remote instruction on Nov. 30
Jamesburg Public Schools will be going completely virtual beginning Monday, Nov. 30. For further details, visit JAMESBURG.ORG
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Lawrence schools return to remote learning
The Lawrence Township Public Schools, which had begun to bring students back into the classroom, will revert to remote learning for the rest of November and into January because of the sharp increase in the number of COVID-19 cases. Remote learning was implemented Nov. 25 and remain in place through Jan. 18, Superintendent of Schools…
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LOOSE ENDS 11/27: Outdoor Dance Performance
By Pam Hersh The Nutcracker, the thrilling ballet set to Tchaikovsky’s magnificent score, has been a joyful element of my Christmas season for nearly every Christmas since 1964, when the American Repertory Ballet (ARB), formerly Princeton Ballet, made the ballet an annual holiday tradition. I have seen the production an estimated 150 times at McCarter…
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East Windsor schools to continue remote learning
The East Windsor Regional School District is putting off hybrid in-person instruction until Jan. 19, 2021, because of the increased number of COVID-19 cases reported in the region, Superintendent of Schools Mark Daniels said. The school district, which has opted for remote learning since school opened in September, had planned to move forward with hybrid…
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Edison new COVID-19 cases remain in double digits
EDISON – Edison officials reported 28 new COVID-19 cases, which brings the total number of cases to 3,053, according to the Edison Office of Emergency Management on Nov. 22. The age range of the new cases are from 6-89. The township has lost 246 residents to COVID-19, according to Middlesex County. Mayor Thomas Lankey, the…
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Littlebrook School student tests positive for COVID-19
A Littlebrook School student has tested positive for COVID-19, but no close contacts have been identified and no other Littlebrook School students – except for the affected student – will be required to quarantine, Interim Superintendent of Schools Barry Galasso said. The student was last in school Nov. 17, but did not show symptoms until…
