Tag: COVID-19
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To Serve & Honor: Veterans organizations need help now more than ever
November is the time we begin to look toward our coming holiday season. This year, the COVID virus and its associated restrictions have put a real damper on the activities of our veterans organizations. Our poppy program in the spring was decimated. Most posts depend on hall rentals as a financial backbone. Not this year.…
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Milltown receives $750K grant to continue upgrades to aging water main infrastructure
MILLTOWN – The borough received a much needed boost – a $750,000 grant from the state – to help the borough reline its aging water main infrastructure in continued efforts to provide residents clean water. Mayor Trina Mehr said the funds will help address the ongoing problem with resident complaints about discolored brown water over…
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Edison new COVID-19 cases include a five-year-old child
EDISON – Edison officials reported nine new COVID-19 cases, which brings the total number of cases to 2,343, according to the Edison Office of Emergency Management on Oct. 17. The age range of the cases are from 5-59. The township has lost 241 residents to COVID-19, according to Middlesex County. The Township Council has returned…
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Monroe new COVID-19 cases include 10-year-old child, township fall harvest food drive today until 2 p.m.
MONROE – Monroe officials reported 15 new COVID-19 case over a seven-day period, which brings the total number of cases to 942, according to the Monroe Township Office of Emergency Management on Oct. 15. The seven-day period was from Oct. 8-14. The new cases are community wide – a 10-year-old male, an 18-year-old male, a…
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Edison new COVID-19 cases include four-year-old child, Edison Police Department came in eighth place in fundraising efforts for New Jersey Special Olympics
EDISON – Edison officials reported 15 new COVID-19 cases over a two-day period, which brings the total number of cases to 2,333, according to the Edison Office of Emergency Management on Oct. 16. Four cases – ranging in age from 19-60 – were reported for Oct. 15 and 11 cases – ranging in age from…
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New COVID-19 cases in Woodbridge remain high, Haunted Mini Golf at Woodbridge Community Center
WOODBRIDGE – The township reported 33 new COVID-19 cases over a three-day period, which brings the total number of cases to 2,204, according to Mayor John McCormac in his coronavirus report on Oct. 16. Sixteen new cases of COVID-19 were reported for Oct. 13, eight new cases were reported for Oct. 14 and nine new…
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Your Turn: Mayor says issue with contact tracing sign in sheet is reason for reduced hours at library
The Somerset County Library System of New Jersey (SCLSNJ) operates a branch of the library system, located at 379 S. Branch Road, which is in the Peter J. Biondi Hillsborough Township Municipal Building. What is unique is that this branch is a tenant within the township’s municipal building. At the onset of the public health…
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Hopewell Valley students manage stress with help of Attitudes in Reverse therapy dogs
The beginning of the 2020-21 school year is different. Students entering buildings must wear masks while social distancing. Class sizes are reduced significantly. Plexiglass barriers loom in classrooms, protecting children from the spread of illness. Some students continue to be on a hybrid schedule, meaning part-time on school property and part-time home doing virtual learning.…
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East Brunswick superintendent encourages new COVID-19 testing program ahead of winter sports
EAST BRUNSWICK – East Brunswick Superintendent of Schools Victor Valeski educated parents about the East Brunswick Public School District’s new voluntary coronavirus testing program. “The purpose of this program is to identify COVID-19 positives early and begin quarantining so we can protect the rest of our student and staff populations,” Valeski said in a prepared…
