Tag: COVID-19
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North Brunswick issues township-wide indoor mask mandate; South Brunswick OEM provides guidance on regulations
Effective New Year’s Eve day, the Township of North Brunswick will adhere to an indoor mask mandate amidst the rising cases of COVID-19 due to the Omicron variant. Beginning at 6 a.m. Friday, Dec. 31, masks will be required in all areas of North Brunswick public indoor accommodations including, not limited to the following: Government Facilities…
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Saint Peter’s postpones COVID-19 testing, focuses care on patients admitted to hospital
Saint Peter’s University Hospital is suspending its drive-through COVID-19 testing service immediately. After much deliberation, the hospital has decided that this is in the best interest of patients and the community as it will allow the organization to concentrate personnel and equipment where it is needed most: in the Emergency Department which has been seeing…
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Princeton undergraduates’ return to campus pushed back
Princeton University is delaying undergraduate students’ return to campus by one week after winter break. However, the university is still committed to the Jan. 24 date to start the spring semester. Undergraduate students originally were supposed to arrive on campus on Jan. 7, but that date was pushed back to Jan. 14, as the university…
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Lawrence Township municipal building closed due to COVID surge
Editor’s note: Between Dec. 7-26, there have been 201 confirmed cases of COVID-19, for a township total of 3,442 cases. The Lawrence Township Municipal Building and the Lawrence Senior Center will be closed to the public until further notice, beginning Dec. 28, because of a resurgence of COVID-19, according to Lawrence Township officials. All…
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Local temples host vaccine clinics on behalf of Indian Health Camp of New Jersey
Indian Health Camp of New Jersey (IHCNJ) continues to provide support during the pandemic. Legacy Pharmacy Group, Marlboro Medical Arts Pharmacy, the New Jersey State Department of Health and Doc Go, in collaboration with IHCNJ, Shree Swaminarayan Temple in South Brunswick and Ved Mandir in Milltown held two COVID-19 vaccine booster drives on Dec. 18.…
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Municipalities see COVID-19 cases rise as residents spend more time indoors
Hopewell Township is reporting a surge in COVID-19 cases this holiday season as 63 new cases have been confirmed in mid-December. The Hopewell Township Health Department stated that the 63 confirmed cases occurred during a two-week period from Dec. 6-17, according to the department’s latest update report. “The Omicron variant has quickly taken hold in…
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Princeton University requiring COVID-19 vaccine booster shots by Jan. 31
Princeton University will be requiring booster shots come January for all eligible students, staff and faculty. The university made the announcement for the spring semester on Dec. 15 and is requiring booster shots by Jan. 31 for those eligible. Students, staff and faculty who are not eligible by the Jan. 31 deadline will have 30…
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Middlesex County residents accused of unemployment insurance fraud
A Middlesex County man and woman and a New York man were charged on Dec. 10 for their alleged roles in a fraud committed in connection with unemployment insurance benefits. Christopher Valerio, 31, of Woodbridge; Yanira Abreu, 40, of Keasbey; and Jose Tavares, 34, of New York, New York, are each charged by complaint with…
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Saint Peter’s to hold vaccine and booster clinics
Saint Peter’s University Hospital is hosting both Moderna COVID-19 booster vaccine clinics and a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine clinic for first, second and booster doses in December. Upcoming Moderna COVID-19 booster vaccine clinics will be held on Mondays, Dec. 13, 20 and 27, by appointment. Parking is available in the main hospital parking deck off Park…