Tag: COVID-19
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Monroe reports four new COVID-19 cases over six-day period, senior center outdoor programming begins Sept. 15
MONROE – Monroe officials reported four new COVID-19 case over a six-day period, which brings the total number of cases to 849, according to the Monroe Township Office of Emergency Management on Sept. 9. The six-day period was from Sept. 4 to Sept. 9. The new cases, which are community-wide, include a 19-year-old female, two…
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Edison reports five new COVID-19 cases, library announces bookmark challenge for grades K-5
EDISON – Edison officials reported five new COVID-19 cases, which brings the total number of cases to 2,121, according to the Edison Office of Emergency Management on Sept. 10. The age range of the new cases are from 20-96. The township has lost one more resident to COVID-19, which brings the total number of residents…
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Numerous family clusters of new COVID-19 cases reported in Woodbridge, fall garage sales begin this weekend
WOODBRIDGE – The township reported 38 new COVID-19 cases over a four-day period – the worst number of new cases since early May – which brings the total number of cases to 1,997, according to Mayor John McCormac in his coronavirus report on Sept. 11. Four new cases of COVID-19 were reported for Sept. 7,…
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North Brunswick public schools have successful start to new school year
NORTH BRUNSWICK – The school year is off to a successful start in North Brunswick. Doors – or computers – opened on Sept. 8 for the first day of school, as the North Brunswick Township School District began the 2020-21 school year fully remote. “It’s been a great, positive start. There are so many positive…
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East Brunswick vocational school goes fully remote after student tests positive for COVID-19
EAST BRUNSWICK–Superintendent Dianne Veilleux has announced that a ninth grader has tested positive for COVID-19 on Sept. 9 at the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical High School’s East Brunswick campus. Veilleux said in a prepared statement to the school district’s parents/guardians that the student was in attendance on Sept. 4. “It is our responsibility to…
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Bristol-Myers Squibb tests Mercer County first responders for COVID-19 antibodies
COVID-19 antibody testing provided by Bristol Myers-Squibb for Mercer County’s first responders was held during the past week at the Dempster Fire Training Center in Lawrence. Phlebotomists from Med Tech in Berlin were on hand to draw blood samples from any Mercer County first responder who requested it through their Office of Emergency Management. More…
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MCFOODS partners with Playhouse 22 to collect food for families in need on Sept. 12
Increased food insecurity and the inability to conduct annual food drives due to COVID-19 has left supplies low at MCFOODS (Middlesex County Food Organization and Outreach Distribution Services) and local food pantries. To continue to aid families in need, MCFOODS has partnered with Playhouse 22 to help restock shelves at the East Brunswick distribution warehouse.…
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Fly Eyes Playwrights to stage ‘Summer 2020: Eons at the Time’ on Facebook Live on Sept. 12
Fly Eyes Playwrights will stage their first production, “Summer 2020: Eons at the Time,” to be streamed on Facebook Live at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 12. The play is a collection of documentary-style monologues curated from interviews with people speaking about the COVID-19 lockdown, Black Lives Matter and more of today’s issues. The project began as…
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Schools in the Diocese of Metuchen offer in-person instruction with a virtual learning option
Schools in the Diocese of Metuchen are in a position to quickly pivot as circumstances necessitate as students begin the 2020-21 school year. Anthony P. Kearns III, Esq., spokesperson and chancellor for the Diocese of Metuchen said each school’s plan for reopening differ slightly, however, the schools are offering in-person instruction, with a virtual learning…
