Tag: East Windsor
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Number of positive COVID-19 cases in East Windsor continues to climb
The number of East Windsor residents who have tested positive for COVID-19 has continued its upward climb, based on results released by the New Jersey Department of Health. In East Windsor, 460 residents were confirmed to have the disease as of May 5, officials said. This compares to 311 residents on April 21. The daily…
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Meadow Lakes retirement community readjusts procedures amongst COVID crisis
The number of East Windsor and Hightstown residents who have tested positive for COVID-19 has continued its upward climb, according to results released by the New Jersey Department of Health. In East Windsor, 311 residents were confirmed to have the disease and 81 Hightstown residents tested positive for it as of April 21, officials said.…
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Food pantry ‘RISEs’ to the occasion, meeting growing demand due to coronavirus crisis
True to its name, RISE, the community service organization, is rising to the occasion as it helps Hightstown and East Windsor residents cope with COVID-19. In the days after Gov. Phil Murphy shut down New Jersey last month to prevent the spread of COVID-19, jobs evaporated as people were ordered to stay home, businesses closed…
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East Windsor reports 100 positive cases of coronavirus as of April 7
Nearly 840 Mercer County residents, including more than 100 East Windsor Township residents, have tested positive for COVID-19, and 24 county residents have died, Mercer County officials announced on April 7. As of April 6, 140 East Windsor residents had contracted COVID-19, based on information released by the New Jersey Department of Health. It is…
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Drug combination available for COVID-19 patients living in Mercer County
Mercer County residents who have tested positive for COVID-19 can obtain a drug combination to treat their symptoms through a partnership between Greenhill Pharmacy and East Windsor, Hamilton and Robbinsville townships. The drug combination of hydroxychloroquine sulfate and the antibiotic Zithromax is being made available to all Mercer County residents whose physician has prescribed it…
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The Rise Pantry: Follow that Milk
Milk is a favored but sometimes limited commodity at the Rise Pantry. The USDA provides milk to be distributed to Rise-registered families who meet the in-need requirements. Whenever there is extra, additional clients at the pantry benefit, but lately, an unexpected windfall of milk has appeared. How? Repurposing. Approximately 40% of students enrolled in the…
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East Windsor council introduces $22.5 million budget for 2020
East Windsor Township residents will not see an increase in the municipal property tax rate for the eighth straight year. That news is the result of the proposed $22.5 million budget for 2020 that was introduced at the Township Council’s March 24 meeting. Officials said the municipal tax rate will remain unchanged at 43 cents…
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East Windsor schools continue remote learning
The East Windsor Regional School District will continue its program of remote learning for students through April 5, according to Superintendent of Schools Mark Daniels. Since students will be on spring break from April 6-12, the proposed date to reopen the East Windsor Regional School District is April 13, Daniels said. The new date is…
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East Windsor closes all municipally owned buildings
East Windsor officials closed all municipally owned buildings to members of the public effective March 22. The decision to close the buildings follows on the heels of a statewide stay-at-home executive order issued by Gov. Phil Murphy, which took effect at 9 p.m. March 21. The goal is to slow the spread of COVID-19, which…