Tag: Hamilton

  • Kimberly-Clark donates 10,000 rolls of Cottonelle toilet paper to United Way of Greater Mercer County

    Kimberly-Clark donates 10,000 rolls of Cottonelle toilet paper to United Way of Greater Mercer County

    Kimberly-Clark’s Cottonelle donated 10,000 rolls of toilet paper to United Way of Greater Mercer County (UWGMC), part of Cottonelle’s commitment to make sure toilet paper is accessible to the community throughout the COVID-19 crisis.   UWGMC reached out to Mercer Street Friends Food Bank (MSF) for loan of its lift truck (provided by NRG) to…

  • Total deaths from COVID-19 in Mercer County surpasses 500; majority were long-term care facility residents

    Total deaths from COVID-19 in Mercer County surpasses 500; majority were long-term care facility residents

    The number of Mercer County residents who have tested positive for COVID-19 has reached 7,245 residents, including 510 residents who have died of COVID-19 complications, the New Jersey Department of Health announced June 10. Included in the 510 deaths are 326 residents in 24 long-term care facilities in Mercer County who have succumbed to COVID-19…

  • Sourland Mountain Spirits triples staff to increase production of hand sanitizer

    Sourland Mountain Spirits triples staff to increase production of hand sanitizer

    Sourland Mountain Spirits (SMS) has increased production of hand sanitizer to provide more personal protection against COVID-19 as businesses throughout the state gradually reopen. In late March, SMS transformed its craft spirits distillery into a small hand sanitizer factory that allowed the staff to use its prime ingredient – alcohol – to help protect first…

  • Notre Dame High School junior initiates food drive collection

    Notre Dame High School junior initiates food drive collection

    Lauren Lencovich, a junior at Notre Dame High School, graduate of St. Gregory the Great Academy, and member of St. Greg’s Bold Youth Ministry, decided to use her extra time over Easter Break to help others. After seeing a report on television that food pantries were low, she asked her father Tom Lencovich, chancellor of…

  • Hopewell Valley firefighters create protective face shields for fellow first responders

    Hopewell Valley firefighters create protective face shields for fellow first responders

    Inside the Union Fire Company and Rescue Squad firehouse are 12 3D printers tasked with creating protective masks for fellow first responders during the coronavirus pandemic. The 3D printers are running day and night at the firehouse in Titusville, having already produced the frames for more than 1,000 assembled clear face shields. Helping spearhead this…

  • Thirty area nonprofits receive grant funding from Princeton Area Community Foundation

    Thirty area nonprofits receive grant funding from Princeton Area Community Foundation

    The Princeton Area Community Foundation has announced its initial round of COVID-19 Relief & Recovery Fund grants, totaling nearly $700,000 to more than 30 nonprofits. “This crisis is having a devastating impact on our most vulnerable communities,” said Jeffrey M. Vega, president and CEO, in a prepared statement. “As a philanthropic leader in this region, we knew we had to…

  • AllCure Spine & Sports Medicine offers practices in Monroe, Hamilton

    AllCure Spine & Sports Medicine offers practices in Monroe, Hamilton

    AllCure Spine & Sports Medicine is a multidisciplinary practice located in Monroe and Hamilton. The Monroe ocation has been open for more than four years and Hamilton opened in April. Our office takes pride in getting patients better without the use of drugs or surgery. The benefit of having a multidisciplinary practice is that all…

  • Hamilton man arrested for burglary in Bordentown

    Hamilton man arrested for burglary in Bordentown

    The Bordentown Township police  announced the arrest of a Hamilton resident for a burglary that occurred on Oct. 31. Thaddeus White, 57, of McClellan Avenue in Hamilton, was reported around 12 p.m. on that day by a homeowner on Farnsworth Avenue who said to have observed White leaving the area of their residence, pushing an…

  • RWJBarnabas Health announces transportation initiative with Uber Health

    RWJBarnabas Health announces transportation initiative with Uber Health

    RWJBarnabas Health (RWJBH) has announced a system-wide initiative with Uber, the ride-sharing platform, through Uber Health, a HIPAA-compliant dashboard that allows healthcare providers to provide safe, reliable, on-demand and pre-scheduled rides to patients traveling to and from medical appointments. Through the new service, patients using RWJBH facilities will have the convenience of transportation services provided…