Tag: Middlesex County Department of Community Services
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Replenish distributed almost 5 million pounds of food throughout Middlesex County in 2021
Replenish, formerly Middlesex County Food Organization and Outreach Distribution Services (MCFOODS), reported it received and distributed a record-breaking amount of food to Middlesex County residents in need in 2021, according to the program’s yearly report. In total, the program, which is operated by the Middlesex County Department of Community Services with support of the Board…
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Middlesex County offers grant to businesses with less than 10 employees impacted by COVID-19
To assist local small businesses during the coronavirus pandemic, Middlesex County is introducing a Small Business Grant program using federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) CARES Act funding. The county intends to award a total of $1,062,260 in grants for job retention and creation through the CDBG-CV funds for this special economic development program under…
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Middlesex County seniors invited to annual fitness walk in September
Registration is open for the annual Senior Health and Fitness Walk, held by the Middlesex County Department of Community Services, Office of Aging and Disabled Services. The walk will take place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sept. 25 at Roosevelt Park, off Route 1 and Parsonage Road, Edison. All seniors are welcome. The…
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Valenti announces impending retirement from Middlesex County Freeholder board
Middlesex County Freeholder Blanquita B. Valenti has announced her intention to retire at the end of her term. “After much personal thought and in consultation with my family, I have decided that 2019 will be my final year serving on the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders and that I will not be seeking re-election…
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Middlesex County to hold Senior Health and Witness Walk on Sept. 26
The Middlesex County Department of Community Services’ annual Senior Health and Fitness Walk will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sept. 26 in Roosevelt Park, Route 1 off Parsonage Road, Edison. Free health screenings and wellness information will be available at the event. Boxed lunches will follow. There also will be raffles and…
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Annual Senior Health and Fitness Walk Sept. 13
Registration is now open for the Middlesex County Department of Community Services, Office of Aging and Disabled Services’ Senior Health and Fitness Walk that will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sept 13 at Roosevelt Park, Edison. Free health screenings and wellness information will be available at the event. Boxed lunches and…
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Efforts to end veteran homelessness a success
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — Middlesex County has effectively ended veterans’ homelessness, an action that has been certified by three federal agencies. “We have obtained Functional Zero,” exclaimed Middlesex County Freeholder Director Ronald Rios as he announced the good news in front of the New Jersey Veterans Memorial in Roosevelt Park in Edison…