Tag: New Jersey Department of Health
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Woodbridge mayor, dignitaries praise state for keeping nursing home residents safe
WOODBRIDGE – Mayor John E. McCormac praised what he called the leadership and decisive action of Gov. Phil Murphy and his administration to ensure the safety of residents at St. Joseph’s Seniors Home assisted living facility and nursing home in Woodbridge in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic. Woodbridge officials reported six new positive…
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Four new positive COVID-19 cases bring total to 12 in Old Bridge
OLD BRIDGE – Twelve total positive COVID-19 cases have been reported in Old Bridge, after four more were announced on March 22, according to Mayor Owen Henry. “We continue to pray for the affected residents safe and speedy recovery,” Henry said, adding he hoped people were making “the best of your weekend and spending with…
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Old Bridge reports four new positive COVID-19 cases, bringing total to eight
OLD BRIDGE – Old Bridge has a total of eight positive COVID-19 cases, according to Mayor Owen Henry. The Middlesex County Department of Health advised township officials late afternoon on March 21 of four additional confirmed COVID-19 cases in Old Bridge. “We pray for the affected residents safe and speedy recovery,” Henry said. The most…
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Wife tests positive for coronavirus; Edison couple cruised together
EDISON – The wife of a man who tested positive for coronavirus earlier this week also contracted the illness. On March 11, a 74-year-old male from Edison tested positive, Janelle Fleming of the New Jersey Department of Health had said. He and his wife recently returned from a cruise, according to information provided by the…
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East Brunswick, Edison residents first in Middlesex County to test positive for coronavirus
By Jennifer Amato and Vashti Harris Staff Writers Late in the afternoon of March 11, state officials confirmed two positive cases of COVID-19 (coronavirus) in Middlesex County. One of the cases is an East Brunswick resident who has been hospitalized for several days, according to information provided by the East Brunswick Police Department. The patient…
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Mom lauds Tinton Falls for addressing issues at rehabilitation facility
A mother in Tinton Falls is applauding the actions of municipal employees who she said took immediate action to help address what she termed “deplorable” conditions at a rehabilitation facility in the municipality. Dorothy Dittmer, 73, said her daughter, Kristin, 43, was admitted to the Wardell Gardens Rehabilitation Center, Wardell Road, in September following a…
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Poster contest stresses importance of adolescent immunizations
The seventh annual Protect Me With 3+ poster and video contest has officially launched! The contest, which is sponsored by the Partnership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern New Jersey and the New Jersey Department of Health, challenges New Jersey youth in middle and high school to raise awareness about the importance of adolescent…
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Blood donations critical to saving lives
The New Jersey Department of Health is encouraging residents to make blood donations a part of their routine in 2018. “National Blood Donor Month [in January] is an excellent time to make blood donation a New Year’s Resolution,” Acting Health Commissioner Christopher Rinn said in a prepared statement. “By rolling up their sleeves and giving…
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Multiple people in three counties exposed to rabid kitten
More than a dozen people in three New Jersey counties may have been exposed to a kitten that tested positive for rabies at the New Jersey Department of Health lab on Nov. 28. A stray kitten was found and adopted in Edison on Nov. 12, and the owner received rabies post-exposure prophylaxis beginning on Nov.…
