Tag: novel coronavirus pandemic

  • Woodbridge new COVID-19 cases under 10, antibody testing offered at two entities in township

    Woodbridge new COVID-19 cases under 10, antibody testing offered at two entities in township

    WOODBRIDGE – Woodbridge officials reported nine new positive COVID-19 cases, which bring the total number of cases to 1,489, according to Mayor John McCormac in his daily report on May 21. “We have made follow-up contact with about 1,000 of the first cases on our list going back to March and early April,” he said.…

  • Middlesex County College president to Class of 2020: Pandemic will pass, time spent at MCC is for life

    Middlesex County College president to Class of 2020: Pandemic will pass, time spent at MCC is for life

    EDISON – In a moving 48-minute video, Middlesex County College recognized its Class of 2020 with as much virtual pomp and circumstance as it could. “Wish we all could have been here to cheer each other and pose for happy photos as we walk across the stage, but I guess we have to graduate this…

  • Metuchen total COVID-19 cases reach 120

    Metuchen total COVID-19 cases reach 120

    METUCHEN – Metuchen has 120 total confirmed positive COVID-19 cases as of May 20, which includes two deaths, according to information provided by Middlesex County. For more information regarding COVID-19, call the state’s hotline at 1-800-222-1222. For Middlesex County information visit discovermiddlesex.com/covid19/ or www.middlsexcountynj.gov/covid19.

  • Old Bridge officials report 12 new positive COVID-19 cases

    Old Bridge officials report 12 new positive COVID-19 cases

    OLD BRIDGE – Old Bridge officials reported 12 new positive COVID-19 cases, which bring the total number of cases to 966, according to Old Bridge Mayor Owen Henry in his daily report on May 20. The township has lost 50 residents to COVID-19, according to Middlesex County. Officials have provided updated charts of the cases,…

  • Monroe new COVID-19 cases under 10

    Monroe new COVID-19 cases under 10

    MONROE – Monroe officials reported six new positive COVID-19 case, bringing the total number of cases to 663, according to the Monroe Township Office of Emergency Management on May 20. The new cases include two residents in long-term care facilities and four community-wide – a 27-year-old male, a 53-year-old female, a 69-year-old female, a 75-year-old…

  • Edison new COVID-19 cases under five

    Edison new COVID-19 cases under five

    EDISON – Edison officials reported four new positive cases of COVID-19 on May 20, bringing the total number of cases to 1,679, according to the Edison Office of Emergency Management. The age range of the cases are 20 to 59, officials said. The township has lost 170 residents to COVID-19, according to Middlesex County. The…

  • Woodbridge new COVID-19 cases under 10, ‘Our Hometown Hero’ banners recognize the fallen ahead of Memorial Day

    Woodbridge new COVID-19 cases under 10, ‘Our Hometown Hero’ banners recognize the fallen ahead of Memorial Day

    WOODBRIDGE – Woodbridge officials reported five new positive COVID-19 cases, which bring the total number of cases to 1,480, according to Mayor John McCormac in his daily report on May 20. The number of COVID-19 cases now include East Jersey State Prison and related state facilities, which were previously reported for Rahway. The facilities are…

  • Old Bridge superintendent offers ‘hopeful optimism’ as BOE adopts 2020-21 budget

    Old Bridge superintendent offers ‘hopeful optimism’ as BOE adopts 2020-21 budget

    OLD BRIDGE – Schools Superintendent David Cittadino expressed “hopeful optimism” as school officials moved to approve the 2020-21 budget. “We know the revenue generated by the state has taken a hit during COVID-19,” he said. “It’s with hopeful optimism that this budget and state aid will remain the same as we move into the summer.”…

  • Metuchen will livestream Memorial Day events on social media

    Metuchen will livestream Memorial Day events on social media

    METUCHEN – The borough will host and livestream a weekend of social distancing Memorial Day events. On May 22, finalist art contest posters will hang in downtown business windows and can be viewed on the Metuchen Arts Council website at www.metuchenartscouncil.com. A rolling Memorial Day Parade will begin at 10 a.m. on May 25 with…