Marlboro-Coltsneck, NJ Coronavirus Updates & News For May 28 – Patch.com
The toll hikes will be used to pay for a $24 billion capital improvement plan. Some are accusing officials of “hiding behind the pandemic.”
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Officials unanimously approved a plan to hike tolls on the New Jersey Turnpike and the Garden State Parkway on Wednesday…. Read more
Soul Focus Wellness Center announced a series of celebration honoring teachers and nurses with free COVID-19 tests.
Press release from Soul Focus:May 27 2020Eatontown, N.J. (Monmouth County) – Despite the COVID-19 cancellation of the 2020 school year and the major disruption to graduations, proms and other events that are considered ‘rites of passage’ to both students and faculty alike, Soul Focus Health & Wellness Center, Eatontown, found a way to honor the service and sacrifices of the teaching community through Teacher Appreciation Day… Read more
No matter where they live and whether they have symptoms, anyone can get a COVID nasal swab and blood test for antibodies in South River.
SOUTH RIVER, NJ — South River would like to remind readers that anyone — no matter where they live and whether they have symptoms or not — can get a COVID nasal swab test and blood test for antibodies at the town’s Saint Mary Coptic School testing site.Other Middlesex County sites, such as the New Brunswick and Edison Motor Vehicle Commission saliva test sites, were only open to Middlesex County residents. (The Edison MVC site has… Read more
On May 18, Aberdeen police say a Cliffwood man tried to spit on police after they responded to his home for a domestic violence call.
CLIFFWOOD, NJ ― Even well into May, the incidents continue across New Jersey of people allegedly spitting or coughing on police officers and saying they have the coronavirus.On May 18, Aberdeen police say a Cliffwood man became combative and attempted to spit on police officers, telling them he had COVID-19 when police responded to his home for a domestic violence call.David Youssef, 31, of Cliffwood, was charged by the Aberdeen… Read more
Parents, grandparents and caregivers are being asked to look for symptoms and seek immediate care.
NEW JERSEY – A children’s inflammatory syndrome first reported in New York City and the United Kingdom — which doctors say could be linked to coronavirus/COVID-19 — has more cases in New Jersey as hot spots are appearing around the nation. … Read more
Coronavirus concerns brought some visible changes to the Jersey Shore, but it didn’t completely prevent the unofficial start of summer.
JERSEY SHORE, NJ — Memorial Day weekend often signals the unofficial beginning of summer on the Jersey Shore. It did the same last weekend, bringing a dose of familiarity to summer activities while also providing a preview of how the coronavirus may affect the shore this summer.Parts of Long Beach Island reflected those similarities and differences. Traffic still filled Long Beach Boulevard, even though short-term rentals… Read more