Social distancing is one of the hardest parts of the CO-VID 19 pandemic, especially in how it prevents us reaching out to family and loved ones. A trio of Monmouth county-based small business owners and corporate professionals have started a new initiative to help bridge that gap between friends and families, in a way that keeps them healthy and also supports workers affected by the pandemic.
By purchasing a “SaniGram”, a person can send a friend or loved one a single-use hand sanitizer along with a message saying the sender cares, without the sender having to leave their home. Sending a SaniGra… Read the rest of this entry »
Colleges and career institutes in New Jersey’s 4th Congressional District will receive $24 million in emergency COVID-19 funding from the CARES Act, the $2 trillion stimulus bill to help communities devastated by the coronavirus pandemic signed by President Trump on March 27, according to an announcement from Congressman Chris Smith.
Given the circumstances that required us to celebrate differently
this year, I still hope everyone had a happy Easter and Passover.
As our nation and state
continue to deal with the effects and severity of COVID-19, I want to let you
know that myself and the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders continue
to work with local, state and federal officials to ensure our residents are
receiving the information and support needed during this unprecedented time. We
continue – and will continue – to advocate on behalf of our business community
and its employees.
Gift is a ‘thank you’ for Rep Chris Smith’s work to protect Hong Kong’s freedom and democracy
Four thousand masks were donated to CentraState Medical Center in Freehold by Amanda and Johnny Ho, and Andrew Duncan
CentraState Medical Center in Freehold received a donation of 4,000 high-quality surgical masks on Friday, enhancing the safety of medical personnel treating COVID-19 patients.
The gift is from Amanda and Johnny Ho of Freehold and Andrew Duncan of New York City, Hong Kong Human Rights advocates who made the donation as a thank you to Congressman Chris Smith for his ongoing efforts in supporting freedom in Hong Kong from the oppressive Chinese government.
Customers entering New Jersey restaurants and bars to pick up takeout food will be required to wear face coverings, Gov. Phil Murphy announced at his daily coronavirus press briefing on Saturday in Trenton.
The executive order goes into effect on Monday at 8 p.m. Customers picking up food curbside or otherwise not entering the restaurant or bar will not be required to wear face coverings.
The order does not require medical-grade masks; bandanas and homemade fabric coverings will suffice, Murphy said.
“Some may view this as another inconvenience,” Murphy said. “But you know what would be really inc… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: April 11th, 2020 | Author:admin | Filed under:New Jersey | Tags:COVID-19, New Jersey | Comments Off on Customers picking up food from N.J. restaurants must wear masks, Murphy announces
With projected peaks in hospitalizations and cases approaching, New Jersey now has at least 54,588 cases of the coronavirus, with at least 1,932 deaths, as state officials reported 3,627 new cases and 233 new fatalities Friday morning.
Gov. Phil Murphy released the latest numbers at the Trenton War Memorial during his daily coronavirus press briefing, saying there are some “good early signs” of numbers declining in some counties.And he urged residents to continue practicing social distancing to help flatten the curve.As of 10 p.m. Thursday, 7,570 people in New Jersey were hospitalized either with… Read the rest of this entry »
Governor Phil Murphy announced this morning that he is ordering the release of low risk inmates in New Jersey’s State Prison system in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Murphy said the pandemic has impacted corrections personnel as well as inmates.
State Police have said that some 10% of police officers in NJ are either self-quarantining or ill with COVID-19 on any given day; retired officers can now be hired back to help
By Kimberlee Bongard, NJSpotlight
With more than 3,000 New Jersey police either testing positive for COVID-19 or in quarantine, some police departments have been having trouble putting enough officers out to enforce stay-at-home and other orders, which people continue to violate.
State police have been reporting that as much as 10% of New Jersey’s total complement of officers are either ill with the disease or in quarantine on any given day. A State Police spokesman said that on Thursday, 623 officers had tested positive for COVID-19 and 2,712 were self-quarantining, representing nearly 10% of the state’s 34,000 police officers.
Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden is upset about the care that military veterans are getting and and the attention that the media is giving to the plight of inmates in State and County prisons compared to the sparse coverage the media is giving convalescing vets in state run homes.
“This is shameful,” Golden said of reports that the high rate of mortality at New Jersey’s veterans homes since the COVID-19 pandemic broke. “We hear more about our inmates than our veterans. Everyday I receive calls from reporters on the status of inmates and there is blanket coverage on those in the jail, yet there’s sparse coverage on our veterans.”
