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East Brunswick Stop & Shop, in partnership with Feeding Middlesex County and MCFOODS, held the Stuff the Truck food donation event on Feb. 20.PHOTO COURTESY OF STOP & SHOP
During the novel coronavirus pandemic, the need for assistance in Middlesex County has grown significantly.
MCFOODS (Middlesex County Food Organization and Outreach Distribution Services) distributed 4,378,792 pounds of food in 2020 versus 2,273,174 pounds in 2019; this is a 93% increase, according to information provided after the Stuff the Truck food donation event, held by East Brunswick Stop & Shop, in partnership with Feeding Middlesex County and MCFOODS on Feb. 20.
Additionally, more than 12% of Middlesex County residents were projected to be food insecure by the end of 2020, up from 7.3% pre-COVID, according to the statement.
New COVID-19 cases in Monroe have been declining since December, township seeks volunteers to assist seniors with vaccination appointments
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Stop & Shop East Brunswick will be site of food drive on Feb 20
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Monroe reports 134 new COVID-19 cases in a week
MONROE – Monroe officials reported 134 new COVID-19 cases over a seven-day period, which brings the total number of cases to 2,878, according to the Monroe Township Office of Emergency Management (OEM).
The seven-day period was from Jan. 21-27. The new cases community-wide includes a 10-year-old male, a 12-year-old male, two 13-year-old males, two 14-year-old females, three 14-year-old males, 16-year-old females, two 16-year-old males, two 17-year-old males, two 18-year-old females, two 18-year-old males, two 19-year-old females, two 19-year-old males, a 20-year-old male, a 21-year-old female, a 21-year-old male, a 22-year-old female, two 23-year-old females, a 24-year-old female, two 26-year-old females, a 26-year-old male, a 28-year-old female, three 29-year-old males, a 30-year-old male, two 31-year-old females, a 34-year-old male, a 35-year-old male, a 38-year-old male, two 41-year-old females, two 42-year-old males, a 43-year-o
Monroe reports 184 new COVID-19 cases in a week, township Senior Center designated as future regional vaccination center
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