Monroe partners with pharmacy to deliver COVID-19 vaccines to homebound residents
Monroe Township EMS crews, accompanied by township police officers and members of the Office of Emergency Management, transported pharmacists from Texas Road Pharmacy to the homes of 10 township homebound residents who each received their first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on April 26.PHOTO COURTESY OF MONROE TOWNSHIP ×
Monroe Township EMS crews, accompanied by township police officers and members of the Office of Emergency Management, transported pharmacists from Texas Road Pharmacy to the homes of 10 township homebound residents who each received their first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on April 26.PHOTO COURTESY OF MONROE TOWNSHIP
Community Bulletin Board: the Suburban (for April 21)
The Middlesex County Regional COVID-19 Vaccine Mega-site, operated by RWJBarnabas Health, is seeking volunteers to assist in the efficiency of the registration and vaccination process and help visitors feel comfortable.
Volunteers of the mega-site, located at the New Jersey Convention & Expo Center, 97 Sunfield Ave., Edison, will greet patients and visitors; perform temperature screenings; direct patients through various steps of the vaccination process; provide education materials; and assist with maintaining the registration area and supplying vaccination stations.
Volunteers do not administer vaccines.
Those who apply to volunteer must be a minimum of 18 years old and will be subject to a background check and a drug screen, and will need to sign a confidentiality statement.
Community Bulletin Board: Criterion Sentinel (for April 21)
The Metuchen Arts Council is joining with the Metuchen Human Relations Commission to schedule virtual Community Conversations around the issues highlighted in 2021 Windows of Understanding Public Art Project.
The third in the series will take place at 7:30 p.m. April 21 on the topic of climate change. Artists Lauren Curtis, Maja Opacic and Mickey Waring were commissioned by the Metuchen Arts Council to create art that illuminates the mission of the Edison Greenways Group. Walter Stochel, vice president of the group, will participate in the discussion about their mission and their work to enhance the quality of life in our community.
Community Bulletin Board: the North and South Brunswick Sentinel (for April 21)
The Anshe Emeth Community Development Corp (AECDC) Central Jersey Diaper Bank is collecting baby clothing sizes newborn-2T, diapers and books.
Donations can be picked up if within Middlesex County. Volunteers from the Rutgers School of Nursing will arrive between 10 a.m. and noon on the day indicated.
At this time, no shoes, equipment, toys, etc. can be collected.
North Brunswick PBA Local 160 announced the return of its annual Cops & Rodders Car Show for Sept. 19. Rain date will be Sept. 26.
More details will be announced.
For more information, email carshow@nbtpba160.com
Common calendar, Packet papers, April 16
Common calendar, Packet papers, April 16
Saint Peter’s University Hospital in New Brunswick has launched the Substance Abuse and Addiction Loss Support Group for families who are coping with loss due to addiction.
The free and confidential support group meets virtually on the second Thursday of every month from 7-8:30 p.m.
Inspired by Saint Peter’s Opioid Task Force, the Substance Abuse and Addiction Loss Support Group is for families and close loved ones of people who have passed away from addiction.
The support group is open to everyone in New Jersey and serves as a safe space for families to discuss their grief.