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Care One Residents and Staff Receive 2nd Covid Vaccinations
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MIDDLETOWN – Residents and employees of Care One at King James joined together Friday to celebrate the 183 Covid vaccinations that were completed at the care center on Monday. Care Center Administrator Meagan Yorks said all who received the vaccine received celebratory VIP tee shirts to mark the occasion. The VIP shirts identify the residents as Very Important Persons as all are, but especially as VIP, Very Immunized Persons.
The care center was one of the first in New Jersey to receive vaccine Dec. 28 and 144 staff, residents, physicians, the wound care team, and other health care workers received their first vaccine. The 183 who received an injection Monday included the second vaccine for each of them, along with a first inoculation for any staff members who had missed it the first time. They will receive their second injection on Feb. 8.
CASA for Children of Monmouth Brings Smiles to Children in Foster Care, and New Hope for 2021
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COLTS NECK, NJ – Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) for Children of Monmouth brought joy to nearly 200 children in foster care this past holiday season. Through the CASA of Monmouth annual holiday wish list, foster children served by CASA advocates received gifts to celebrate the holidays.
Every year, CASA of Monmouth looks to fulfill the wish lists from the children in the child welfare system served by the program. This effort is done through the generosity of CASA volunteers, community members, CASA staff, CASA Executive Board, and local business sponsors.
Monmouth County has 389 additional positive cases of COVID-19
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FREEHOLD, NJ – Monmouth County Commissioner Director Thomas A. Arnone and County Commissioner Deputy Director Susan M. Kiley have announced that today, Jan. 24, there are 389 new positive cases of COVID-19 in Monmouth County. There is one new death being reported today related to COVID-19 in Monmouth County.
The County Commissioners and the Monmouth County Health Department (MCHD) are strongly urging residents to do their part to slow the spread by practicing social distancing, wearing a face covering when social distancing is not possible, not gathering in large crowds, washing their hands and staying home when sick.
Monmouth County Library Flourishes because of Teamwork and Technology
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MANALAPAN – Not only is the Monmouth County Library alive and well, but it has seen creative growth in technology, services, and an increase in membership during the past ten months, the director told Library Commissioners at their reorganization meeting this week.
Library Director Judith Tolchin agreed with the Commissioners that the COVID-19 restrictions have created trying times for a library that includes 13 branches and 13 member libraries, 137 employees, and more than 130,000 patrons.
But it is comprised of a staff that is ambitious, works well together and offers and adapts creative resources to continue to serve the public, accomplishments possible because of a carefully designed team of leaders who have been capable of keeping the library flourishing, she said.
Nut Swamp School Math-A-Thon Raises $34K for St. Jude Children's Hospital
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MIDDLETOWN, NJ - During the first week of January, Nut Swamp Elementary School students and staff embarked on a philanthropic mission to support families in need at St. Jude Children's Hospital.
From Jan. 4-8, students kindergarten to fifth grade took part in a mathematics challenge that raised $34,000 for the Tennessee-based research hospital, which, through donations and fundraising, is able to provide treatment to patients without billing for treatment, travel, housing or food.
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