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Monmouth County has 7,140 Positive Cases of COVID-19
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FREEHOLD, NJ – Monmouth County Freeholder Director Thomas A. Arnone and Freeholder Deputy Director Susan M. Kiley have announced that, as of May 13, there are 72 new positive cases of COVID-19 in Monmouth County, bringing the total to 7,140.
The Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders meetings will be live streamed tomorrow, May 14 at 1 p.m. and 2 p.m., on the Monmouth County Government Facebook and YouTube Channel. The meeting notice has been posted on www.visitmonmouth.com.
The breakdown by municipality is as follows:
Brookdale Students Named to the 2020 All-State Academic Team
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LINCROFT, NJ - Annually, the New Jersey Council of County Colleges (NJCCC) honors students from each of the state’s 18 community colleges by naming to the New Jersey All-State Academic Team. Normally these outstanding students, all members of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society (PTK), are celebrated at an Annual Community College Scholars Celebration. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the celebration was cancelled this year.
“While due to the current pandemic we were unable to host a celebration in-person this year, the state’s community colleges are committed to recognizing and celebrating the outstanding achievements and exceptional service of 38 students to their communities and colleges as members of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society,” said NJCCC Chair Dr. Phil Linafante.
Monmouth County awarded $31 Million in Federal Funding for Rumson–Sea Bright Bridge Replacement
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County awarded $800k for Laurel Avenue project
FREEHOLD, NJ – Monmouth County received North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA) Board approval of additional $31 million in federal funding for the replacement of the Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge and $800,000 in federal funding for a study of Laurel Avenue in Holmdel.
“I am happy to report the NJTPA Board approval of the additional funding necessary for our much needed replacement of the Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge. We are finalizing our contract documents to replace a current movable bridge with a new movable bridge structure relocated to the south and anticipate being ready for construction by the end of this year,” said Freeholder Director Thomas A. Arnone, liaison to the Monmouth County Department of Public Works and Engineering who represents the County on the NJTPA Board of Trustees. “With NJTPA programming the additional $31 million, this bridge replacement project will be fully federally funded in the amount of $104 million.”
New Jersey FFA Members Move Forward with Virtual State Convention
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91st Annual Event To Be On-line
TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey FFA’s 91st Annual Convention will take place this year on May 18-22 and will be all virtual due to COVID-19 restrictions.
The theme for the 2020 convention, normally attended by more than 400 students, is “Your Story, Your Legacy.” Throughout the week, results will be compiled and sessions will be recorded leading up to the opening session Wednesday night, which will include remarks from NJDA Secretary Douglas Fisher. The first session, as well as sessions on Thursday and Friday, will be aired on the New Jersey FFA YouTube channel and will recognize the hard work of chapters around the state. Nearly $22,000 in scholarships will be awarded, Honorary Garden State Degree and Distinguished Service Award recipients will be recognized, and the 2020-2021 NJ State Officer Team will be installed.
New Bipartisan Gopal-Dancer Bill Creates Preparedness Plan for Long-Term Care Facilities
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Legislation would create “Long-Term Care Facility Infectious Disease Preparedness and Home Health Care Study Commission”
TRENTON - New bipartisan legislation sponsored by Senator Vin Gopal and Assemblyman Ron Dancer would establish a Long-Term Care Facility Infectious Disease Preparedness and Home Health Care Study Commission that would analyze the ability of long-term care facilities to respond to an infectious disease outbreak and determine new methods to encourage home health care in New Jersey.
Under the bipartisan bill (S2432/A4015), the commission would also analyze whether long-term care (LTC) facilities - such as a veterans’ home, nursing home, assisted living residence, comprehensive personal care home, residential health care facility, or dementia care home - have a sufficient number of employees to meet residents’ needs in the event of an infectious disease outbreak. This commission would then make recommendations on how LTC facilities can better respond to this kind of outbreak, retain home health aides, and encourage home health care.
