Category Archives: Monmouth County government

RED BANK: Three residents of a senior facility here have died of COVID-19 since mid-December; hospital utilization climbs across county, latest data shows.

RED BANK: RBR to offer free COVID-19 testing for staff and students. Also: updates on cases, hospital utilization, longterm care outbreaks and testing.

RED BANK: Vaccine debuts Tuesday, bringing "light at the end of tunnel," even as demand for ICU and ventilator care rises, Murphy says.

RED BANK: Hospital network that includes Riverview Medical Center 'not impacted' by resurgence in COVID-19 cases, chain tells redbankgreen.

VIRUS UPDATE: Hospital admissions continue to rise even as rate of COVID-19 transmission is easing, Murphy warns. Also: latest case data by town.

ON THE GREEN: Monmouth County hospitals were treating 344 COVID-19 patients as of Monday, freeholders report. Here are latest case totals by town.

RED BANK: Amid a second wave of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations in Monmouth County are again on the rise, freeholders' figures show.

RED BANK: Amid a second wave of COVID-19 cases statewide and nationally, borough now has more than 500, up more than 25 percent since November 1.

RED BANK: 'Several' COVID-19 cases in district prompt immediate switch to remote instruction at least through Wednesday, Rumage announces.

ON THE GREEN: Middle Schools in both Fair Haven and Red Bank adjust schedules as one student in each tests positive for COVID-19.

RED BANK: Borough schools reopened with lessons from the pandemic before children even reached their classrooms Monday morning.

RED BANK: Borough schools confident and "ready to roll" with plan for mixed in-school and at-home instruction, Rumage tells board of ed.

RED BANK: Borough school district unveils plan for "cohorting" students, split schedules, temperature checks and more as new school year nears.

VIRUS UPDATE: Amid a sharp slowdown in fatalities and new infections, Monmouth County records its 10,000th COVID-19 case.

RED BANK: Free, no-appointment COVID-19 tests will be available to up to 100 people a day over three days at Pilgrim Baptist Church starting August 1.

RED BANK: River Road homeowner finds an opportunity for humor in increasingly politicized debate over masks to slow spread of COVID-19.

VIRUS UPDATE: Citing 'backsliding' in COVID-19 transmission rate, Murphy issues outdoor mask order where social distancing isn't practicable.

VIRUS UPDATE: One-hundred days after its first death in the pandemic, Monmouth County records its 700th, as state total nears 13,000.

RED BANK: After years of talk and a prolonged construction project, Monmouth County finalizes makeover of pothole-plagued intersection.

SANDY HOOK: Lifeguards and entry fees set to return to Gateway National Recreation Area, along with end of 50-percent capacity limit.