EAST HANOVER — A man residing at 12 Selmar Terrace who allegedly shot his wife was taken into custody by East Hanover Police.
The Morris County Sheriff’s Emergency Response team is on the scene along with Morris County Prosecutor’s Office CSI office.
Neighboring homes has been cleared and a source from East Hanover said there is absolutely no harm or concern for any East Hanover resident.
HANOVER TOWNSHIP — Twenty-four of the residents transferred from St. Joseph’s Seniors Home Nursing Center & Assisted Living facility have been confirmed to have the virus.
On Wednesday, all of the residents of a coronavirus-stricken St. Joseph’s Seniors Home Nursing Center & Assisted Living, Woodbridge, moved to Care-One, Hanover Township.
New Jersey health officials said in a news conference on Tuesday that many of the residents of the St. Joseph’s Senior Home had taken ill, and many of the staff were out sick as well. That meant there were just three nuns left to take care of nearly 100 people. (Click here to read Governor Murphy’s Order).
The order stated “The basis upon which the order is justified is the significant spread of COVID-19 in New Jersey, the high number of COVID-19 cases at the facility and inadequate staffing at the facility to care for its residents.”
Of the 94 total residents, 24 are positive for COVID-19 and the other 70 are “presumptive positive,” government sources.
“Hanover was NOT consulted on this matter – and will respond to the State accordingly. Be assured all our municipal agencies, police, fire, administration as well as board of health and county board of health, have met to review protocols to insulate our public and first responders from any risk at all stemming from this care facility,” a message posted on Hanover Township website.
St. Joseph’s Senior Home, a Catholic faith health care facility, located in Woodbridge, offered their residents a home away from home. The facility consists of a 51-bed Nursing Center and a 56-bed Assisted Living. Private and semi-private rooms are available, including some units with kitchenettes.
HANOVER TOWNSHIP — All of the residents of a coronavirus-stricken St. Joseph’s Seniors’ Home Nursing Center & Assisted Living, Woodbridge, now presumed to have the virus, are being moved to Hanover Township.
New Jersey health officials said in a news conference on Tuesday that many of the residents of the St. Joseph’s Senior Home had taken ill, and many of the staff were out sick as well. That meant there were just three nuns left to take care of nearly 100 people. (Click here to read Governor Murphy’s Order).
The order stated “The basis upon which the order is justified is the significant spread of COVID-19 in New Jersey, the high number of COVID-19 cases at the facility and inadequate staffing at the facility to care for its residents.”
Of the 94 total residents, 24 are now positive for COVID-19 and the other 70 are “presumptive positive,” government sources. They residents are being moved from the Woodbridge facility to a CareOne, 101 Whippany Road, Whippany.
“Hanover was NOT consulted on this matter – and will respond to the State accordingly. Be assured all our municipal agencies, police, fire, administration as well as board of health and county board of health, have met to review protocols to insulate our public and first responders from any risk at all stemming from this care facility,” a message posted on Hanover Township website.
St. Joseph’s Senior Home, a Catholic faith health care facility, located in Woodbridge, offered their residents a home away from home. The facility consists of a 51-bed Nursing Center and a 56-bed Assisted Living. Private and semi-private rooms are available, including some units with kitchenettes.
EAST HANOVER — Hanover Park Regional High School District donated 4,000 Medical Grade Gloves to keep their staff members safe as they serve our communities during the outbreak of COVID-19.
After inventorying their supplies over the weekend, the district has determined it is able to donate a total of 4,000 medical grade gloves. 1,000 pairs will be given to the men and women of the East Hanover, Florham Park, and Hanover Township police departments who continue to bravely serve our communities.
In addition, we will be donating 1,000 pairs of gloves to the Morris County Office of Emergency Management. It is our hope that we can continue to help our communities as we unite in service during these unprecedented times.
MORRIS COuNTY — Representatives Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) and Tom Malinowski (NJ-07) announced today that Zufall Health Center will receive an additional $118,000 in funding to help address the COVID-19 outbreak in New Jersey from the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2020. Representatives Sherrill and Malinowski supported a provision in the legislation to support community health centers across the country. Zufall will be able to use this funding to address screening and testing needs, acquire medical supplies, and boost telehealth capacity in response to COVID-19.
“Our community health centers are on the front lines of providing care in New Jersey,” said Representative Sherrill. “During my visit to Zufall’s Morristown location last year, I saw the critical role they play as a provider for the most vulnerable members of our community. With the COVID-19 outbreak, they are going to be providing services well above and beyond what we normally ask them to do. While this additional funding Congress provided is a great start, I know that more needs to be done to support our local community health centers that are the first point of contact for so many of our residents. I am currently on the phone every day with Zufall, along with other health care providers in our district, and am here to support their incredible work in any way I can.”
“I have seen firsthand the critically important care that Zufall provides to our community,” said Representative Malinowski. “This funding is a good first step in getting them the necessary resources to continue their work serving our most vulnerable populations during the COVID-19 pandemic, but I know it is not enough. I will keep fighting in Congress to ensure that they have the support they need as this crisis grows.”
“We are extremely grateful that the federal government has recognized the role that community health centers are playing in our current crisis and for the distribution of these additional funds,” said Eva Turbiner, President and Chief Executive Officer of Zufall Health Center. “Clearly the critical health and financial circumstances we see now will be on-going and we remain committed to serving the needs of our community. We are already hearing from people who have lost benefits due to job layoffs. As we saw during the financial crisis in 2008, the demand for high quality affordable health services will increase after the initial phase of this public health crisis. Community health centers will need long-term funding to be able to meet the increased demand for our services.”
Zufall is a Federally Qualified Health Center with eight locations throughout New Jersey that served 40,000 patients in 2019. Zufall helps serve vulnerable populations in New Jersey: Ninety percent of their patients have incomes below 200 percent of the federal poverty guidelines, and roughly half of their patients are uninsured, while the other half rely on Medicaid or Medicare.
MORRIS COUNTY — An inmate at the Morris County jail is in medical isolation today after testing positive for COVID-19, said Morris County Sheriff’s Office.
The announcement about the infected inmate came about ninety minutes after the Sheriff’s Office announced that, in compliance with a state Supreme Court order, it was giving early release to 28 non-violent offenders. The inmate releases were done as a means of protecting them from acquiring the lung disorder. (Click here for previous story)
In a statement discussing the inmate diagnosed with COVID-19, the Sheriff’s Office did not indicate whether it believed the person had come in contact with other inmates, including those being sent home.
MORRIS COUNTY — The Morris County Correctional Facility began an orderly, staggered release of 28 non-violent offenders in compliance with a New Jersey Supreme Court order that suspended county jail sentences of certain inmates to minimize risks of the spread of COVID-19 in correctional facilities.
Sheriff James M. Gannon said a total of 28 inmates — 17 Morris County inmates and 11 Sussex County inmates held in the Morris County Correctional Facility under a shared services agreement — are expected to be released.
All of the released inmates have been provided with a basic ID made by the Morris County Sheriff’s Office to facilitate their re-entry into the community. Before the release began, there were 200 inmates housed at the jail.
Warden Christopher Klein said that all the inmates, prior to release, are having their temperature taken and are being asked a series of questions about their health and whether they are experiencing coronavirus-type symptoms, such as a cough, shortness of breath, runny nose or sore throat.
If an inmate to be released exhibits or indicates illness, he or she will be held until a medical evaluation is done, Warden Klein said.
“We are living in an extraordinary period of time as the courts have recognized. The release of inmates, pursuant to court order from the Morris County Correctional Facility, is being conducted in a smooth and orderly manner, with assurances that all being released have an address to go to, transportation to that address, and are not exhibiting signs of illness,” Sheriff Gannon said.
“With the safety of the community paramount, the inmates being released by court order were carefully selected and not considered a danger to the public,” Sheriff Gannon said.
The release eligibility of specific inmates was made by Public Defenders and the Morris and Sussex County Prosecutor’s Offices, and approved by orders of the Superior Court.
Warden Klein said that Sussex County Correctional Facility Officers are transporting inmates back to Sussex County if they were not able to secure a ride.
The release of some inmates is in compliance with the state Supreme Court order signed Sunday that suspended or commuted county jail sentences for low-risk inmates in light of the public health emergency caused by COVID-19.
The order, signed after conferences with the state Attorney General’s Office and New Jersey Association of County Prosecutors, and upon a petition by the New Jersey Office of the Public Defender, commutes or suspends county jail sentences currently being served by county jail inmates either as a condition of probation for an indictable offense or because of a Municipal Court conviction.
When the public health emergency is declared over, those released from jail will have to appear in Superior Court to determine whether their custodial sentences should be reinstated or commuted.
Other aspects of sentences, such as no-contact orders and drivers’ license suspensions, remain in effect for inmates released through the Supreme Court order.
EAST HANOVER — The East Hanover Health Department, in conjunction with NJ Department of Health (NJDOH), has confirmed its third and fourth COVID-19 cases. Both residents are home recovering.
The Township of East Hanover Office of Emergency Management team has been preparing for the potential of a coronavirus outbreak in our area. Residents should be assured that we are taking all necessary steps to deal with this virus. Representatives from all our departments including our East Hanover, Hanover and Florham Park School Partners have been meeting since January to discuss our plans to address our entire community.
“I would like to thank the entire East Hanover community for understanding their role in assisting our friends and families and by adhering to Governor Murphy’s executive order,” said Mayor Joseph Pannullo.
Please be mindful that with the increased availability of tests and testing locations the number of cases will increase.
While the risk of infection to the general public still remains low, should a person start showing symptoms of COVID-19 that include fever, cough and shortness of breath, residents must contact their healthcare provider. Even though the risk is low, people who have these symptoms should contact their healthcare provider prior to visiting the hospital or a healthcare setting.
Residents are asked to be cautious about rumors and some less-than-accurate reports about this virus. Keep informed by obtaining information from trusted and reliable sources, including the CDC, NJDOH and at: www.easthanovertownship.com.
CDC’s COVID-19 website by clicking here.
NJ Department of Health COVID-19 website by clicking here.
Feel free to call the NJ COVID-19 Information Public Call Center at 1-800-962-1253 or call NJ 211 or text NJCOVID to 898-211 to receive text information and to stay informed. To receive live text assistance, residents can text their zip code to 898-211. The NJ Department of Human Services operates a toll free “warm line,” which is a resource for people seeking mental health services – (877) 294-HELP (4357).
HANOVER TOWNSHIP — The Hanover Chinese American Community donated their FIRST batch of supplies to Morristown Medical: 5000 face masks; 300 have gone to Hanover Township and 100 to CVS Pharmacy in Whippany.
They did this by grassroots organizing, starting a monetary donation fund, and arranging an air shipment from a third party supplier. There’s more shipments coming, so if you know of organizations that could use it please contact them.
We’ll get through this, and are standing together against covid-19.
MORRIS COUNTY — Morris Habitat for Humanity has donated 4,000 new respirator (N-95) masks to the Morris County Office of Emergency Management. The crisis planning organization will distribute the masks to those it determines are most in need on the front lines of fighting COVID-19. There is currently an urgent need for these types of masks for health care workers because they protect against the spread of the highly contagious virus.
Morris Habitat typically uses these types of masks on construction projects because they guard against inhaling dust and wood particles. Douglas Wright, director of construction for Morris Habitat, learned of desperate need for the masks and moved quickly to make the donation.
“We had this supply of masks and knew that they should get into the hands of medical personnel as quickly as possible,” said Wright. He and Chris Palazzi, chief development officer, delivered the masks to the OEM on Monday, March 23.
“Morris Habitat has been providing for people in need for 35 years,” said Blair Schleicher Bravo, Morris Habitat CEO. “There is no greater time of need than right now, and we want to support the brave individuals who are on the front lines. This is a small part to play, but we will continue to do whatever we can to help protect the community in the fight against the Coronavirus.”
Morris Habitat for Humanity is part of a global, nonprofit housing organization committed to building homes, communities and hope. Through volunteer labor and donations of money and materials, Morris Habitat builds new homes and provides home repair services to income eligible families. Morris Habitat collaborates with other Habitat affiliates and related housing organizations to improve the affordable housing stock in the region, and over the last four years has more than doubled the number of homes built. Morris Habitat welcomes volunteers and supporters from all backgrounds and serves people in need of decent housing regardless of race or religion. Since 1985, Morris Habitat has served over 400 households through home ownership opportunities, home preservation, and international home building programs. Proceeds from the ReStore, opened in 2007, have helped to fund construction while diverting almost 5,800 tons of useable material from local landfills. For more information click here or call (973) 891-1934.
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