Covid-19 Related Announcements
New Flu Shot Dates, Voter Ballot Boxes ETA, Biz Forum Online Tonight, Case Report
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Stop the “Twindemic”: GET YOUR FLU SHOT!
Health Department adds Clinics as vaccine arrives
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Due to high demand for flu vaccination, Montgomery Health Department is scheduling its fall flu clinics on a rolling basis as vaccine arrives. All clinics will be by appointment to allow for social distancing.
As of today, the following clinics are confirmed by appointment only:
· Wednesday, September 30: Senior walk-up FULLY BOOKED
· New! Wednesday, October 7, 9AM to 10:30 AM Outdoor Walk-up at Otto Kaufman Senior Center, 356 Skillman Road AGE 65+ ONLY
· Tuesday, October 6, 3PM to 5PM, Outdoor Walk-up at Rocky Hill Borough Hall Gazebo, 15 Montgomery Road
· Additional drive-through clinics will be announced for October as flu vaccine shipments arrive.
Public Health officials are getting ready for a surge in respiratory illnesses this fall. Officials worry that an anticipated “second wave” of COVID infections will strike at the same time as seasonal influenza, resulting in a “twindemic” that could push the health care system to the breaking point. Montgomery Township Health Department is encouraging everyone to get their annual flu shots as soon as the flu vaccine is available locally...
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VOTE-BY-MAIL BALLOT BOX @ MUNI BUILDING ETA |
Montgomery Township has been informed that Somerset County will be delivering ballot return boxes to all townships, including Montgomery, this week. Montgomery’s box will be located by the front door of the municipal building at 2261 Rt. 206, Belle Mead and is covered by security cameras. Vote-by-mail ballots should be arriving in the mailboxes of every active registered voter shortly. (Check your registration status at: https://voter.svrs.nj.gov/registration-check )
Should a voter wish to place their ballot in a return box prior to Montgomery Township’s box being available this week, we advise that a ballot box is already in place in front of the Somerset County Administrative Offices at 20 Grove St. Somerville, NJ. (See photo.)
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MONTGOMERY BIZ FORUM TONIGHT – Join Us!
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Montgomery Township will host a Business Forum tonight, Sept. 23 from 7:00 to 8:00 pm as a Zoom Webinar. No advance registration is necessary. The purpose of this forum is to connect local business owners with township professionals and elected officials to get the latest information and open the discussion for businesses to get as many related questions answered right then and there.
Chris Edwards, the new CEO of the Somerset County Business Partnership, will join a virtual Montgomery Business Forum on September 23 to talk about how businesses county-wide are responding to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, Township staff related to Health, Planning, Finance, Code Enforcement, and Police will be available to answer questions on local reopening measures and current health and safety regulations/recommendations.
Those wishing to participate should use the following link to join the webinar (there is no need to pre-register):
For businesses unable to attend, the forum will be recorded and available for viewing in a few days on the Township website at the meetings video webpage’s Specialty Tab.
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TODAY’S COVID-19 CASE REPORT |
Note: There have been zero (0) new cases in Montgomery/Rocky Hill since our last report Monday, 9-21-20.
As of 9 am today, 9-23
NJ cases: 200,988
NJ deaths: 16,082
Somerset County cases: 5,725
Somerset County deaths: 572
Montgomery cases: 169
Montgomery deaths: 7
Rocky Hill cases: 6
Rocky Hill deaths: 0
Age Ranges of Cases in Montgomery & Rocky Hill:
25 <20
23 20-29
18 30-39
26 40-49
37 50-59
24 60-69
4 70-79
18 80+
175 confirmed and probably cases for Montgomery and Rocky Hill in total, of which:
- 158 presumed recovereda
- 10 currently ill
- 7 fatalities
a “Presumed recovered” means 30 days have elapsed since individual’s diagnosis and the person is not hospitalized.
*****DISCLAIMER***** Reported numbers on this page may not match the figures provided on the Somerset County page. This is due to differences in reporting times.
Testing Site info found at: https://health.montgomery.nj.us/covid-testing/
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Mayor Sadaf Jaffer
Deputy Mayor Marvin Schuldiner
Catherine Gural
Devra Keenan
Kent Huang
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The next meeting of the Montgomery Township Committee will be Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020 at 7 PM.
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