Township of Monroe News

Tuesday, November 3, 2020, 5:00 pm
Monroe Township OEM Community Update

Following is an update on DPW and Monroe Township Library operations for the remainder of this week.

As previously reported, the Township closed its Department of Public Works after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, October 28. The DPW immediately suspended operations and began employee testing. Officials promptly disinfected all township buildings. In total, three public works employees tested positive for the virus. All three employees continue to be isolated and are recovering at home.

Beginning tomorrow, November 4, DPW will resume previously scheduled bulk pickups and leaf collection through the end of the month.  Out of an abundance of caution, the DPW yard will remain closed until further notice.  Please contact the Monroe Township DPW at 732-656-4575 for information regarding bulk and leaf pick-up.

Sunday, November 1, 2020, 5:00 pm
Monroe Township OEM Community Update

Monroe Township remains committed to communicating with residents as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. The following is an update on township operations for the week of November 2, 2020.

On Wednesday, October 28, the Township announced the closure of DPW after a staff member tested positive for the virus. The Department of Public Works immediately suspended operations and began employee testing. Officials promptly began the disinfection and remediation protocol in all township buildings. As of today, 3 public works employees have tested positive for COVID-19. All three employees are recovering at home. We wish them all a speedy recovery. DPW will remain closed until we can safely reopen the yard, and other activities.

On Friday, October 30, it was established that a Monroe Library employee was significantly exposed to a confirmed positive individual. The building was closed immediately as staff members and the public were notified. Follow-up testing on library employees has not revealed any positive results at this time. Out of an abundance of caution, the Monroe Township Library circulation and operations will remain closed through Election Day.

We are vigilant in our efforts to identify and rapidly respond to any possibility of COVID-19 within our workforce. It is our highest priority to protect the health, safety and welfare of all township employees and residents.

Known Cases

New Cases

Deaths

Monroe Township

1014

34

(10/22 – 10/28)

127 Total

84 Long Term Care

43 Community-Wide

 PLEASE NOTE: Cases are reported as soon as the information is made available to the Township.

Four additional positive cases community-wide reported today were from June, July and August. 

A MESSAGE FROM MAYOR TAMBURRO:

As a community, we have been battling the COVID-19 pandemic together for more than seven months now.  After an initial onslaught of cases in mid-March through April that spurred widespread closures and restrictions, we successfully managed to reduce case counts and deaths in our community.

As many of those restrictions were modified and reduced, we kept those numbers going in the right direction throughout the summer - through social distancing, wearing masks and hand washing.

We went from a peak average of roughly 92 cases/week in April; to averaging roughly 16 cases/week over the Summer (July – August); to roughly 23 cases/week in September.

An employee of the Monroe Township Department of Public Works Road Division has tested positive for COVID-19 today, Wednesday, October 28.

Please be advised that the DPW offices, the DPW yard and all special pickups will be closed through and including Tuesday, November 3.

Contact tracing is underway and all notifications have been made. 

Additional updates will be provided as necessary.