Township of Monroe News

IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM MAYOR TAMBURRO
While JCP&L has made much needed progress in efforts to restore power throughout Monroe Township, there are many without power at this time.  Frankly, I am outraged that we still have 411 customer without power four days after the storm. 

Enough is enough.  It is time for the Board of Public Utilities to take action and force JCP&L to be a better utility provider.     

Our Monroe Township Police Officers have done a fantastic job of keeping in contact and receiving updates from crews from NJ, Maryland, Ohio and Indiana who are doing their best at multiple sites throughout the Township as we speak.  But accurate and timely communications should be coming from JCP&L to our residents - their customers! 

I continue to fight for more resources in our town.    

At this point in time, JCP&L reports 411 customers still without power in Monroe Township – down from more than 18,000 immediately following the storm.  We will not rest until this number is zero. 

Residents may deposit yard debris collected as a result of Tropical Storm Isaias at the curb through Friday, August 14.

This collection is for yard debris only. Yard debris may be loose or in bio-degradable yard waste bags. No plastic bags will be accepted.

Yard waste may also be dropped off at the DPW yard until 2:45 pm today (Friday.) The yard also will be open tomorrow (Saturday) from 8 am - 3 pm.

Reminder: No household food products will be accepted. These items should be discarded with regular trash collection.

NEW JERSEY PREPARES FOR TROPICAL STORM ISAIAS

Known Cases

New Cases

Deaths

Monroe Township

818

3

(July 31 – August 3)

124 Total

82 Long Term Care

42 Community-Wide

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

Two additional long-term care cases reported today were from May 14. 

New COVID-19 Cases from July 31 – August 3:  50M, 64F, 77F

STATE AND NJDOH STATISTICS: 

• NJ hospitals currently have 356 patients being treated for COVID-19.
• 144 patients in either critical or intensive care; 49 ventilators in use; 34% on ventilators.
• The daily spot positivity rate for tests from July 30 was 1.88%. Rate of transmission: 1.48
• 1 new report of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in children, 55 cases total.
• “We remain in a public health emergency. Over the last week, we saw numbers of new cases that we hadn’t seen in eight weeks. Our rate of transmission is now more than double where it was a few weeks ago,” said Governor Murphy. “Everyone needs to get it together – and fast. This is not yet past us.”

TWO ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY-WIDE CASES RECEIVED FROM MARCH AND MAY*

Known Cases

New Cases

Deaths

Monroe Township

813

8

(July 28 – 30)

124 Total (1 ADD’L)

82 Long Term Care

42 Community-Wide

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

*Two additional community-wide cases reported today were from March 26 and May 7. 

New COVID-19 Cases from July 28 – 30:  27F, 29F, 41F, 54M, 65F, 72F, 87F, 97F

STATE AND NJDOH STATISTICS: 

• NJ hospitals currently have 761 patients being treated for COVID-19.
• 116 patients in either critical or intensive care; 49 ventilators in use; 42% on ventilators.
• The daily spot positivity rate for tests from July 25 was 2.42%. Rate of transmission: 1.14
• “Coronavirus is more easily transmitted indoors. We can have an enjoyable summer,” said Governor Murphy. “We can gather together with our friends – but only in small groups and, hopefully, only outdoors.”