Age range of new COVID-19 cases in Edison are from 13-59, township will commemorate 100th year of women’s suffrage today from 3-6 p.m. at Yelenscics…

EDISON Edison officials reported nine new COVID-19 cases over a two-day period, which brings the total number of cases to 2,058, according to the Edison Office of Emergency Management on Aug. 30.

Three new cases were reported for Aug. 28 and six new cases were reported for Aug. 29. The age range of the cases were from 13 to 21 on Aug. 28 and 24 to 59 on Aug. 29.

The township has lost 238 residents to COVID-19, according to Middlesex County.

Mayor Thomas Lankey and Council President Joyce Ship-Freeman will celebrate women elected officials of the township from 3-6 p.m. on Aug. 30 at Yelenscics Park on Woodbridge Avenue to commemorate the 100th year of womens suffrage.

The Edisons Department of Public Works personnel are diligently working to clean up roadways following Tropical Storm Isaias. Residents, businesses are asked to pile storm debris at curbside. Clean ups will continue over the next several weeks.

The Edison Senior Center, 2963 Woodbridge Avenue, will be open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday as a cooling center. Those using the cooling center will be required to wear a face covering and will have their temperature taken along with providing contact information. Please contact the office at 732-248-7345 for further information.

Menlo Park Mall and all indoor malls reopened on June 29. For more information visit https://www.simon.com/mall/menlo-park-mall.

The Edison Public main library at 340 Plainfield Ave., reopened on July 13. Patrons must wear face masks. Gov. Phil Murphy announced public libraries are allowed to reopen on July 2 with 25% capacity.

The library hours are 1-8:30 p.m. on Monday and 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday to Friday.

The reopening of the north branch library at 777 Grove Ave. began on July 27 and the Clara Barton branch at 141 Hoover Ave. will follow in August.

No seating and study tables at the library will be available. No meetings or programs will be held at least through Labor Day. Children under the age of 12 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. All returned materials will be quarantined for 72 hours. For more information contact edisondirector@lmxac.org.

The Edison Public Library has launched a COVID memory project. Residents are welcome to share their experiences during the coronavirus through a questionnaire and any images and videos documenting experiences. All items submitted will be reviewed for the librarys archive. For more information visit edisonpubliclibrary.net/covidMemory.shtml.

Mayor Thomas Lankey issued an executive order ahead of the reopening of outdoor dining on June 15. The executive order, which will run through Oct. 31, allows restaurants and food establishments to eliminate up to 20% of their existing onsite parking to accommodate tables for consumption of food and beverages. Hours of operation for outdoor dining will run from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. and the township reserves the right to review and revoke approval of applications. The fee for application permits have been waived. For more information visit edisonnj.org.

The Edison Farmers Market is open from 1-3 p.m. every Wednesday at the Jade Dynasty parking lot, 925 Amboy Ave., through October.

On Aug. 5, the farmers market added La Canasta Produce to the market with additional fruit and vegetable offerings.

La Canasta joins vendors Asprocolas Acres, La Bonbonniere Bake Shop, Fresh Honey and Honey Products, Bebes All Natural Masalas Indian sauces for a variety of foods, Elchas Eats, and P.M. Naturals.

For more information about pre-order and pickup visit Asprocolasacres.com, la-bonbonniere-bake-shoppe.myshopify.com, http://www.countrybirdandgarden.net, bebesallnatural.com, and elchaseats.com.

The township has resumed the collection of cardboard from outside of the recycling container on regular recycling days.

Edison Township was not provided any other information regarding the new cases.

For Middlesex County information visit discovermiddlesex.com/covid19/ or http://www.middlesexcountynj.gov/covid19.

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Age range of new COVID-19 cases in Edison are from 13-59, township will commemorate 100th year of women's suffrage today from 3-6 p.m. at Yelenscics...