Mercer County Community College to offer medical cannabis training course this fall online
Changes in state regulations mean more jobs in the cannabis industry in New Jersey.
Additional COVID-19 vaccine dose available for immunocompromised Princeton residents who are homebound
Contact the health department to see if you are eligible and to schedule an appointment.
Upcoming COVID-19 vaccine walk-up clinics in the Princeton region
No appointment necessary.
Princeton Health Department to offer COVID-19 booster vaccines beginning Sept. 20
Since July 8, there have been 57 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Princeton. Of those cases, 29 cases, or 68.4% of the confirmed cases, have been breakthrough infections.
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St. Francis Medical Center in Trenton has non-binding agreement to become part of Capital Health
In 2011, Capital Health shut down its 650,000-square-foot Mercer hospital campus on Bellevue Avenue in Trenton and moved to the suburbs, opening a new hospital in Hopewell Township.
Princeton Recreation Director Ben Stentz resigns
Stentz has worked for the recreation department for more than two decades.
Pfizer vaccine clinics set for 16- and 17-year-olds next week
Three vaccination clinics will be offered for teens.
COVID-19 vaccine statistics for the state and region, plus the latest test and death numbers
In Mercer County, 87,248 people are fully vaccinated.
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New Penn Medicine Princeton Health CEO guides medical center through the pandemic and beyond
James Demetriades replaced Barry Rabner, who served as President and CEO of the healthcare system since 2002.
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Princeton Medical Center to outsource management of community clinic
The change will take place effective May 1.
Penn Medicine Princeton Health website crashes after vaccine sign-up portal opens (updated)
As of 12:45 p.m., the website was still down.
New CEO named for Penn Medicine Princeton Health
The University of Pennsylvania Health System has named James Demetriades to serve as the new CEO of Penn Medicine Princeton Health. He will begin his new role on March 1, succeeding Barry Rabner, who has served as president and CEO since 2002. Demetriades has worked for Penn Medicine Princeton Health for 17 years and currently…
Confirmed COVID-19 cases in Princeton reach highest seven-day and two-week totals since pandemic began
Over the seven-day period from Dec. 10 through Dec. 16, the local health department has received positive COVID-19 PCR test results for 36 residents, the highest number for a one-week period since the pandemic began. For the past two weeks, the health department has received positive COVID-19 PCR test results for 62 residents, also a…
First health care workers in N.J. begin receiving COVID-19 vaccine
Vaccine brings hope, and protection for health care workers. m
N.J. Department of Health guidelines for celebrating the holidays
All holiday gatherings in New Jersey must comply with current indoor and outdoor limits. The current limits are 10 people indoors and 25 people outdoors as of Dec. 7. Tree lightings, menorah lightings, and other holiday gatherings should be held outdoors, and must adhere to the outdoor gathering limits as well. Parades, concerts, visits from…
COVID-19 testing sites in Princeton region struggle to keep up with demand
As the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic sweeps across the state and with Thanksgiving just around the corner, COVID-19 testing sites are struggling to keep up with the demand for tests. In many cases, locations that accepted walk-ins are now only taking appointments. Testing locations that only offer online appointment scheduling are booked three…
N.J. governor urges residents to cooperate with contact tracers to help slow COVID-19 spread
More than 2,3000 contact tracers across the state are working to slow the spread of the coronavirus, but they face a major hurdle in their work – cooperation from the public. About 60 percent of the people contact tracers call refuse to cooperate with the contact tracers, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said on Friday….
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation executive vice president to serve on Biden’s COVID-19 advisory board
Julie Morita, the executive vice president of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in Plainsboro, has been appointed to serve on President-Elect Joe Biden’s COVID-19 advisory board. Morita previously served as the health commissioner for the city of Chicago. According to her biography on the foundation website, she is a member of the American Academy of…