Mayor Janice Mironov and Members of Council -- Denise Daniels, Anthony Katawick, Marc Lippman, David Russell, Johnnie Whittington and John Zoller -- Present

 
East Windsor Township
E-News Alert!
 

April 23, 2020

CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) UPDATE

EAST WINDSOR TOWNSHIP UPDATES

CHANGE OF LOCATION:    Central Jersey Urgent Care has relocated its COVID-19 testing site to outside the Robbinsville Fieldhouse (bubble), located at 153 West Manor Way in Robbinsville.  COVID-19 nasal swab testing is available to residents of Mercer County, by appointment only and you must register online at www.clockwisemd.com/hospitals/5345/visits/new. No prescription is required to get tested, but you must be symptomatic, or have been exposed to a COVID-19 positive patient.  For those without Internet access, call (609) 867-0600 for more information. The current testing schedule is Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 9 A.M. to 5 P.M. Testing is limited to one person per-household. The cost for self-pay individuals without insurance will be $99 paid via credit card (no cash will be accepted) at the time of service at the site. Those with insurance also will be required to provide a valid credit card, but only after insurance is applied will any remaining patient responsibility be charged to the card. Contact your healthcare insurer for coverage verification, and be prepared to upload your photo ID and insurance card (if available) during registration. Notification of both positive and negative results will be made by phone in 2-3 days.

STATE OF NEW JERSEY UPDATES

Governor Murphy and the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance announced (CLICK HERE) on April 21 that New Jersey residents with commercially-owned Federal Family Education Program Loans or privately held student loans who are struggling to make their payments due to the COVID-19 pandemic will be eligible for expanded relief. The initiative is modeled on the agreement made by the New York Department of Financial Services with commercial student loan servicers in its state. Borrowers in need of assistance must immediately contact their student loan servicer to identify the options that are appropriate to their circumstances. Relief options offered by participating servicers include:

  • Providing a minimum of 90 days of forbearance relief for borrowers;
  • Waiving late payment fees for borrowers;
  • Ensuring no borrower is subject to negative credit reporting;
  • Ceasing debt collection lawsuits for 90 days; and
  • Working with eligible borrowers to enroll them in other applicable borrower assistance programs.

More information and a list of participating servicers can be found CLICK HERE.  To determine the types of federal loans and servicers, borrowers can visit the U.S. Department of Education’s National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) at www.nslds.ed.gov or call the Department of Education Federal Student Aid Information Center at 1-800-433-3243 or 1-800-730-8913 (TDD). Borrowers with private student loans can check the contact information on their monthly billing statements.   Residents who have questions or are experiencing trouble with their student loan servicer may contact the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance Consumer Hotline at 1-800-446-7467 (8:30 am to 5:00 pm EST Monday-Friday), or go to the Department website and click on Consumer Assistance - Inquiries/Complaints, at www.dobi.nj.gov,

Residents who have questions or are experiencing trouble with their student loan servicer may contact the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance Consumer Hotline at 1-800-446-7467 (8:30 am to 5:00 pm EST Monday-Friday), or go to the Department website and click on Consumer Assistance - Inquiries/Complaints, at https://www.dobi.nj.gov

Mercer County has reported, as of April 23, 2020, there have been 148 new cases for a total of 2,991 Confirmed COVID-19 Cases to date, and 18 additional deaths for a total of 163 deaths in Mercer County.  All active cases are either at home self-isolating or admitted to the hospital.  The State of New Jersey today reported 4,124 additional Confirmed COVID-19 Cases for a current total of 99,989 cases, and 305 additional deaths for a total of 5,368 COVID-19 related deaths statewide.  For all further information and data related to COVID-19 cases, go to the New Jersey official COVID-19 dashboard (CLICK HERE).

Please continue practicing social distancing, following the advice and directives of health care professionals and government officials, and using good sense, so we can all get through this difficult period together. We need to remember that the most effective and most caring responsible thing we can continue to do for ourselves, our loved ones and our entire community is to continue to do what we are doing.

If you are concerned about your mental health or the mental health of a loved one during the current crisis, NJMentalHealthCares is available 7 days a week from 8 A.M. to 8 P.M. at (866) 202-HELP (4357).

For general questions and concerns about COVID-19:

PRIOR UPDATES

For prior updates and resources visit the EAST WINDSOR TOWNSHIP COVID-19 information webpage:
www.east-windsor.nj.us/COVID

Residents are advised to check the Township website at www.east-windsor.nj.us, read E-News Alerts, tune into Community Access TV Comcast Channel 27 and Verizon Channel 38, or call the municipal information hotline at (609) 443-4000, ext. 400, for schedule updates.

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