Author: Greater Media
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Sports hernia can be difficult to diagnose
By Wageeh William Azer, M.D. Sports hernia, also known as hockey groin or athletic pubalgia, describes a condition characterized by unilateral persistent groin pain, often in an athlete, without a true hernia. It was described initially in Europe, and has become a common diagnosis in high intensity sports, especially in youths and collegiate athletes. Sports…
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Be cautious with charitable donations
The New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs is reminding consumers to “Investigate Before You Donate” and avoid fraudulent charitable solicitations when seeking to donate to victims of the earthquake in Nepal. “Don’t just assume that an attractivesounding appeal is legitimate. Look closely at any organization or individual who solicits your money,” Division of Consumer Affairs…
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Animal shelter to celebrate first anniversary
New Beginnings Animal Rescue, 706-R Cranbury Road, East Brunswick, will host its first anniversary celebration noon to 4 p.m. May 9. The event is designed to thank the community for its support in making the shelter a success. There will be complimentary refreshments, free gifts, prizes, raffles, face painting, children’s games and entertainment by the…
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Local group to host Mother’s Day breakfast
The Lyons-Schepsco VFW Post 1451 will hold a Mother’s Day breakfast 9 a.m. to noon on May 10 at the post, 31 Main St., South River. The menu will include pancakes, eggs, sausage, home fries, coffee, tea, juice and pastries. The cost is $8 per person.
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Reformed Church Home receives National Embracing Quality Award
News of Greater Media Newspapers’ advertisers For the third year in a row, Reformed Church Home has been awarded the Providigm Embracing Quality Award for exceptional achievement in the categories of Deficiency — Free Survey and Customer Satisfaction. With only 302 nursing centers in the United States and Ontario receiving awards in 2015, this puts…
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Protect homes, selves from carbon monoxide poisoning
The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) and the New Jersey Department of Health are reissuing cautions related to portable generators. The warnings come after the deaths of a young mother and her daughter who succumbed to fumes that came from a gas generator used inside a home in East Orange without proper ventilation,…
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Columbiettes seek vendors, crafters
The Columbiettes of Immaculate Conception Knights of Columbus Council No. 4907 will sponsor its annual Flea Market/ Craft Show 9 a.m.-3 p.m. May 16 in the church parking lot, Manalapan Road, Spotswood. Fee is $15 per space. Vendors and crafters are sought. The event will take place rain or shine. For more information and to…
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White Tiger, NRG to rock again
Those who are in their middle or late 50s and have lived in the tri-state area most of their life may remember remember the band White Tiger. White Tiger relocated to New Jersey in the late 1970s from New Orleans and took the area by storm, playing to sold-out crowds nightly, according to a press…
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Vendor spots open at June 6 flea market
The Sayreville Recreation Department will sponsor its annual Community Flea Market June 6 at the Borough Hall Football Field and Track, Main Street. Fee is $15 per table space for residents and $25 per space for nonresidents. Registration is being accepted 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Mondays-Fridays, at the Mickey Sedlak Recreation Center, Dolan Street, and online…
