Author: Greater Media
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Weichert Real Estate Affiliates added 43 new offices in 2014
Weichert Real Estate Affiliates Inc., the franchise division of Weichert, Realtors, continued its rapid nationwide growth in 2014, including the opening of its first office in Nevada. In total, Weichert added 43 new offices last year and grew at twice the rate it did in 2013. “We are happy to welcome these talented sales teams…
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Memory loss will be topic of seminar
The Greater New Jersey Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association will hold an educational seminar on understanding memory loss at 10:30 a.m. March 12 at Charleston Place, 3424 Route 27, Kendall Park. The one-hour workshop will explore the difference between normal age-related memory changes and abnormal changes associated with Alzheimer’s disease or related dementia disorders. There…
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Benefits of the revolutionary AlterG anti-gravity treadmill
By David Bertone, P.T., D.P.T., O.C.S. During my 25-year career as a physical therapist, there have been very few devices that have come to market that have immediately benefited a large segment of the rehabilitation population as the AlterG anti-gravity treadmill. Developed in 2005 by founder Sean Whalen, the treadmill utilizes the NASApatented differential air…
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Monmouth County Association of Realtors installs new officers and directors
The Monmouth County Association of Realtors (MCAR) held its 2015 Installation of Officers and Directors recently at the Essex & Sussex in Spring Lake. The members welcomed President Robert White and the new MCAR leadership as well as recognized the outgoing directors for their work and dedication to the association. Installed officers for 2015 are…
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County sets spring job fair
More than 50 employers in sectors such as health care, technology, advance manufacturing, retail, hospitality, financial services, and transportation logistics and distribution will be on hand March 25 at a job fair hosted by the Middlesex County Office of Workforce Development. The companies will recruit for various full-time positions at the fair, which is set…
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Nurses reverse a worrisome winter development
In mid-December, three residents in the River Road, Piscataway, Parker nursing home caught an upper respiratory virus. Such viruses can cause residents to miss much-anticipated group activities and runs the risk of broad transmission through the home. The nursing staff, working with housekeeping, environmental services, and dining services, made sure that neither threat materialized. Staff…
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Weichert, Realtors’ Brick office hosting shoe drive
Frances “Fran” Graffeo, manager of Weichert, Realtors’ Brick office, has announced that her office has joined forces with Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children (CASA) to collect new and gently-used shoes for men, women and children of all ages. In honor of child abuse awareness month, the local community is invited to fill an unlimited…
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DATEBOOK
Arkadiy Figlin, an international concert pianist from Lincoln Center and the School of American Ballet, will perform a program of classical, jazz and folk pieces at 2 p.m. March 7 at the Jackson Library, 2 Jackson Drive, Jackson. The program is free and open to the public, but registration is requested. Space is limited,…
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10 big brain-related breakthroughs of 2014
By Michael Ginsberg This was a big year on the brain front. From brain injury and brain training to Alzheimer’s and autism, neuroscientists are unraveling more mysteries surrounding the human brain, and discovering new treatments and preventative methods in the process. In celebration of Brain Awareness Month, here are 10 of the biggest brain breakthroughs…
