Author: Greater Media
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Oceanport resident receives art award
Awards were presented to winners of the 48th annual New Jersey Senior Citizen Art Show last October at Meadow Lakes in East Windsor. The art show is a co-sponsored project of the New Jersey State Council of the Arts. Over 200 works of art by professional and amateur artists from 17 counties were exhibited in…
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Habitat moves ReStore to South St. building
Habitat for Humanity in Monmouth County has opened a ReStore home improvement resale store at 45 South St. in Freehold. The location is the former site of Silvert’s furniture store and more recently, a supermarket. The ReStore will be open Wednesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. “We recognized we could serve more…
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In matters of the heart, time is of the essence
By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer With February designated as American Heart Month, numerous events are planned that will offer everything from blood-pressure screenings to tips on how to maintain a healthy heart. FILE PHOTO The idioms are endless: Home is where the heart is. Bless your heart. Be young at heart. Absence makes the heart…
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Heart-healthy events
Local hospitals are scheduling the following events to raise awareness of heart health: Wear Red Day will be held 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Feb. 6 outside Monmouth Medical Center’s SeaBreeze Café, located on the hospital’s first floor at 300 Second Ave., Long Branch. In recognition of the American Heart Association’s “Go Red for Women” movement…
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Edison board moves election to November
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer The Edison Board of Education will move its annual election from April to November, following a course that most New Jersey school districts have taken in recent years. After a lengthy discussion, the board voted 6-2 in favor of the move. The decision binds the board to hold its elections…
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Teen’s efforts take aim at addiction to opiates
By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer Metuchen High School student Heather Jones interviews Matthew Sielski, an EMT with the Metuchen First Aid Squad, for her documentary on opiate addiction. A Metuchen teen has taken a dark problem facing the community and brought it into the light. “Overdose from opiates is the No. 1 source of accidental…
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Edison, Metuchen recognized for efforts toward sustainability
By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer Edison and Metuchen have achieved Bronze-level certification in the Sustainable Jersey program, placing them among the ranks of 177 municipalities around the state that are certified as sustainable by the organization. “Municipalities that earn this certification are considered by their peers, state government, experts and civic organizations in New Jersey…
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Statins quo?
If you have certain risk factors for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), your physician will most likely discuss statins, a family of medications recommended for heart disease or stroke prevention. In writing the new guidelines, experts from the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology identified four groups of individuals who could benefit from…
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Edison nurse recognized for being ‘strong leader’
Eddie Perez EDISON — A township resident has been named a “don” of nursing for the care he provides at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson. Eddie Perez, director of nursing in the Medical Surgical Division at St. Joseph’s, was among 19 honorees at the 2014 Divas and Dons in Nursing celebration sponsored by…
