Author: Greater Media

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    The Long Branch Elks Lodge 742 will host an “All-You-Can-Eat Italian Buffet” 6- 8 p.m. Aug. 21 at 150 Garfield Ave., Long Branch. The buffet is open to the public. The cost is $8 per person and includes meatballs, sausage, chicken Parmesan, linguine with clam sauce, stuffed rigatoni, pasta fagioli, bread, salad, coffee and dessert.…

  • Thrift shop to hold bag sale

    ShareGood Thrift Shoppe is having a Mid-Summer Bag Sale on Tuesday, July 14, Thursday, July 16, and Saturday, July 18. All the tops and bottoms you can fit in a grocery bag for $4. ShareGood Thrift Shoppe is open Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Donations are accepted during business hours.…

  • Healthy eats for vacationers

    By Lauren Pendergast, R.D.N. Summer’s here, school’s out and for many people that means vacation time is right around the corner. Check out these tips for healthier travels. Traveling by plane or car? Bring healthy snacks with you to curb hunger!  homemade trail mix — mix whole grain cereal, walnuts, dark chocolate, dried fruit…

  • Enhancing diagnostic accuracy through 3D mammography: available in Old Bridge

    By Dr. Philip S. Lakritz About 1 in 8 women born in the United States today will get breast cancer.The good news is that many women survive breast cancer if it is found and treated early. Roughly 40 million mammograms are performed in the United States annually, the majority with 2D digital mammography.Approximately 4 million…

  • Joslin Diabetes Center, affiliate at RBMC, celebrates opening of new office in Old Bridge

    The Joslin Diabetes Center,Affiliate at Raritan Bay Medical Center, celebrated the opening of its new office location in the Medical and Surgical Pavilion at the medical center’s Old Bridge location in June.This unique new office, located at 2 Hospital Plaza, includes dedicated space to expand patient education programming as well as a demonstration kitchen where…

  • Why is it important to warm up?

    By Dr. Ira Shapiro With the warm weather upon us, many individuals have already begun their fun and sun activities at full throttle.This includes picking up exactly where they left off last summer. Unfortunately,“going all in” without any consideration of your present physical state is never a good idea. No matter who you are, I…

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    PHOTO COURTESY OF MARCH OF DIMES Jenessa Valdez and her daughter, Sofia, of South Amboy, received special recognition at the March of Dimes Award Party last month. They served as the Ambassador Family for the 2015 Middlesex County March for Babies Walk, the premier fundraising event for the March of Dimes.

  • Concert, luau to aid local boy’s treatment

    A Luau Buffet Dinner and AlterEgo Band Concert for Zachary Nemeth, a Helmetta youngster who was born with multiple disabilities, is scheduled for 1 p.m. July 19 at the East Brunswick Elks Lodge, 21 Oakmont Ave. Dinner will be served at 2 p.m. In the event of rain, the event will be held indoors. AlterEgo…

  • Mary Poppins

    TOP PICK Phoenix Productions will be reviving one of Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s classics, “Mary Poppins,” at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank for two weekends starting July 10. Katherine LeFevre will star as Mary Poppins, with Bob Brown as Mr. Banks, Patricia Delesky as Mrs. Banks, Taylor Carpinello as Jane, and Jack Sweeney…