Category: Examiner News

  • The Lunatic Fringe unleashes on New Jersey this weekend

    By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer WWE Superstar Dean Ambrose will hold a meet-and-greet with professional wrestling fans at iPlay America in Freehold Township on Sept. 5. PHOTO COURTESY OF WWE The Lunatic Fringe is about to descend upon New Jersey. WWE professional wrestling Superstar Dean Ambrose will meet and greet fans at iPlay America, Schanck…

  • Brain cancer symptoms can be overlooked or even ignored

    By Dr. Seth S. Joseffer, M.D., FACS Brain cancer will impact nearly 17,000 people in the United States this year.While other types of cancer have increased or decreased over the past 25 years, brain cancer cases have remained fairly constant. In all, there are more than 120 different types of brain tumors, but glioblastoma (the…

  • Give Back Foundation will host fundraiser at Elks Club

    ALLENTOWN – A nonprofit organization based in Allentown wants to help out when individuals face a difficult situation in life. Toward that end, the Give Back Foundation will host a fundraiser in the fall. At 6:30 p.m. Oct. 3, the foundation will open the doors at the New Egypt Elks Club, 105 Lakewood Road, New…

  • No surgery required; uterine fibroids can be treated through the wrist

    By Vivek V. Patil, M.D. Fibroid tumors of the uterus are a common problem facing many women over the course of their lives. By age 50, about 70 percent of women will have these non-cancerous tumors that grow along the wall of the uterus, although many of them cause no physical symptoms. But for some,…

  • Horses doing their part to help veterans recover

    By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent Jennifer Tevlin, the special programs coordinator at the Sunnyside Equestrian Center, Middletown, has been giving a presentation entitled “Equine-Facilitated Mental Health for Veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder” around New Jersey and throughout the nation. Tevlin said she works with the Wounded Warrior Project and said there is a Horses for Heroes…

  • Get jazzed about N.J. wines at the Jazz It Up Wine Festival

    TOP PICK The Jazz it Up Wine Festival will be held Sept. 5 and 6 at historic Allaire State Park. New Jersey’s largest wine festival will feature 17 Garden State Wine Growers Association wineries, nearly 300 locally produced wines to sample, live jazz performances, kids’ activities, and delicious food and craft vendors. The festival will…

  • Community will unite for Millstone Day 2015

    MILLSTONE — Residents of Millstone Township will come together to celebrate their community at Millstone Day 2015. The annual event for people of all ages will be held from noon to 5 p.m. Sept. 13 at FrogBridge Day Camp, 7 Yellow Meeting House Road, Millstone. Admission is free. Millstone Day is sponsored by the Millstone…

  • Jersey Shore Jazz & Blues Festival

    TOP PICK The Jersey Shore Jazz and Blues Festival will be held noon to 10 p.m. Aug. 29 on The Great Lawn on the Boardwalk in Long Branch. The festival features live performances by jazz and blues musicians from the Jersey Shore Jazz & Blues Foundation. Exotic and regional New Jersey food, crafter and sponsor…

  • Event will benefit MS center

    CentraState Healthcare Foundation will host its 14th annual multiple sclerosis fundraiser, “An Evening in the Vineyards,” from 7-10 p.m. Sept. 18 at CentraState’s Star and Barry Tobias Ambulatory Campus, 901 W. Main St., Freehold Township. Proceeds will support the Linda E. Cardinale Multiple Sclerosis Center, which is now the largest and most comprehensive MS center…