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  • Keep active this summer to improve overall health

    By Lu Han M.D. A ll Americans should be regularly physically active to improve overall health and fitness and to prevent many adverse health outcomes.The benefits of physical activity occur in generally healthy people, in people at risk of developing chronic diseases, and in people with current chronic conditions or disabilities. Regular physical activity plays…

  • State faults board’s legal services pact

    Board president says changes have been made By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer Legal bills incurred by the Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education in 2011 contained several faults that could have cost taxpayers money, according to a report released last week by the Office of the State Comptroller. The report outlines five areas…

  • Women at greater risk of COPD; half don’t know they have it

    Women are 37 percent more likely to have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) than men and now account for more than half of all deaths attributed to COPD in our nation.The American Lung Association’s latest health disparity report,“Taking Her Breath Away:The Rise of COPD in Women,” examines the nation’s third leading cause of death and…

  • Charges of luring lodged against Tinton Falls man

    FREEHOLD — Police have charged a resident of Tinton Falls with luring following an incident that involved a 16-year-old girl from Freehold Borough. Freehold Borough police Lt. Michael Sweetman said Anthony Brian Burke, 35, was charged with luring and criminal sexual contact. The alleged incident occurred at 7:30 p.m. June 19. Sweetman said Burke allegedly…

  • CentraState to participate in Choose Your Cover skin cancer screenings in Belmar

    CentraState’s Star and Barry Tobias Health Awareness Center is partnering with the Ocean Monmouth Health Alliance to participate in a statewide event called Choose Your Cover, a skin cancer awareness, education and screening program. The skin cancer screenings will be held on July 20 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Belmar on the beach…

  • Kids with dyslexia will find support in new Kids Klub

    By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer A new club for children who have dyslexia will allow its young members to have the opportunity to be leaders, rather than followers, according to Kim Mitchell of Howell. Kids Klub is a Monmouth County 4-H Club and is the result of a joint effort on the part of…

  • Therapeutic massage can speed up recovery

    By Michael Sheynin, physical therapist Some people associate massage with spa treatments designed only for relaxation and pampering. However, therapeutic massage in the hands of the physical therapists is a very powerful tool that helps patients recover faster from sports injuries and various painful conditions. When injury occurs, muscles in the surrounding area become tight…

  • Anne Frank’s story comes to Center Players stage

    Fear, hope and grief are artfully explored with Center Players’ new adaptation of “The Diary of Anne Frank.” A young girl, alive to everything around her and awakening within her, with hopes and dreams of the life she may one day lead with friends and family, confides to her diary the secrets of her heart.…

  • Charlotte Sometimes is always about the music

    By REGINA YORKGITIS Staff Writer Charlotte Sometimes CeeLo Green’s head bopped, Adam Levine’s jaw dropped, and before the song ended, four music superstars had spun around to fight over a Jersey girl. “You get down on yourself a lot in music,” Asbury Park resident Charlotte Sometimes said. Not on this night in February 2012, when…