Category: Tri-Town News

  • Eradicating early-stage breast cancers without surgery

    By Kenneth Tomkovich, M.D. I started my career as a breast radiologist when radical mastectomies (breast removal) were one of the few breast cancer treatments. Thankfully today, we’re on the verge of successfully treating smaller breast cancers without the need for any surgery at all. FDA-approved cryoablation (a treatment to kill cancer cells using extreme…

  • Why you shouldn’t overdo: the downside of overtraining

    Dr. Leonard J. Somarriba D.P.T., C.S.C.S. We have all heard the phrase “No pain, no gain.”When it comes to the human body, discomfort is acceptable, but pain is not. In fact, there is a threshold of pain tolerance that is unique to each individual. It’s important to understand and respect this limit. When the body…

  • Stars and stripes at Twin Lights

    By P.J. CANDIDO Staff Writer The Twin Lights Museum has reopened after three years of renovations. COURTESY OF TWIN LIGHTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY After three years of renovations and installation of a new exhibit, the Twin Lights Museum has reopened in Highlands. Historic flags and patriotic artifacts are among the notable items in the new multimedia…

  • How to manage the emotional roller coaster after a diabetes diagnosis

    By Saima Farghani, M.D. While I’ve done it thousands of times, it never gets easier for me to tell a patient he or she has diabetes. For some, it comes as a complete shock; for others, the news confirms what the patient already suspected. Regardless of the response, living with diabetes is life-changing and it…

  • DEP wants answers from Jackson on land matters

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer Several alleged “stewardship issues” at two properties in Jackson are keeping almost $500,000 in funding from the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) away from township coffers. While a DEP official had a lot to say in a lengthy and pointed letter to municipal officials, neither Mayor Michael Reina nor…

  • Affordable housing gets site off Freehold Road

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON – Fears of possible discrimination in housing at the Jackson Twenty- One development took center stage during a Planning Board meeting. On Oct. 19, the board unanimously approved a major subdivision and preliminary site plan that impacted where 88 affordable housing units will be built. Jackson Twenty-One is a…

  • Solar plan outlined for board

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON – A hearing regarding the proposed construction of a solar energy project on property owned by Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson will continue in November when opponents of the project expect to present their case to the Planning Board. During an Oct. 19 Planning Board meeting, representatives of…

  • Photo

    STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Pumpkins of all sizes were ready to be picked at the Red Wagon farm market, Route 33, Manalapan on Oct. 22. The pumpkins are set for their big day, Halloween, on Oct. 31.

  • System will protect K-9

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer PLUMSTED – Two local firefighting organizations have joined together to help ensure the safety of a K-9 police officer in Plumsted Township. Members of the Plumsted Township Firemen’s Mutual Benevolent Association (FMBA) Local 89 and the New Egypt Volunteer Fire Company recently announced the donation of a heat-activated device that…