Category: Tri-Town News

Though the holiday season is a joyous time of year, it’s also one when many people succumb to cold and flu. Spending so much time indoors in close proximity to others can increase a person’s susceptibility to flu and cold, so it’s no surprise that the holiday season, when many people spend lots of time…

The Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore raised almost $50,000 at its first “Dancing with Our Monmouth and Ocean County Stars” event held on Nov. 12 at Eagle Oaks Country Club, Howell, according to a press release. The dancing competition featured eight notable community members from Monmouth and Ocean counties dancing ballroom routines including the…

By Anthony Dissen, M.A., R.D.N. We are in the throes of the holiday season, and while it’s a happy and festive time, it can also be overwhelming — too much to do, far too little time. As an integrative health professional, I encourage my students to revel in the hustle and bustle but — no…

By Jerry Moczerniuk, P.T., D.P.T. Back pain is very common, but often it is ignored by patients until it begins to affect their day to day activities. Once the pain is bad enough, sufferers tend to seek advice and treatment from their primary care physician or orthopedic doctor, not seeing a physical therapist until weeks,…

Honor Yoga announces the further expansion of the yoga programming to include “Wellness and Recovery,” a program designed to use the aspects of yoga including meditation and psychology to increase the overall mental, physical and emotional wellbeing of individuals who may be living with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and/or addictions. The newest division, led by…

By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer PLUMSTED – While one man’s trash may be another man’s treasure, one teenager’s plan to turn scrap metal into donations for a food bank has paid dividends. More than 40 people participated in the Scrap Hunger Walk-a-Thon at Christian Brothers Academy, Lincroft, on Oct. 24 and raised about $2,455 for…

TOP PICK In the tradition of family exhibitions for the holiday season, the Barron Arts Center in Woodbridge will serve as the host to the 25th annual exhibition of model trains. The trains can be viewed through Dec. 27 on Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays from 2…

By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer Phillip Vazquez, 24, explains why the new comic series “I Hate Fairyland” is one of his favorite new additions at The Record Store in Howell. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Standing among the tens of thousands of comic books that line the main aisle of The Record Store in Howell, Phillip…

By JENNIFER ORTIZ Staff Writer An applicant with longstanding plans to build a residential development in Howell has received preliminary approval for the project. Elon Associates plans to build 69 single-family homes, a commercial building and one building containing 10 affordable housing units at Yellowbrook Road and Route 524, Howell. The Planning Board granted preliminary…