Category: Tri-Town News

  • Kids and caffeine: How much is too much?

    By Sanjay Mehta, D.O., F.A.A.P. A Starbucks frozen drink after school, a can of Coke with dinner, and a chocolate bar for dessert — how much caffeine is too much for kids? Ideally, children under 12 shouldn’t be consuming caffeine at all.We now know that it doesn’t stunt kids’ growth, but caffeine is still a…

  • Free thyroid screening to be held at Bartley Healthcare Nursing & Rehabilitation

    Should everyone have a thyroid test? “Yes,” says the American Thyroid Association (ATA). It recommends assessing thyroid function in all adults beginning at age 35 with follow-up testing every five years. Bartley Healthcare, in co-sponsorship with CentraState Medical Center, has dedicated a community education program that will provide free thyroid screening to the public.A light…

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    STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Youngsters enjoy a sledding session on a hill near the Howell library on Jan. 28.

  • Riverview to host Baby Fair at Freehold Raceway Mall Feb. 7

    Ladies, prepare to be pampered! The Childbirth Center at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank, will be hosting a baby fair at the Freehold Raceway Mall on Feb. 7 from noon to 2 p.m. Whether you’re a new mom or momto be, stop by the baby fair to learn more about the Childbirth Center at Riverview.…

  • In matters of the heart, time is of the essence

    By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer With February designated as American Heart Month, numerous events are planned that will offer everything from blood-pressure screenings to tips on how to maintain a healthy heart. FILE PHOTO The idioms are endless: Home is where the heart is. Bless your heart. Be young at heart. Absence makes the heart…

  • Heart-healthy events

    Local hospitals are scheduling the following events to raise awareness of heart health:  Wear Red Day will be held 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Feb. 6 outside Monmouth Medical Center’s SeaBreeze Café, located on the hospital’s first floor at 300 Second Ave., Long Branch. In recognition of the American Heart Association’s “Go Red for Women” movement…

  • Sierra Club objects to treatment plant

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer A plan to construct a wastewater treatment plant in Plumsted Township has been met with opposition from the New Jersey chapter of the Sierra Club. The club’s director wrote to the state Department of Environmental Protection Division of Water Quality on Jan. 27 and stated why he believes the proposed…

  • Parents honor late son by helping young musicians

    By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Guitarist Sean Hurwitz of Smash Mouth has donated two guitars to The Project Matters, an organization that seeks to put instruments into the hands of young musicians. Accepting the donation from Hurwitz is The Project Matters founder Karen High. Bill and Karen High lost their 19-yearold son Benjamin in…

  • Howell zoning board rejects warehouse plan

    By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer HOWELL — An applicant’s proposal to construct a two-story office-warehouse building on Bennett Road has been denied by the Howell Zoning Board of Adjustment. The application for a variance was filed by PRP Services, and testimony was presented to the board in November. Board members subsequently had the opportunity…