• 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…

  • Shrink with age

    At a certain age, losing weight doesn’t provide a great deal of benefits, which is why those over the age of 50 need to achieve and maintain a healthy weight before it’s too late. Here’s how to get started. By Bev Bennett CTW Features Starting a stringent diet to lose weight or manage a health…

  • Huntington offers exam prep checklist for summer

    Eileen Huntington of Huntington Learning Center is reminding parents that students entering their senior year of high school and still planning to take the ACT or SAT should develop a study timeline and strategy this summer. “A student’s SAT or ACT score is a critical component of his or her college application package, and for…

  • Town managers honored for Sandy recovery work

    Eleven members of the New Jersey Municipal Management Association (NJMMA) were among 34 town administrators from Monmouth County recognized in a joint resolution by the New Jersey State Senate and Assembly on June 20 “for their tireless and heartfelt efforts in the aftermath of superstorm Sandy.” Sponsored by 13th-District Republican legislators Sen. Joseph M. Kyrillos…

  • Commercial, nonprofit uses sought for Fort Hancock

    By KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer Some of the historic buildings on Officer’s Row at Fort Hancock, eight months after they were damaged by flooding during superstorm Sandy. The National Park Service is soliciting interest from private entities to reuse and preserve the 120-year-old fort. KEITH HEUMILLER A s the rest of Sandy Hook has resumed…

  • Celebrate the Freedom of Information Act

    This Independence Day marks 47 years since the landmark Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) was signed into federal law. Yet Americans are still distrustful of government. A 2013 Pew Research Center poll showed that only 26 percent of Americans surveyed say they can trust government in Washington “almost always or most of the time” —…

  • CODA

    It’s no fun, but the life you save may well be your own Greg Bean Here’s what I learned on my summer vacation: If you’re 50 years old and haven’t had your first colonoscopy, talk to your doctor, make an appointment and get ’er done. If you’re 60, and due for your 10- year checkup…

  • Oceanport Library reopens with shelves a little emptier

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer The Oceanport Library reopened Monday after being closed for more than eight months following superstorm Sandy. Approximately 18,000 items were lost during the storm as floodwaters swept through the library, which is located in the municipal complex. PHOTO COURTESY OF COLEEN DEE BERRY OCEANPORT — With a little help from…

  • Lunch Break offers a hand up in hard times

    By KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer For more than 30 years, Lunch Break has been redefining what it means to be a soup kitchen. While the Red Bank-based nonprofit continues to provide hot meals and bagged groceries to hundreds of Monmouth County families every month, its expansive network of support services and local partners has enabled…

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