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Choosing an assisted living community
Reformed Church Home It is vital for your family member that you spend a considerable amount of time researching the assisted living community before you send them to the home. It is much easier to pick a good home in the beginning than it is to choose a poor home and have to go through…
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Choosing an MRI facility
What is an MRI? Magnetic resonance imaging is a state-of-the-art technology that uses a magnetic field and radio waves to show detailed pictures from within the body. Used most commonly to show the brain, spine, and joints, this painless technique also helps to uncover tumors or other abnormalities within the body’s soft tissue and organs.…
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Buying a generator
Storms and power failures go hand-in-hand in many neighborhoods at any time of year. Antiquated power grids and substations — many designed more than 50 years ago — can’t keep up with increased consumer electricity consumption, especially during the hot summer months. Mature trees tower precariously over power lines, often toppling onto live wires in…
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Brain training vs. tutoring
Learning Rx Is tutoring what your child really needs? Your child has difficulty in third-grade math. You send her to a tutor. The tutor works diligently for several weeks with her on her grade-level math concepts and assignments. She goes on to pass the third grade with Bs. So far so good. Summer comes and…
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Choosing a dentist for your child
Dr. Kerry Gallagher Moran, D.M.D., (r) of Adult and Pediatric Dental Studio, demonstrates a typical knee to knee position for an infant/toddler oral health screening. What is the difference between a pediatric dentist and a family dentist? Pediatric dentists are the pediatricians of dentistry. A pediatric dentist has two to three years of rigorous specialty…
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Choosing the right outpatient radiology center
Brian Myers, technician, and Kim Titus, assistant, prepare a patient for a heart scan at Freehold Radiology Group. Your physician has ordered a series of radiology procedures. Your physician gives you a prescription for the examinations and a list of radiology facilities in your area. Which one to choose and why? Important questions to ask…
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Remodeling a kitchen
If you have ever had even one party you know: The kitchen is the most important room in your house. That is where all the guests congregate. The kitchen is also where the most homework is done, and where important family meetings are held. Also, as any Realtor will tell you, remodeling your kitchen is…
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JMHS production of ‘Seussical’ earns two Rising Star Awards
By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — Although the cast of Jackson Memorial High School (JMHS)’s production of “Seussical” took their final bows in March, some of the people who worked behind the scenes on the play were recognized for their work at the 18th annual Paper Mill Playhouse Rising Star Awards on June 4.…
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Hurricane season leads officials to push preparation
Ocean County public safety officials are urging residents to be prepared as a new hurricane and summer storm season gets underway. “While many parts of Ocean County continue to recover from the devastation brought by superstorm Sandy, we cannot ignore the fact that we are entering another hurricane season,” said Freeholder Director John P. Kelly,…
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