• New Jersey voters OK two public questions

    BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer New Jersey residents approved two statewide public questions in the Nov. 6 election. The first question asked voters if they wanted to allow the state to issue bonds in the total principal amount of $750 million. Proceeds from the bonds will be used to provide grants to New Jersey’s public…

  • Sandy evacuees take shelter at Monmouth Park

    FEMA plans call for transitioning those displaced into temporary housing BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer FEMA set up a tent city in the Monmouth Park parking lot to shelter residents evacuated due to superstorm Sandy. BILL DENVER/EQUIPHOTO On Saturday, Nov. 10, workers were busy converting the grandstand at Monmouth Park racetrack in Oceanport to provide…

  • Sandy mobilizes VNA outreach to community

    BY ELLEN MONTEMARANO Correspondent Marie Perillo (r) and Leonora Chojnowski, registered nurses with the VNA Health Group, provide support to an evacuated resident during superstorm Sandy. Reports of the impending superstorm set the Visiting Nurse Association Health Group (VNAHG) staff into motion even before Sandy made landfall. As they do in preparation for all storms,…

  • Share your cherished traditions

    Do you remember the excitement of lighting the eighth menorah candle; listening for reindeer hooves on the roof; being allowed to stay up to watch the ball drop on New Year’s Eve; celebrating the seven principles of Kwanzaa; offering food and chanting the Buddha’s teachings? Does your family have a special holiday or festival tradition…

  • Neptune H.S. class of 1963 to celebrate

    The Neptune High School class of 1963 will hold a 50th reunion Sept. 7, 2013. Organizers are seeking classmates. Interested class members, who may email Thomas Vona at [email protected] or Sue Ward Solakian at [email protected], are asked to pass along the information to other classmates they may know.

  • CentraState offers free kidney disease screening

    CentraState Medical Center is partnering with the National Kidney Foundation to offer a free public health screening called the Kidney Early Evaluation Program (KEEP) on Nov. 30, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at CentraState’s Star and Barry Tobias Ambulatory Campus, 901 W. Main St., Freehold. Chronic kidney disease is a serious public health problem, but…

  • Noninvasive heart treatment helps patients live active lives

    Joseph A. Sarnelle, M.D., a board certified cardiologist practicing in the Bayshore area, announces that his office is offering a safe, effective and noninvasive treatment for patients with symptomatic coronary artery disease called external counterpulsation (ECP) therapy.This FDA-approved, painless procedure, which can reduce or eliminate symptoms of angina and congestive heart failure by increasing blood…

  • Hear now … and always

    Riverview Medical Center is the first hospital in the region to offer the latest advancement to reverse single-sided deafness Sound is our lifeline to the world around us, helping us participate in an active and social life. It allows us to hear laughter and joy from our family, friends and loved ones. Riverview Medical Center…

  • Local volunteers are joining Pancreatic Cancer Action Network and taking action

    Over the past 30 years there has been a revolution in science and medicine, resulting in increased survival rates for many diseases such as AIDS, breast cancer and diabetes. Unfortunately, pancreatic cancer has not benefited from these medical advances because historically there have not been enough people who know about it — not enough people…

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