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YMCA Diabetes Prevention Program announced
The YMCA of Metuchen, Edison, Woodbridge and South Amboy has 15 slots available, free of charge, for its next session of the YMCA Diabetes Prevention Program. The program is for those who are at risk to develop type 2 diabetes. Residents who are currently enrolled in Medicaid or are eligible for Medicaid may enroll in…
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Catholic Charities receives accreditation
METUCHEN – Once again, Catholic Charities, Diocese of Metuchen has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for accreditation by demonstrating compliance with The Joint Commission’s national standards for health care quality and safety in behavioral health care. Catholic Charities first achieved accreditation in January 1998; this year marks the 18th straight year…
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Metuchen approves funding sewer upgrades
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — Much-needed improvements and repairs to the three sewage pumping stations at the pump station on Jersey Avenue may soon be underway. The Borough Council unanimously voted in favor of a bond ordinance appropriating $2.82 million and authorizing $2.30 million in bonds or notes for various improvements and purposes,…
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FTLL Junior League all-star team home for Eastern Regional
By Tim Morris A trip to the Little League’s Junior League World Series will be on the line this week at the Freehold Township Little League’s Complex at Michael Tighe Park. State champions from Maine to Maryland will compete from Aug. 5-10 for the right to represent the East at the World Series. The district…
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Health fair will include blood tests, physical examinations
PRINCETON – The Indian Health Camp of New Jersey (IHCNJ) will hold its annual Health Fair at the end of the month. The health and disease prevention fair will run from 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. on Aug. 28 at the Durga Mandir Temple, 4240 Route 27, Princeton, and will be open to all pre-registered participants above the age of 40 who…
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Appeals court upholds decision in Edison case
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — A state appeals court has upheld a lower court decision involving a resident’s suit against four Edison police officers. The Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey affirmed the decision of “no cause of action” in a jury trial of a township resident’s civil suit against…
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How to protect yourself from opioid dependence
By Maged Ghattas, M.D. The national epidemic of opioid-based prescription painkillers and heroin, an inexpensive narcotic painkiller, has been a sobering statistic, including right here in New Jersey; in 2014, more than 1,200 people, many from nearby Ocean County, died as a result of overdosing on the most common prescription opioids — Methadone, Oxycodone (such…
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Bonds will help finance capital improvements in Freehold Township
By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – The Township Committee has adopted a bond ordinance appropriating $7.47 million and authorizing the issuance of $6.87 million in bonds or notes to finance part of the costs of planned capital improvements in Freehold Township. The following improvements are expected to be financed: Road improvements, including but…
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