• Governing body reaffirms 5-minute limit for public

    BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — As they were in 2009, members of the public who address the Manalapan Township Committee at municipal meetings will be limited to five minutes of comments. At its Jan. 3 reorganization meeting, the committee members voted 5-0 to adopt Township CommitteeMeeting Protocol Policy. The meeting protocol policy states,…

  • Curley begins service on freeholders board

    Minutes after being sworn in as the newest Monmouth County freeholder, Middletown resident John P. Curley pledged to work to maintain the county’s quality of life and to keep Monmouth County among the best places to live in America. “Families are leaving the state in droves and we must take responsibility where we can,” Curley…

  • Freehold Borough set for a busy year

    Officials encourage residents to volunteer in community BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — A Republican councilman now sits on the Freehold Borough governing body for the first time in almost a decade. Mayor Michael Wilson summed up that unusual turn of events by saying, “I always said it would be a cold day…

  • Silver Alert to find missing dementia patients is now law

    Legislation that establishes a system to help locate missing persons who suffer from dementia or other cognitive impairments was signed into law by then- Gov. Richard Codey. The measure, S-1551/A-2844, creates an emergency Silver Alert System for providing public notification of those missing persons in a manner that is similar to the Amber Alerts that…

  • Cases of Alzheimer’s disease to double by 2050

    No cure yet for the most common, most debilitating form of dementia BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer (Editor’s note: The following statistics and information have been provided by the Alzheimer’s Association, Greater New Jersey Chapter.) As the most common form of dementia, accounting for about 70 percent of all cases, Alzheimer’s disease affects 5.3 million…

  • 10 warning signs of Alzheimer’s disease

    1. Memory loss Forgetting recently learned information. A person begins to forget more often and is unable to recall the information later. 2. Difficulty performing familiar tasks Finding it hard to plan or complete everyday tasks. Individuals may lose track of the steps involved in preparing a meal, etc. 3. Problems with language Forgetting simple…

  • Relatives tell of the tragedy of Alzheimer’s disease

    Share stories of mental decline of patients, heartache of caregivers BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Mildred “Muney” Davis is described by her son as a “real lady”: she taught her son to hold doors open and she never used four-letter words. She worked for her husband Lou’s business, volunteered her time for the Jewish Chronic…

  • Rutgers team assesses math scores

    Turnover in Colts Neck district & quick changes in textbooks are cited as sources of problem BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer When state math assessment scores for third-graders in the Colts Neck K-8 School District decreased over three years, district administrators sought the help of the Rutgers University Institute for Improving Student Achievement (RIISA) for…

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