• How to get the most from your next emergency room visit

    By Jeremy Dayner, M.D. Summer means that hospital Emergency Departments will see an increase in cases related to excessive heat, water emergencies, and sports/recreation accidents. From watching medical programs on TV, you might assume ER patients arrive at the hospital in critical condition, often as the result of outlandish medical scenarios. In fact, most ER…

  • Recognizing the signs and symptoms of prostate cancer

    Prostate cancer is a deadly disease that forms in the tissues of the prostate, a gland in the male reproductive system that is found below the bladder and in front of the rectum.According to the Canadian Cancer Society, prostate cancer is the most common cancer among Canadian men (excluding nonmelanoma skin cancers), while the National…

  • Exploring the risk factors for prostate cancer

    In the United States, one in six men can expect to be diagnosed with prostate cancer, while there is a one in seven chance that a Canadian man will be diagnosed with prostate cancer at some point during his lifetime. Those elevated incidence rates could be a byproduct of an aging population, as age is…

  • Effort underway to preserve historic Freehold Twp. home

    By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer Members of the Freehold Township Heritage Society are trying to raise funds to move the John M. Boude house to the Oakley farmstead museum complex, Wemrock Road. MICHAEL BERMAN FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — A piece of Freehold Township’s history is at risk of being lost to a housing subdivision. The 1860…

  • Farewell to a friend

    IN THE NEWS Mark Rosman People come into one’s life at different times and for various reasons and it is nice to cross paths with interesting, friendly individuals. Freehold recently lost a man who had crossed paths with thousands of people during his lifetime and no doubt left many of them with a smile on…

  • Indo American fair coming to Marlboro

    MARLBORO — All residents in the community are invited to enjoy cultural programs and other activities that will be part of the Indo American Community Fair-2015 that will take place on Sept. 12-13. The fair will be held at the Hindu American Temple and Cultural Center, Sri Guruvaayoorappan Temple, 31 Wooleytown Road, Marlboro, from 10…

  • Music and food fest will assist veterans

    By PETER ELACQUA Staff Writer MARLBORO – The fifth annual Marlboro Music and Food Festival and New Jersey Wounded Warrior Motorcycle Rally will once again assist local veterans. In previous years, the Music and Food Festival was known as the Blues and BBQ Festival. This year’s festival will be held at the Marlboro Recreation Community…

  • Officials have a duty to protect residents

    Becoming Staten Island: Once again, developers with deep pockets are proposing to build more grouped multi-story dwellings in Manalapan. Grouped multi-story dwellings are like disconnected islands, heavily relying on personal vehicles to access existing shopping and other support services. The surging traffic flow will increase and continue to overwhelm Manalapan’s archaic sprawling narrow roads. The…

  • Increase funding for housing vouchers

    For thousands of New Jerseyans with mental illness and other disabilities, housing choice vouchers are a lifeline that helps them live in safe, independent homes and avoid homelessness. Housing vouchers provide rental assistance for affordable permanent housing, a steppingstone that makes it possible for people to rebuild their lives and work toward recovery. Many of…

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