• Shore Chef Crab Cake Cook-Off

    TOP PICK Does anything scream summer at the Jersey Shore more than fresh seafood? The Shore Chef Crab Cake Cook-Off will feature several seafood restaurants and eateries from the Jersey Shore. The event will take place from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Aug. 15 and 16. Monmouth Park celebrates the best the ocean has…

  • Wait, it has “Fantastic” in the title?

    In theaters now By Paul Hall www.channelguidemag.com Reed Richards (Miles Teller) and Sue Storm (Kate Mara) harness their daunting new abilities to save Earth. ALAN MARKFIELD As I settle in to see the new Marvel comic book origin story, Fantastic Four, I assume that the movie will be good and quite possibly great. Marvel has…

  • Jon Voight on playing Mickey Donovan in Showtime’s hit series

    By Lori Acken, channelguidemag.com “Whenever things get bad, they could always get worse: Mickey could show up,” says Ray Donovan star Jon Voight — who thrills audiences weekly as Clan Donovan’s hustling patriarch. So now that his fortunes have changed, Mickey with money is even more of a loose cannon than he was perpetually chasing…

  • Mild cognitive impairment is not so mild

    By Joel S. Ross M.D. Mind cognitive impairment (MCI) is a very common ailment of older adults (ages 50 and over). What is MCI? Very simply defined, it is a condition where an individual’s memory is impaired greater for what can be expected for their age. When loved ones tell you the forgetfulness is serious…

  • You’ve found a deer tick on your body—now what?

    By Alfred DeLuca, M.D. New Jersey is unfortunately home to an abundant number of deer ticks. Our mid-Atlantic region has by far the highest tick (also called blacklegged tick or Ixodes scapularis) population in the nation. Regardless of the precautionary measures you take, you will more than likely discover one on your body this summer…

  • Sports eyewear shopping tips

    Thousands upon thousands of sports-related injuries affect children and adults each year. Prevent Blindness estimates that water and pool activities, followed by basketball and then baseball/softball account for more sports-related eye injuries than any other sports. Male athletes are twice as likely to suffer from sports-related eye injuries than female athletes, but all athletes should…

  • Indictment names Howell resident

    A Monmouth County grand jury has returned a 12-count indictment charging a Howell man with offenses related to his arrest last year after it was discovered he was allegedly committing lewd acts in public restrooms in view of children, Monmouth County Acting Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced. Gregory S. Rittman, 50, is charged with four…

  • Howell fundraiser will assist families

    By P.J. CANDIDO Staff Writer HOWELL — The Howell Township First Aid & Rescue Squad No. 1 will host a fundraiser on Aug. 15 in support of two local women who are battling cancer, Jennifer Kirsner and Karen Kinder. The event will begin at 1 p.m. at the squad’s headquarters at 16 Kent Road. The…

  • Make bases in the United States a priority

    Monmouth County Freeholder Lillian Burry was 100 percent correct in noting, in her recent letter to the editor, that the closure of Fort Monmouth by the feds has cost New Jerseyans jobs and dollars. And of course she is also 100 percent correct in stating that our military bases here in the United States should…

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