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BUSINESS BRIEFS
Central New Jersey-PNC Bank will host the Central Jersey Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners 5:30-7:30 p.m. May 11 at PNC Bank, Two Tower Center Boulevard, East Brunswick, in the conference room on the 18th floor. The meeting will begin with registration, followed by networking, wine and appetizers. The topic will be…
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‘Work’ it out
PHOTO COURTESY OF AMBOY BANK Amboy Bank President George E. Scharpf welcomes a growing group of children at Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day on April 23. The children of the employees in the administration building were treated to breakfast and a day of activities that focused on learning about banking and saving…
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Store invites families to car-seat safety event
Several local businesses will team up to host Safe Kids on the Go, a community event designed to raise car-seat safety awareness, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. May 16 at Toys R Us, Route 18, East Brunswick. Rain date is May 17. The event, which will be hosted by Brunswick Memorial Home of East Brunswick, Toys R…
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White Tiger, NRG to rock again
Those who are in their middle or late 50s and have lived in the tri-state area most of their life may remember the band White Tiger. White Tiger relocated to New Jersey in the late 1970s from New Orleans and took the area by storm, playing to sold-out crowds nightly, according to a press release.…
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RWJUH Somerset offering free lung cancer screenings beginning May 1
Lung cancer accounts for approximately 27 percent of all cancer deaths and is by far the leading cause of cancer death among both men and women, according to the American Cancer Society. Identifying lung cancer at any early stage will offer more treatment options and increases the chances of survival, as the survival rate after…
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RBMC receives American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline EMS Recognition Award
Raritan Bay Medical Center, with locations in Old Bridge and Perth Amboy, has received the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline EMS Silver Award for implementing quality improvement measures for the treatment of patients experiencing severe heart attacks. Every year, more than 250,000 people experience a STEMI, or ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction, a type of heart…
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Sports hernia can be difficult to diagnose; primarily effects hockey players
By Wageeh William Azer, M.D. Sports hernia, also known as hockey groin or athletic pubalgia, describes a condition characterized by unilateral persistent groin pain, often in an athlete, without a true hernia. It was described initially in Europe, and has become a common diagnosis in high intensity sports, especially in youths and collegiate athletes. Sports…
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Skin cancer is a concern no matter the season
Skin cancer can affect anyone, and overexposure to the sun, a key risk factor for skin cancer, can occur at any time of year. Whether it is a hot, sultry day spent by the pool or a chilly day skiing the slopes, any exposure to the sun can result in skin damage that can increase…
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Reformed Church Home receives National Embracing Quality Award
BACK TO BUSINESS For the third year in a row, Reformed Church Home has been awarded the Providigm Embracing Quality Award for exceptional achievement in the categories of Deficiency — Free Survey and Customer Satisfaction. With only 302 nursing centers in the United States and Ontario receiving awards in 2015, this puts Reformed Church Home…
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