• Heart-healthy events

    Local hospitals are scheduling the following events to raise awareness of heart health:  Wear Red Day will be held 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Feb. 6 outside Monmouth Medical Center’s SeaBreeze Café, located on the hospital’s first floor at 300 Second Ave., Long Branch. In recognition of the American Heart Association’s “Go Red for Women” movement…

  • In matters of the heart, time is of the essence

    By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer With February designated as American Heart Month, numerous events are planned that will offer everything from blood-pressure screenings to tips on how to maintain a healthy heart. FILE PHOTO The idioms are endless: Home is where the heart is. Bless your heart. Be young at heart. Absence makes the heart…

  • Photo

    STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR A young rider takes advantage of the recent snowstorm by sledding down the large hill at Glenwood Cemetery in West Long Branch on Jan. 27. More photos, see page 3.

  • Bulletin Board

    – Help with utility bills available In addition to providing affordable housing resources, the Affordable Housing Alliance (AHA) manages several utility assistance programs to address a need many area residents have. These programs help individuals and families who are seeking relief in paying their gas, electric and oil bills. There are three utility assistance programs…

  • Bulletin Board

    – Performing arts center earns nomination WEST LONG BRANCH — The Monmouth University Center for the Arts was recently nominated for Favorite Small Performing Arts Center in the 2015 JerseyArts.com People’s Choice Awards. The Center for the Arts was among 10 arts districts and 96 organizations nominated for the yearly awards program, which is run…

  • Allentown boys look to avenge loss to Ewing

    VARSITY REPORT By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Allentown High School’s Kali Hartshorn takes a shot over Central Regional High School’s Halie Bondulich during their game on Jan. 29 at Allentown. The Redbirds won, 43-29. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR ALLENTOWN Allentown High School’s boys basketball team, coming off a 72-59 loss to unbeaten Ewing High School on…

  • Chocolate & Wine Festival

    TOP PICK Greater Media Newspapers’ Chocolate and Wine Festival will be held 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Feb. 7 at Branches in West Long Branch. The event is expected to include more than 30 vendors offering a wide array of foods, sweets, beverages and gift items. In addition to wine and chocolate, vendors will offer jewelry, dessert…

  • Statins quo?

    If you have certain risk factors for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), your physician will most likely discuss statins, a family of medications recommended for heart disease or stroke prevention. In writing the new guidelines, experts from the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology identified four groups of individuals who could benefit from…

  • The numbers never lie

    By Bev Bennett CTW Features Knowing your cholesterol numbers says you’re in charge; you’re the master of your heart health.What more do you need to track? Plenty. Your age, race, gender, weight, diet and exercise habits and whether you have diabetes could determine your potential for a heart attack or stroke, according to new guidelines…

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