• Total exchange of the joint

    Today, baby boomers and seniors have a desire to stay active longer. As such, there has been a rise in total joint replacement procedures and along with it a more efficient, effective and safer surgery By Yuliya Nemykina CTW Features Crack open a tabloid magazine or tune into any “Real Housewives” show and it would…

  • Teen supports CentraState with Freehold Food Festival

    By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer Lauren Piccolini FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Raising money for a good cause and giving back to her community are two things that Lauren Piccolini, 17, of Freehold Township, is doing with passion and pride as she organizes the Freehold Food Festival to support lung cancer programs at CentraState Medical Center,…

  • Ombudsman program needs volunteers

    The Office of the Ombudsman for the Institutionalized Elderly (OOIE), which advocates for people over age 60 living in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities, has a critical need for volunteer advocates in Ocean and Monmouth counties, according to a press release. The OOIE needs to place advocates in 20 facilities in Ocean County…

  • Millstone pupils, staff place focus on reading

    By MAUREEN DAYE MILLSTONE — Every class of pupils and teachers at the Millstone Township Primary School recently spent 30 minutes participating in Jumpstart’s Read for the Record 2014 Campaign. The participants will not know how they fared in the Oct. 21 national shared reading competition for another week or so. Read for the Record…

  • Troopers arrive in sky for visit in Millstone

    By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent A New Jersey State Police helicopter prepares to land at the Millstone Township Elementary School. Members of the organization’s aviation unit discussed careers in the state police with pupils during a recent visit. MILLSTONE — Not far from an animated crowd of onlookers at the Millstone Township Elementary School, a New…

  • Talented thespians defy age barriers

    By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer I t may not have been Broadway, but there were lights, a stage and applause from a standing room only crowd attending a recent production by the “reborn” Applewood Players, all of whom are over the age of 80. The performance took place on Oct. 19 at the Performing…

  • Apartments for seniors being built

    By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent Ground has been broken in Millstone Township on an affordable housing project that will eventually provide a home for senior citizens. The Affordable Housing Alliance (AHA), Eatontown, hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for the Allen House apartments on Stagecoach Road on Oct. 23. A group of about 25 people gathered to mark…

  • Finding jobs a battle for many returning vets

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer A fter returning from Iraq in 2009, U.S. Army veteran James Nammoura knew he had to make a big move to secure a career. Met with a poor economy at home after several years away, he decided to take advantage of the G.I. Bill and attend Brookdale Community College in…

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    An Honor Garden at the Eatontown Historical Museum pays tribute to veterans and active-duty service members during a Nov. 2 ceremony held in advance of Veterans Day, Nov. 11. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

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