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Forked River resident inspired by cancer fight, treatment at Monmouth Medical
Long Branch Half Marathon participant Peggy Laggner, Monmouth Medical Center nurse and cancer survivor, is pictured with her daughter Alysha Lopez. JJust more than one year ago, Peggy Laggner of Forked River participated in her first cancer walk along the Ocean Promenade — in a wheel chair.Today, cancer-free, Laggner participated in the recent 18th Annual…
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Star athletes visit patients at The Unterberg Children’s Hospital at Monmouth Medical Center
Members of the professional NJ/NY Track Club visited The Unterberg Children’s Hospital at Monmouth Medical Center in conjunction with the annual Belmar Chase. Among the runners from N.J./N.Y. Track Club who visited the hospital were Travis Mahoney of Old Bridge and Lauren Penney of Highland Park, winner among women competing in the Belmar Chase, pictured…
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Apps rule for digital kids
By Bev Bennett CTW Features Teens may filter out nutrition messages coming from parents or other adult authority figures. But that doesn’t mean he’s not interested in improving his diet. Instead of trying to play nutrition cop, experts suggest allowing teens to make healthful changes using applications on his smartphone. Teens are one of the…
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Long Branch libraries set September events
The Long Branch Free Public Library at 328 Broadway and the Elberon Branch Library at 168 Lincoln Ave. are offering programs in September. September is Library Card Sign-Up Month. Bring an identification card and proof of a Long Branch address. All month, if a participant refers a friend and he or she gets a library…
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Long Branch libraries set range of events for September
The Long Branch Free Public Library at 328 Broadway and the Elberon Branch Library at 168 Lincoln Ave. are offering programs in September. September is Library Card Sign-Up Month. Bring an identification card and proof of a Long Branch address. All month, if a participant refers a friend and he or she gets a library…
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Monmouth University professor earns Fulbright grant
WEST LONG BRANCH — The U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board recently announced that Priscilla Gac-Artigas, professor of Spanish and Latin American literature at Monmouth University, received a Fulbright Scholar grant to lecture and conduct research this fall at the University of Santiago de Chile (USACH). Gac-Artigas, who is…
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CPR training required for high school students
Two new state laws that go into effect this fall will make cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automatic external defibrillator (AED) training mandatory in high schools. About 2,000 Americans under age 25 die of sudden cardiac arrest each year, according to a 2012 study in the journal “Pediatrics.” The American Heart Association estimates that there are…
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IN THE SERVICE
Petty Officer First Class Joseph Errigo, 36, of Long Branch, is serving in the U.S. Navy as part of a hand-picked crew charged with bringing the Navy’s newest aircraft carrier into service. Errigo is a boatswain’s mate aboard Pre- Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), the first ship in its class and the successor…
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