• Westlake women award scholarships

    JACKSON — Each year, the Women’s Club at Westlake in Jackson awards educational scholarships to outstanding young women for their excellence in academics and community service. On July 9, the club awarded educational scholarships to Amy Han for engineering, Kendra Vilfort for medicine, Laura Telfer for science and technology, and Marrisa Parinello for music, according…

  • Jackson man gets prison term

    The former regional director of the Eastern Region of Pop Warner Little Scholars Inc. (Pop Warner youth football) was sentenced on July 30 to 27 months in prison for stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from the organization and using the funds for his personal benefit, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman said. David Marshall, 58,…

  • Your yearly lab tests can uncover undiagnosed health issues

    By Edward Stoner, M.D. Hopefully, you and your family members undergo annual physical examinations each year. Sometimes patients tell me they feel fine and don’t really need a standard physical.What these patients don’t know is that serious, even life-threatening medical conditions such as diabetes, heart disease and cancer can be thriving in the body ?…

  • CentraState joins statewide ‘Safe Haven’ Campaign to protect abandoned babies

    CentraState Medical Center has joined with the N.J. Department of Children and Families and the New Jersey Hospital Association (NJHA) to raise awareness of New Jersey’s Safe Haven program, designed to prevent the unsafe abandonment of infants by giving parents a safe alternative in which to surrender a baby. New Jersey’s Safe Haven Infant Protection…

  • CentraState named to 2014 Most Wired list for fifth year in a row

    Hospitals & Health Networks, the journal of the American Hospital Association (AHA), has recognized CentraState Medical Center as one of the nation’s Most Wired health care organizations for the fifth year in a row, according to the results of the magazine’s annual survey. CentraState is one of the top 5 percent of health care organizations…

  • CrossFit 101

    By Jeff Schnaufer CTW Features It seems like everyone is talking about it, but what exactly is CrossFit? Here’s what you need to know to get fit using one of the trendiest multidimensional workouts. Where can you find firefighters, senior citizens and teenagers exercising together to improve their quality of life? CrossFit is a burgeoning…

  • Jackson seeks better notice of vacant, abandoned homes

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — Municipal officials have taken action in an attempt to get a handle on the issue of vacant and abandoned properties that dot Jackson’s landscape. Officials estimate there are currently more than 100 properties in Jackson that can be listed as vacant or abandoned. According to the new municipal…

  • Model Aviation Day to be held at Colts Neck site

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer Taking flight from noon to 3 p.m. Aug. 16 will be the year’s biggest celebration of model aviation. The Jersey Coast Sport Fliers, an Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) affiliated club, will hold its second annual National Model Aviation Day at the Dorbrook Recreation Area, 209 Route 537, Colts Neck.…

  • Millstone native brings perspective to well-being

    By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent Jolene Hart MILLSTONE — Jolene Hart is not just sitting pretty; she is busier than ever. Her first book, “Eat Pretty: Nutrition for Beauty Inside and Out,” was published by Chronicle Books in February, and she is currently on the lecture and book-signing circuit. Hart grew up in Millstone Township and…

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