• Painters welcome season of summer

    IN THE ARTS “St. Augustine Bay Front” by Martha G. Ferguson of Ocean Grove Summer-themed images delight the eye in the Guild of Creative Art’s Main Gallery during the month of July. The exhibit, “Summer Show of Painters,” displays inspired works in a range of media, including acrylic, oil, pastel and watercolor. The exhibit runs…

  • Oceanfest offers fun, food and fireworks for July 4th

    The 24th annual Oceanfest celebration will take place on July 4, rain or shine. An Independence Day tradition in Long Branch, the free, familyfriendly festival runs 10 a.m.-10 p.m. along the half-mile stretch of the oceanfront promenade between Seven Presidents Oceanfront Park and the Ocean Place Resort & Spa. The festivities will end with a…

  • Brain-boosting activities to avoid the ‘summer slide’

    With summer approaching, many parents worry about how to keep their children’s brains occupied with something other than TV, video games and tablets. It’s a legitimate concern, as kids lose an average of two months of grade-level equivalency in math computation skills and 25 percent of their reading skills over the summer. Is it any…

  • HealthSouth offers support groups for public

    HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Tinton Falls, a 60-bed acute rehab facility located at 2 Centre Plaza, is offering support groups open to the community. All programs are free. For more information, contact the numbers listed for each group. The Shore Area Stroke Survivors (SASS) Group meets the first and third Wednesday of each month from…

  • Program about sleep disorders to be offered July 31

    Arbor Terrace of Middletown is hosting a program titled “Are You Getting A Good Night’s Sleep?,” presented by Carol Ash, D.O., on July 31 from 6-7:30 p.m. Join Dr.Ash and learn about sleep disorders and tips on how to get a better night’s sleep. A light dinner will be served.All are welcome, but registration is…

  • Monmouth Medical Center dedicates new Outpatient Infusion Center

    The Leon Hess Cancer Center recently held a dedication ceremony for its new Outpatient Infusion Center, located on Highway 36 East in West Long Branch. Staffed by chemotherapy-certified oncology registered nurses, the center provides a comfortable, convenient setting for outpatient chemotherapy and infusion services. Laboratory testing and other services are performed as patients rest in…

  • Robotic arm technology offers new level of accuracy for partial knee and hip replacement

    Health&Fitness Monmouth Medical Center is the first hospital in central and southern New Jersey to introduce robotic-assisted partial knee resurfacing and total hip replacement procedures.The robotic-assisted surgeries are performed using the RIO Robotic Arm Interactive Orthopedic System marketed by MAKO Surgical Corp. RIO is a surgeon-controlled robotic arm system that enables accurate alignment and placement…

  • Jettisoning jet lag

    Health&Fitness By Joe Stein Between work and vacations, I’ve traveled by air quite a bit this year. Jet lag was the small toll I paid for going across time zones to get from here to there. Fortunately, paying tolls doesn’t faze me … I’m from New Jersey, and we pay tolls and taxes on everything.…

  • Combat negative self-talk

    I f you beat yourself up whenever you eat something that’s not part of your diet, you could be dooming your weight-loss efforts.You’ve decided you have no control over your body, so you give up. Snap out of it. Block those dark thoughts. Overeating at one meal isn’t the end of your diet, and it…

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