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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…
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VETStock to include concert, car show
The Brennan Stands Alone Foundation will hold VETStock NJ 2014 from noon to 9 p.m. Aug. 2, rain or shine, at the Manalapan Recreation Center, 120 Route 522, Manalapan. The day will include a car show, motorcycle show, outdoor concert, family entertainment, craft vendors and a food court. All proceeds will benefit the rehabilitation of…
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Freehold Raceway to celebrate July 4 Casino Night set to benefit Knights
FREEHOLD — Downtown Freehold, in association with iPlay America and Coors Light, is inviting families to celebrate the nation’s 238th birthday with the annual Independence Day concert and fireworks show to be held on July 4 at Freehold Raceway, 130 Park Ave. (Route 33), Freehold. The family-friendly event will begin at 5:30 p.m. and will…
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Board OKs upgrades at high schools
By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer Improvements to the roofs and running tracks at several schools in the Freehold Regional High School District are coming down the pike. The Board of Education awarded three contracts at its June 23 meeting. According to the resolutions, Freehold, Freehold Township, Manalapan and Marlboro high schools will benefit from the…
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‘Encouraging’ period of stable disease suggested in direct injection treatment of pancreatic cancer
Research from Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey presented at national meeting Research from Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey shows that the ‘first in man’ series of vaccine injections given directly into a pancreatic cancer tumor is not only well tolerated, but also suggests an “encouraging” period of stable disease. Results from a Phase…
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Top neurosurgeons are speaking out against laser spine surgery and explaining why
The term “laser spine surgery” has become very popular on the Internet and in magazine ads. But while the laser has created substantial medical improvements in the field of medicine, this is not in the case for spine surgery. Atlantic NeuroSurgical Specialists (ANS) advises all patients to use caution when it comes to “advanced” laser…
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Are you or your baby at risk of group B strep?
By Eumena Divino, M.D. Group B streptococcus (strep) is a common bacterium often carried in the intestines or lower genital tract. Group B strep is usually harmless in adults. Most babies born to women carrying group B strep are healthy. Some newborns, however, who are infected by group B strep during labor can become critically…
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Summer is the most dangerous time for pediatric emergencies
Summer brings more children to CentraState Medical Center’s Emergency Department than any other time of the year. Children are outside playing, riding bicycles and scooters, swimming at the beach, playing sports and just being kids.That’s the good news.The bad news is that many children will sustain injuries so serious that emergency medical treatment is sometimes…
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Riverview, Bayshore announce the addition of 3D mammography
The Women’s Centers of Riverview Medical Center and Bayshore Community Hospital announce the addition of 3D breast tomosynthesis technology, also known as 3D mammography. The latest in breast cancer screening, 3D mammography produces three-dimensional images of each individual layer of the breast, making abnormal tissue more visible, and highlighting suspicious masses, thus Riverview and Bayshore…
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