• Warriors fall in Central Jersey Group I baseball finals

    NEW EGYPT By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent New Egypt High School second baseman Dan Fernicola dives for a ground ball during the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group I championship game against Shore Regional High School on May 30 in Plumsted Township. The visiting Blue Devils edged the Warriors, 3-2, for the championship. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR New…

  • ‘All My Sons’ opens on D-Day anniversary

    By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer “All My Sons” director and actor Anthony Greco, right, discusses the moral dilemmas of war with Ernie Diorio, vice president of the Vietnam Veterans of America New Jersey Shore Area Chapter 12. Greco’s production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play opens June 6 at the Center Playhouse in Freehold. PHOTO COURTESY…

  • CentraState enhances its comprehensive breast care program

    The Cancer Center at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township, has enhanced its comprehensive breast care program aimed at providing high-quality care with the convenience of diagnostic and treatment options. CentraState’s multidisciplinary team of breast care specialists includes medical and radiation oncologists trained at the country’s top academic medical centers, skilled breast surgeons, highly trained radiologists,…

  • Prepare your healthcare necessities before international travel this summer

    By Richard A. Snepar, M.D. Packing for an overseas vacation can be overwhelming and chaotic. If you have chronic health issues or will be traveling with children or seniors, it is important to carefully assemble both your medical necessities and an emergency kit to protect you in unforeseen situations.As a result, you won’t find yourself…

  • E-Healthy!

    By Bev Bennett CTW Features Good riddance, paper charts! Electronic health records allow patients to get the best personalized care. I f you need a bit of prodding from your physician to make positive changes, the nudge may be as close as your computer, provided you have electronic medical records and an online personal health…

  • And the babysitter years are finally over

    ARE WE THERE YET Lori Clinch We rarely left our boys when they were little. It wasn’t that we were compelled to spend every minute of every day with those little dears. It wasn’t that I didn’t trust anyone with their care or that I felt they would suffer with abandonment issues. No, sir. It…

  • Bicycle ride across America to serve as cancer fundraiser

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer Emily Lake JACKSON — A 2012 graduate of Jackson Memorial High School will pedal across the country in an effort to raise awareness of the growing number of cancer diagnoses in young adults. Emily Lake, who is a sophomore at Towson University, Towson, Md., will join 30 other college students…

  • Howell ordinance addresses issue of school construction

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer HOWELL — Municipal officials have enacted new regulations regarding the placement of schools in Howell, but say the move is not related to an ongoing issue regarding the proposed construction of a private high school in neighboring Jackson. “Our argument for the change in this ordinance is that schools are…

  • IN THE SERVICE

    Anthony J. Storrow, son of Kim and John Storrow of Jackson, has received an Air Force Reserve Officers’ Training Corps scholarship. Scholarships are awarded on a merit system in areas such as academic achievement, extracurricular activities, physical fitness, specific performance or accomplishment, leadership abilities and personal interviews. The scholarship entitlements include tuition and fees, an…

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