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Options exist to keep the elderly at home
Most people do not wake up one day and decide they want to move into a nursing home. Traditionally, they live there because they have medical and personal needs that cannot be met at home. As a former nursing home administrator and current New Jersey long-term care ombudsman, I think I can state with some…
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Resources available for mental health issues
May is Mental Health Awareness month. At some point in each of our lives, we will have to cope with a mental health issue. An overwhelming number of people in the Tourette syndrome (TS) community — 79 percent — are also diagnosed with an associated mental health condition like ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder), depression…
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Lifeline law aims to protect underage drinkers, save lives
Sometimes, in spite of the onslaught of preventive efforts from parents, school officials and authorities, teens drink alcohol anyway. With that in mind, state lawmakers in 2009 enacted the 911 Lifeline Legislation, which encourages young people to call for help in the event of an alcohol-related medical emergency. Similar legislation was passed in New Jersey…
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Local 4-H members present at competition, advance to state
Seventeen local 4-H members received “excellent marks” at the 2014 4-H County Public Presentations. The presentations were hosted by the Rutgers Cooperative Extension 4-H Youth Development Program of Monmouth County at the county’s agricultural building in Freehold Township in April. The students who qualified to move on to the state competition are Joshua Antures of…
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A new vision set for Sandy Hook
By KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer Bicyclists walk through a pavilion at Sandy Hook in May 2013. The National Park Service has proposed a plan that would expand recreational offerings and educational programs over the next 20 years. SANDY HOOK — National Park Service (NPS) officials have proposed a new management plan for Sandy Hook and…
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Sky’s the limit for fire lookout
By JOSEPH SAPIA Correspondent Andy Prochnow reflects on his work in the lookout tower located in Thompson Park, Monroe, where employees of the state Forest Fire Service keep watch for wildfire. On clear, low-humidity days at Jamesburg Tower, Andy Prochnow has a naked-eye view of the Freedom Tower and Empire State Building about 35 miles…
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Mayor: Projects will link ocean to Broadway
By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Long Branch Mayor Adam Schneider (center) celebrates on election night, May 13, along with City Council members (from left) John Pallone, Mary Jane Celli, Joy Bastelli, Kate Billings and Michael Sirianni, who are wearing special hats to commemorate their time in office. With a seventh term secured and another election…
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‘Culture of extremes’ fuels teen drinking
By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer A firefighter takes part in a drunk-driving crash simulation at Red Bank Regional High School, Little Silver. As prom and graduation season approaches, many area high schools hold programs that discourage underage drinking. When Ari Solomon’s parents received the call from police about their son’s drunk-driving accident and arrest, their…
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Gridlocked!
Most of us already spend too much time sitting in traffic, but experts say it’s only going to get worse and with no easy solution in sight. By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features We play the radio, listen to CDs or enjoy audio books. Many of us talk on our cell phones and, if our observations…
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