• Guidelines needed for overdose drug policy

    With news outlets reporting daily about New Jersey’s escalating heroin epidemic and resulting increase in overdose deaths, we commend Gov. Chris Christie for signing the waiver to allow emergency medical technicians (EMTs) to administer Narcan to help reverse the potentially fatal effects of opioid intoxication. If not fatal, an opioid overdose can cause devastating brain…

  • How to avoid pet medication toxicity

    PATRICIA SMILLIE-SCAVELLI GARDEN STATE VETERINARY SERVICES Pets certainly can become ill from ingesting human medications, but the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) Animal Poison Control Center reports that they have identified pet medications themselves to be even more dangerous to our pets. It is not the medications themselves that are…

  • New Jersey youth need to learn their history

    Since I graduated college in 1974, I have always believed education makes a difference in both our communities and with our youth. It is this youth who will be running this nation in 25 short years, and they should have some knowledge of how it all began 350 years ago in 1664 Colonial Elizabethtown. I…

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    A sand castle greets visitors at Bradley Beach on April 10.

  • Egg-cellent adventure

    Top: A helicopter makes a second pass to drop off more Easter eggs at the Bethel Church Easter Egg Drop held at the Monmouth Executive Airport in Wall Township on April 12. Above: A helicopter passes behind the Easter Bunny at the egg drop. Right: Children scramble to get as many eggs as their baskets…

  • Red Bank to appoint new library board

    By KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer sicktime a Sira Williams, children’s librarian at the Red Bank Public Library, celebrates with her coworkers after being reinstatedyear, by the Borough Council on April 9. the The mayor and council announced plans to appoint new members to the Red Bank Public Library board of trustees during a special meeting…

  • Little League celebrates milestone

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Samantha Barth, 6, runs to first base during an Opening Day game with the Holbrook Little League in Jackson on April 12. Little League baseball is celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2014. SCOTT FRIEDMAN For 75 years, wherever there has been a boy with a bat, a glove, a ball…

  • Basie screens heavy metal documentary

    RED BANK — The Count Basie Theatre will host a screening of the documentary “As the Palaces Burn” Saturday, April 19, at 7 p.m. “As the Palaces Burn” is a feature-length documentary that originally sought to follow the heavy metal band Lamb of God and their fans throughout the world, to demonstrate how music provides…

  • Tomorrrrow’’s hottttestt olld carrs

    A leading classic car insurer looks into its crystal ball to predict which of today’s new vehicles could become valued collectibles down the road By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features JAGUAR F-TYPE R A s they say, hindsight is 20- 20, particularly when it comes to collectibles. If only we had prevented Mom from tossing out…

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