• Local brain tumor support group, Partnership of Hope, celebrates its patients at annual picnic

    Health&Fitness A tlantic NeuroSurgical Specialists (ANS) celebrated their patients recently at the Morristown office by honoring them with an annual picnic to revel their strides in their fight against brain tumors. The support group was started by ANS more than a year ago and has grown remarkably in size, with more than 120 people attending…

  • Barnabas Health announces systemwide expansion of Health Assessment Center

    Health&Fitness The Matthew J. Morahan III Health Assessment Center for Athletes (MJM), has expanded its program statewide and now offers young athletes access to free and low cost cardiac screenings and baseline concussion testing through satellite centers at all six Barnabas Health facilities throughout New Jersey. Barnabas Health executives were joined by Senator M.Teresa Ruiz,…

  • Children who experienced concussions may need more time to heal before returning to school

    Health&Fitness By Nirav K. Shah, M.D., F.A.C.S. A ccording to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, every three minutes a young athlete from 7 to 19 years old is taken to an emergency room for concussion treatment. Children between the ages of 12 and 15 accounted for almost 50 percent of those injured. One of…

  • 5 foods for diabetes control

    Eat well and manage your diabetes with these top-notch eating ideas By Bev Bennett CTW Features I f you think you need to eliminate appealing foods such as buttery nuts, rich salmon and chic kale to manage your type 2 diabetes, health experts can put your mind at ease. Your culinary options are more delightful…

  • Artists will give public view of homes, studios

    By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent A self-guided art tour and sale is coming to the western Monmouth County municipality of Roosevelt. Naomi Brahinsky, vice president of the Roosevelt Arts Project (RAP), is one of the organizers of an open artist studio event and pre-holiday art sale that will feature a selfguided tour of homes and art…

  • It’s a tough crowd, come dinnertime

    Lori Clinch ARE WE THERE YET A lthough some folks would tell you different, I’m a good cook. I might not have a résumé complete with credentials to back me up, but I do know how to create a delightful menu that I feel is satisfying to the old palate. I know how to use…

  • Axelrod PAC to present new programs at JCC

    OCEAN TOWNSHIP — The Axelrod Performing Arts Center will return to its home at the Jewish Community Center (JCC) in Deal Park to present a program of cultural events that includes blockbuster musicals, concerts and film premieres. Two-time Tony Award-winner Christine Ebersole will perform in concert at 8 p.m. Nov. 9. The concert will also…

  • Having a happy Halloween

    John Castaneda, 9, left, and Salvatore Cetrulo, 8, wait to have their costumes judged during the Howell-O-Ween Spooktacular at Oak Glen Park, Howell, on Oct. 24. The annual event featured food, games, prizes and a costume contest. PHOTOS BY STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Lena Gonzalez, 5, waits to have her costume judged during the Howell-OWeen…

  • Recent reports demonstrate need for high school grads to stand out

    College admissions remain competitive, despite signs that both college enrollments and high school graduates have hit their peak, according to Laura Gehringer of Huntington Learning Center. Data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center show that college enrollments decreased 2.3 percent from spring 2012 to spring 2013. This is a change from the previous decade,…

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