Source: Shout Down Drugs New Jersey Created in 2005, New Jersey Shout Down Drugs challenges high school students to create original music and lyrics with powerful substance abuse prevention messages to allow teens to deliver the prevention message to each other through their favorite medium of music. Through the website, ShoutDownDrugs.com, the public is invited […]
Source: Joseph Hand, HobokenJam.org Imagine a life in a wheel chair… or with special braces to be able to walk… Imagine not being able to be a normal kid. Now… Imagine someone being able to reach into that child’s life and show them how to make it better. Give them what they need to feel […]
Sources: Centers For Disease Control; American Red Cross A total of eight people have been infected and hospitalized from an outbreak of a strain of Listeria monocytogenes in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Michigan, where a patient has died. The outbreak strain has been identified in samples taken from meat sliced at a deli […]
Foot Health Awareness: American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA.org) Foot Care/Footwear Tips · Foot Conditions · Certified New Jersey Podiatrists · Home Footcare Services For many of us, our feet are literally the farthest things from our minds. We expect they’ll be uncomfortable at times, and just “put up with it” when they hurt. But healthy […]
Source: YMCA New Jersey The Community YMCA and YMCA of Western Monmouth County have announced that effective Sept. 1, 2019, they will join together as one YMCA association to strengthen individuals, families and communities throughout greater Monmouth County. Collectively, the YMCAs will serve over 36,000 members and participants, employ more than 1,200 people and engage […]
Source: NJmonthly.com After a midday assembly at Woodland Elementary School in Monroe Township, the 20 or so fifth-graders file back into their classroom, chatting and giggling. Their teacher, Danielle Kutcher, asks them to take a seat, fold their arms and rest their heads on their desks. She presses play on a recording of gentle music […]