Source: AddictionCampuses.com Some people may be bewildered that such a thing even exists. Nonetheless, the new trend of smoking, or vaping, alcohol has become increasingly popular. How does it actually work? Alcohol can be converted into a vapor by either heating up the alcohol over a significant heat source or by pouring it over dry […]
Source: NorthJersey.com Jersey City has signed a three-year contract with the Newark-based vertical farming company AeroFarms and plans to begin growing leafy greens in 10 locations, including senior centers, schools, public housing complexes and municipal buildings later this year. Once the microgreens start sprouting, members of the community will be able to sign up to […]
Sources: CentralJersey.com; Lungevity.org Two weeks ago, I received an email from my friend Isabella de la Houssaye asking me to join her friends and family on a race team participating in the Pennington-based Watershed Institute’s “Solstice Run” to protect and restore clean water. The event would be virtual – each registrant would commit to walking […]
Source: NJ.com Drug overdose deaths in New Jersey have leaped 20% this year amid a pandemic that advocates fear has exacerbated drug abuse and made it harder for those with addictions to secure treatment. New Jersey saw 1,339 people die of suspected drug overdoses in the first five months of the year, 225 more than […]
Source: North Jersey.com New Jersey recently passed the 1 million mark in diagnostic tests performed in the state. We need to continue this trend to slow the transmission of the virus. Testing is vital to identify positive cases quickly, trace contacts and encourage them to get tested, self-isolate and monitor for symptoms. As summer approaches […]
Source: North Jersey.com New Jersey is one of three states on track to contain COVID-19, a remarkable turnaround for a state that once led the country in per capita deaths, according to the nonprofit Covid Act Now. The state’s progress to “flatten the curve” of patients admitted to hospitals and dying of complications from the […]