Sources: NJ.com, Vetwork.org With enhanced pandemic-era cash assistance for food ending Feb. 28, the state Senate on Thursday approved legislation that would raise the minimum household benefit from $50 to $95 a month in New Jersey, sending it to Gov. Phil Murphy for his signature. Lisa Pitz, director of the nonprofit Hunger Free New Jersey, […]
Source: MyCentralJersey.com When the clock struck midnight on Dec. 31, many of us had good intentions to follow through on our New Year’s resolution to be more active. But nearly a month in, we still don’t know where to start. That’s where StretchLab comes in: The one-on-one stretching brand has opened its first Central Jersey […]
Sources: RLS Media; National Public Radio Consumers are suing Saracen Company, Inc., the makers of Fireball whiskey, for fraud and misrepresentation, as the mini bottles of the alcoholic beverage don’t actually contain whiskey. The smaller bottles, named Fireball Cinnamon, are made from a blend of malt beverage and wine, while the whiskey-based products are called […]
Source: New Jersey Patch Mass deaths from bird flu across the country have caused egg prices to soar. A nationwide bird flu outbreak that required the slaughter of 44 million egg-laying hens is largely behind the price spikes, according to industry experts. That cut production of eggs by about 5 percent. Almost 58 million birds, […]
Birth Defects Awareness: NJ Dept. of Health · Centers For Disease Control · MarchOfDimes.org · March For Babies: North Jersey · South Jersey · National Birth Defects Prevention Network Source: NJ Dept Of Health Healthy Women Healthy Families The Connecting New Jersey initiative is the new name for New Jersey’s network of service hubs dedicated […]
WOMAN OF THE YEAR: LAUREN SOTO, EDISON. You’d think that one of the first stomach-stapling patients would be monitored over the years. But Soto found herself with hernias that threatened her ability to breathe. She found doctors willing to fix her inevitably life-ending problem — but since they were not within her health insurance network, […]