Source: CommonDreams.org Judging by the headlines alone, it would appear that the newly published study projecting that Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders‘ widely popular Medicare for All plan would cost $32.6 trillion over the next decade was conducted by an official, neutral... READ MORE

Sources: CentralJersey.com Saint Thomas the Apostle Church, in cooperation with the Knights of Columbus Council 4815, will hold a summer blood drive from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Aug. 4 in the parish auditorium, 333 Route 18, Old Bridge. Donors must be ages 16-75, weigh at least 110... READ MORE

Source: Consequence of Sound Concerts can be daunting as you get older, what with late start times, a slew of opening acts, and the prospect of standing next to tall, sweaty people for several hours. A new study, however, claims that the effort’s worth it. Conducted by behavioral... READ MORE

Source: Patch.com A Memorial Day weekend party led to four arrests for underage drinking and six overdose calls at a local club, compelling local officials to try to close the establishment. Police Chief Thomas Boyd confirmed the arrests and overdose calls at Karma, a Seaside... READ MORE

Source: NJ Department of Agriculture This week, confirmation was made by the National Veterinary Services Laboratory (NVSL) that the longhorned tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis) was found at the Watchung Reservation in Union County. Samples had been originally collected in May of... READ MORE

Source: NorthJersey.com In less than a week, nearly 1,000 people applied to the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine at Seton Hall University, New Jersey’s first new medical school in 50 years. By May 15, according to the school’s founding dean Bonita Stanton,... READ MORE