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, […]
Source: RLS Media Although Halloween is a time filled with exciting and fun activities, it’s a busy time for everyone, including the The New Jersey Poison Control Center (NJPIES) at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. “Halloween-related mishaps and accidents involving potential poisons go beyond the fear of contaminated candy,” says Diane Calello, NJPIES executive and […]
Source: Special Olympics New Jersey “Be Bold — Get Cold!” ‘Tis the season for thousands of brave New Jerseyans to take those words to heart and take a VERY quick dip into the Jersey Shore’s icy Atlantic Ocean. But they’ll be Freezin’ For A Reason! The Polar Bear Plunges are a great way for everyone […]
Source: The Trentonian The summer of 2022 turned out to contain a bevy of lucrative days on the beach for Ridley Township native Mike Mogan. His recent invention of a motorized beach cart called e-Beach Wagon took beach-goers by storm this summer. The design inspiration came from his desire for more stress-free family beach days […]
Source: MyCentralJersey.com A plan to convert a vacant church into a marijuana cultivation facility has been approved by the township Planning Board. In a marathon meeting that ended after 1 a.m. Friday, the board approved the proposal by Green Medicine NJ and GMNJ Properties to convert the former First Pentecostal Prayer of Faith Church at […]
Sources: NorthJersey.com; News Transcript Who knew you could be fired from your job, put behind bars and bossed around by children under the age of 16? Well, Giovanni Capuano, Nour Altulahi and others old did just thatafter being appointed police chief on Friday at the annual Bergen County Chief for a Day celebration. The Prosecutor’s […]