It Doesn’t Have to Be Complicated! LRRC Offers Health Insurance Info Session
You have questions about health insurance? Experts at the LRRC (Lakewood Resource and Referral Center) have the answers. The public is invited to a free information session, Monday, November 24, 2014, at 8:00 p.m. in the CHEMED Education Center, 1771 Madison Avenue, Lakewood. The session “What to Do during Open Enrollment” includes information about such…
Halloween Candy Buy-back Winners Announced – 737 lbs. of Candy Donated
Because of his willingness to part with seven pounds of his Halloween candy, five-year-old Luke Garrabrant, Toms River, is the winner of Dr. Rotem’s annual Halloween Candy Buy-back program. Toms River dentist Dr. Rotem gave all contestants $1.00 a pound up to 10 lbs. per family for candy they collected from Halloween trick-or-treating. Garrabrant, the…
“Share the Joy” WJRZ Charity Drive Benefits Three Local Charities
Three local charities will benefit from “Share the Joy,” the annual live radio broadcast drive hosted by Greater Media radio station WJRZ 100.1. Help fill a 53-foot tractor-trailer at Perlmutter Family ShopRite of Bayville, 431 Atlantic Boulevard, Route 9, Bayville, N.J. 08721 with donations of food, clothing, and toys for people and pets, starting Friday,…
Eleven Preferred Home Health Care Aides Receive Awards at the 2014 Home Health Aide Recognition Day
Eleven Home Health Aides (HHA) from Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services (PHHC), Eatontown, a company that provides home care for individuals in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, recently received awards at the 2014 Home Health Aide Recognition Day, sponsored by the Home Care Association of N.J., at Gibbs Hall, Suneagles Golf Course, Eatontown, New…
Greater Media Radio Station Helps the Needy with a Drive
Greater Media radio station the WRAT (95.9), Lake Como, is holding its annual Thanksgiving season drive Broadcast for the People of New Jersey on November 24 and 25 to help local New Jersey residents. Employees of the WRAT are hoping to fill a 40-foot tractor-trailer with items to be donated to three charities. The WRAT’s…
Pregnant? In Pain? Local Woman Co-Authors Book on How to Have a Mostly Pain-free Pregnancy
Oh, my aching back! Jill Hoefs, Summit, N.J., a physical therapist and a Toms River High School North graduate, had an idea for a book that could help women with problematic pregnancies about the same time she, herself, became pregnant. “It’s important to know that if you can’t find a comfortable position, everything hurts, and…
Group in Nat’l Spotlight Will Perform at the Strand – Their Song Jersey Strong Named Jersey’s Official Anthem
After the Reign, a country music group in the national spotlight, will be performing at the Strand Theater, 400 Clifton Avenue, Lakewood, N.J., on November 15 at 7:30 p.m. Their single “Jersey Strong” written about Superstorm Sandy and featured on their second album has been named the official anthem of New Jersey by the organization…
OHI’s Mobile Dental Unit to Visit Head Start Sites This November
Dr. Theresa Berger, CEO of Ocean Health Initiatives, Inc. (OHI) has announced that the OHI mobile medical unit will be stopping at several local Head Start program sites to conduct dental exams specifically for the children participating in Head Start programs. The OHI mobile medical unit will visit Head Start Program Sites in Toms River:…
School Is in Session! Preferred Opens Private Vocational School for Certified Home Health Aides
Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services (PHHC), Eatontown, recently held an open house at 145 Wyckoff Road to unveil its private vocational school program for men and women 18-years-old and older who are interested in becoming Certified Homemaker Home Health Aides (CHHHA). “With the demand for home health care growing by leaps and bounds…
Rasin Named Branch Manager of Preferred Home Health Care, Hackensack
Jen Rasin, West Orange, New Jersey, has been named branch manager of the Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services (PHHC) Hackensack office, 105 Main Street, Hackensack, N.J. As branch manager of PHHC, which has its headquarters in Eatontown, Rasin is responsible for being the liaison between families and nurses, overseeing all scheduling and staffing…