Press Releases
By PRESS RELEASE, MIDDLESEX COUNTY OFFICE OF INFORMATION
April 4, 2025
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ -Join the Middlesex County Office of Parks and Recreation this spring and volunteer to help conservation efforts across the County’s beloved parks.The following volunteer opportunities are available from April through June: Beach Sweep with Clean Ocean Action: On Saturday, ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ – Deirdre A. Blaus, MHA has been named Chief Administrative Officer at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) Somerset, an RWJBarnabas Health hospital. Blaus has led the hospital in an interim role since June.“In her nine years in various leadership roles at RWJUH Somerset, ...
NEW JERSEY - Imagine your arteries as pipes that carry blood throughout your body. Sometimes, fatty buildup on the inside walls of these pipes can make them narrower. This buildup is called plaque. Doctors call this plaque buildup "atherosclerosis" or "hardening of the arteries". It's the same ...
West Orange, NJ – Mark E. Manigan, President and Chief Executive Officer of RWJBarnabas Health, the largest, most comprehensive academic health system in New Jersey, has been named to Becker’s Hospital Review’s 2025 list of Great Leaders in Healthcare. He appeared on the list in 2024 and 2023. The ...
New Brunswick, NJ–Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) has been officially recognized as an AGS CoCare®: HELP site by the American Geriatrics Society. RWJUH is the first hospital in New Jersey to achieve this recognition. AGS CoCare®: HELP Site Recognition is granted to institutions who ...
New Brunswick –Obesity is a well-established risk factor for breast cancer, particularly in postmenopausal women. In fact, studies show that women with severe obesity (BMI 35+) face a 44 percent higher risk of dying from breast cancer. Excess body fat can lead to increased levels of estrogen and ...
New Brunswick –Obesity is a well-established risk factor for breast cancer, particularly in postmenopausal women. In fact, studies show that women with severe obesity (BMI 35+) face a 44 percent higher risk of dying from breast cancer. Excess body fat can lead to increased levels of estrogen and ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ - The Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Middlesex County invites residents to explore environmental education at the Middlesex County EARTH Center this spring. Attendees will be able to explore the EARTH Center’s gardens and learn from Master Gardeners on various topics in ...
West Orange, NJ – Several RWJBarnabas Health emergency nurses received professional awards at this year’s New Jersey Emergency Nurses Association (NJENA) 46th Annual Emergency Care Conference. The awards celebrate excellence, leadership, and dedication in emergency nursing and were presented last ...
West Orange, NJ – Several RWJBarnabas Health emergency nurses received professional awards at this year’s New Jersey Emergency Nurses Association (NJENA) 46th Annual Emergency Care Conference. The awards celebrate excellence, leadership, and dedication in emergency nursing and were presented last ...
West Orange, N.J. – In honor of National Nutrition Month, RWJBarnabas Health announced that it is expanding its partnership with the Princeton-based nonprofit Share My Meals across the health system to help feed more New Jersey families struggling with hunger. RWJBarnabas Health launched a pilot ...
NEW JERSEY - For Hackensack Meridian Health, being ranked as New Jersey’s #1 adult and children’s hospital network by U.S. News & World Report shows our unwavering commitment to patient care, clinical excellence and innovation. It’s something we’re proud of.But what does it mean for you? These ...
West Orange, N.J. – In honor of National Nutrition Month, RWJBarnabas Health announced that it is expanding its partnership with the Princeton-based nonprofit Share My Meals across the health system to help feed more New Jersey families struggling with hunger. RWJBarnabas Health launched a pilot ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ – Middlesex College’s Visual, Performing, and Media Arts Department presents Rough Magic across two weekends (March 27-29 and April 3-5, 2025) at the Studio Theatre in Edison. The play, written by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, runs 90 minutes and is directed by TJ McNeill, with ...
Recycled Relief is an organization founded by two juniors, Sanya Kochhar and Isabel Alvaran, along with the rest of their Odyssey of the Mind team, which includes Daya Karakkatt, Ragha Donthireddy, Siya Gour, Smayan Satyavolu, and Jenna Trotman. This year they decided they wanted to give back to ...
NEW JERSEY - The only thing Troy Randall loves as much as his family is music. A longtime vocal coach, songwriter and artist developer, the 61-year-old resident of Smyrna, Delaware, has devoted his entire life to it, having coached such big-name artists as Wyclef Jean, Patti LaBelle and Lyric, just ...
Jersey City, NJ - Jersey City Medical Center, an RWJBarnabas Health hospital recently welcomed Joseph P. Anton as the new Chief Operating Officer of Jersey City Medical Center. In his new role, Anton will oversee the day-to-day operations of the Medical Center, ensuring that the Medical Center ...
NEW JERSEY - Senator Patrick’s Diegnan’s bill designed to help ensure new drivers and other road users understand their responsibilities navigating New Jersey’s roadways unanimously passed the Senate Transportation Committee on Monday.The legislation requires the inclusion of information regarding ...
In 2003, just before her 50th birthday, my aunt had a routine colonoscopy scheduled – the kind meant to catch colorectal cancer early, when it’s easiest to treat. Before the screening, her colon ruptured, revealing advanced-stage colorectal cancer that had gone undetected. There were no warning ...
Somerville, NJ – Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) Somerset, an RWJBarnabas Health hospital, has expanded its breast cancer services with new technologies and medical experts to enhance its already exceptional offerings. Together with Rutgers Cancer Institute, the state’s only ...
Applications are now being accepted for two low- to moderate-income three-bedroom homes in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. The single-family new construction homes will be sold as affordable housing to the selected applicants. The sale price will range from $170,000 for low-income applicants to $230,000 ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ - Menopause has a reputation for unpleasant symptoms like hot flashes. But the change of life marking the end of a woman’s reproductive years can be more than uncomfortable. It can put her heart at risk. Sheila Sahni, M.D., and Marian Vandyck-Acquah, M.D., Hackensack Meridian ...
New Brunswick, NJ -March 13, 2025-Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) and Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (RWJMS) were awarded a $2.4 million grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) to develop new technology to better manage patients presenting with ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ -Numbness in your hands and feet is common, especially as you age. It can make everything from daily life to sleeping difficult and uncomfortable. Often described as tingling, loss of feeling, or pins and needles, the condition can have many causes. Pinpointing the source is ...
West Orange, NJ, March 11, 2025 – Lynda Markoe, Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer of RWJBarnabas Health, has been named to Becker’s Hospital Review’s list of 99 Hospital and Health System CHROs and Chief People Officers to Know. The list honors executives that align human capital ...
Hackensack Meridian JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute's Dr. Sara Cuccurullo, chair, vice president, medical director, has been inducted as the secretary/treasurer at the Association of Academic Physiatrists (AAP) Member Caucus in Phoenix, AZ. She participated in the Governance Committee, the ...
Experience a transformative and inspiring day FOR women, and ABOUT women at the Let’s Talk Women’s Health & Wellness Symposium, Saturday, March 29, 9:00-5:00 at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center. Author, cultural storyteller, empowerment speaker, and media personality Mikki Taylor will ...
Many people are often surprised to find out that when they are admitted to a hospital, their care is managed by a hospitalist. Along with your primary care physicians, specialists, and other clinicians, the hospitalist is vital to every hospitalized patient’s healthcare team. Maninder (Dolly) ...
West Orange, NJ, March 5, 2025 – Stephen O’Mahony, Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Information Officer, and Nicole Martinez, Chief Nursing Information Officer of RWJBarnabas Health have been named to Becker’s Hospital Review’s 58 hospital and health system CMIOs and CNIOs to know list for ...
On Christmas Day of 2023, 42 year-old Brian Kaempf, of Linden, received a present in the form of three new, life-saving stents in his heart, the result of a procedure performed by interventional cardiologist, Dr. Delphine Tang. It is now a running joke between Dr. Tang and Brian about what next ...