Health & Wellness

They outlasted COVID-19 but are shuttering amid rising costs and limited funds. Some expect this to be the start of more closings.

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After 83 years as a nursing home that filled a unique ...

NEW JERSEY — For the last fourteen months, New Jerseyans have been in the midst of the worst global pandemic in most of our lifetimes. The number of positive cases of COVID-19 in NJ has just recently reached the 1 million mark. This is one out of every nine people in the state. Just over 25,000 have died due to complications from COVID, while all of us have been suffering under forced ...

OCEAN COUNTY, NJ - Good news for Ocean County residents as COVID-19 infection rates dropped to the lowest vulnerability levels since last summer.

 “In the last eight days, Ocean County has been under 100 new cases in seven of those days,” announced Commissioner Gerry P. Little at yesterday’s Ocean County Board of Commissioners meeting.  “This is an important ...

NEW JERSEY - Governor Murphy announced that New Jersey is launcing a "Shot and a Beer" program, encouraging eligible residents, ages 21 and over to get vaccinated.

Any New Jerseyan who gets their first vaccine dose in the month of May and takes their vaccination card to a participating brewery will receive a free beer. The following are restaurants and brewing companies are ...

LBI REGION, NJ - The Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce continues to bring customized programming to the LBI Region business community. With the many changes surrounding new sectors of industry, the 107-year organization strives to bring trusted resources to help with sustainable strategies. The May 5 membership meeting will be held via Zoom beginning at 10am. The keynote is Attorney John ...

OCEAN COUNTY, NJ — The opioid crisis continues to plague residents of Ocean County as federal legislators seek to become part of the solution.

Congressman Andy Kim (NJ-03) announced last week his efforts to push two separate bills designed to combat the ongoing battle that opioids present in Ocean and Burlington counties, and throughout the country.

“I’ve heard from ...

Fed program will keep immunizations coming at long-term care facilities, where nearly all residents are vaccinated but only half of staffers

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OCEAN COUNTY, NJ — The Ocean County Board of Commissioners announced plans for what they call a MASH unit last fall. The novel concept is now on its way to becoming a reality.

County officials awarded a bid for the furnishing and delivery for a custom van at their most recent Board of Commissioners meeting. The specifications for the vehicle are all set to become what may be New ...

SOMERVILLE, NJ - Grateful to be alive, Richard Smekal returned to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital/Somerset on Wednesday to thank the doctors, EMTs and hospital staff for their quick action in saving his life after he collapsed with sudden cardiac arrest on Main Street March 30.

Smekal, an equipment operator for an electrical company, was working on Main Street in Somerville when he ...

STAFFORD — TAPinto Stafford-LBI takes this opportunity to spotlight a great local business, Hawk Eyes Vision Center.

Hawk Eyes is located at 399 N. Main Street (Route 9) in Manahawkin. Adam Johnson opened Hawk Eyes Vision Center in 2018.  Adam has 25 years experience in the field of optometry.  He has worked in Monmouth and Ocean counties since he was 18 years ...