Tag: Pandemic

Within the last several years, there’s been an increase in mental health issues due to a variety of factors, from the pandemic, inflation and political divisiveness to social isolation, intense social media use and inadequate treatment.

Dozens of dead geese were found in a park in Mercer County. Egg prices have reached an all-time high. What’s the connection between the geese and your expensive morning omelet? Avian influenza. 

Renovations to the Maria Gatta Community Park in the borough will soon be finalized, offering locals and visiting teams a brand-new multiuse sports park.

CHRISTIAN MONTEOwners of restaurants lining Broad Street in Red Bank eagerly await the reopening of Broadwalk, expected at the end of...

As members of the Two River community continue their return to in-person work more than two years after the first COVID-19 lockdowns, some pets and their owners are facing new challenges at home.

Lunch Break, the Red Bank-based nonprofit, has offered a hot meal, a warm smile and maybe a fresh set of clothing to those in need for years. But what many may not realize is its Life Skills Program also offers business and life advice, guidance and emotional support.

After two years of absent or subdued celebrations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the bagpipes will be calling once again as Two River towns make an enthusiastic return to their traditional St. Patrick’s Day celebrations.

MONMOUTH COUNTY – Restaurants forced to shutter suffered when the pandemic took hold and food pantries strained under the weight of an increasing food insecure population. Sustain and Serve, a New Jersey program funded by the federal American Rescue Plan, addressed those negatives, yielding positive results that have propelled the program’s continuation.

Bending on one knee and proposing to a significant other that your two souls were meant to be intertwined is a moment you never forget. But increasingly these days the primary proposal isn’t the only one brides- and grooms-to-be choose to make.

TINTON FALLS – With a 32-year career in law enforcement under his belt, Tinton Falls Police Chief John A. Scrivanic decided to retire.