NJ measles warning for Easter, Passover travel
The concern comes as the number of reported measles cases nationwide is at 555, according to the CDC.
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NJ Connect for Recovery phone line gives help for substance use
A report by the New Jersey Attorney General in the spring of 2014, addressing the state's opioid crisis, led to the creation of a warmline for residents to call either if they are suffering from substance use disorders, or are loved ones of those suffering.
Drugs & alcohol on the job — more prevalent than you’d think
When you're addicted, you're addicted. And over time, any place may be the perfect spot to satisfy a fix — even the office.
No measles at Lacey school, test results show
Lacey's superintendent said the scare presented an opportunity "for all families, teachers and school administrators to review their vaccine records and get their vaccines up to date."
Lacey school district on alert after student ill with possible measles
The Lacey school district is cleaning the school and will check vaccination records of students and staff if the case is confirmed.
Nurses taking care of fewer patients at once — Is this why?
The patient-to-nurse ratio has decreased throughout New Jersey in most specialty areas, according to a Rutgers study.
Plan to bar unvaccinated children from public places overturned
The judge said 166 measles cases in a population of 330,000 people over six months doesn't constitute an "epidemic."
Lakewood outbreak not worse thanks to higher vax rates, officials says
Even with a second measles outbreak Ocean County has kept its number of confirmed cases much lower than Rockland County and Brooklyn.
OC Prosecutor, St. Francis Counseling Center Step Up Against Sexual Assault
April is Sexual Assault Awareness month and on Friday night at First Energy Park in Lakewood the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office along with Saint Francis Counseling Center held an educational event where they stepped up to the plate against Sexual Violence.
Sick day for everyone: Illness forces NJ school district to close for cleaning
All public schools in Ocean Township will be shuttered on Friday, after a powerful stomach bug tore through the middle school earlier this week.
Organic nut butters sold in NJ recalled over listeria risk
Several types of almond, cashew and sesame seed nut butters sold at ShopRite stores have been recalled, amid a listeria scare. No illnesses have been reported.
NJ lawmaker: Mess with assisted suicide, you’re a murderer
Assemblyman Robert Auth says altering a medication request with the intent of killing a patient, or coercing someone into taking the drugs, is akin to murder.