After Saving $6 Million on Employee Health Coverage: Next Step is Shopping the Joint Insurance Fund
By Mayor Daniel T. Rodrick As the Mayor of Toms River, I firmly believe in the importance of fiscal responsibility and transparency in governance. Today, I want to share an important step…
Who is spray painting pink numbers on seals at the Jersey Shore and what does it mean?
BRIGANTINE, NJ – If you take a trip to the beach this time of year, you have a very good chance of spotting a seal swimming in the ocean or lounging on…
New Jersey Man Heading to Prison After Selling $8.2 Million Worth of HIV Medication Stolen from the U.S. Veterans Administration
LYNDHURST, NJ – Over $8 million worth of HIV medicine intended to be prescribed to U.S. military veterans was stolen by a Veterans Administration employee and sold to a Lyndhurst man over…
Ocean County Parks Service Offering Stress Reducing “Yoga After Work” Program
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Are you searching for a new way to wind down after a busy day at work? A program being offered by the Ocean County Parks Department might be…
Former Virginia Beach Business Owner Sentenced for Multi-Million Dollar Health Care Fraud Scheme
NORFOLK, Va. – A former Virginia Beach business owner was sentenced today to 51 months in prison for his role in operating a durable medical equipment supply company that defrauded federal health…
Persichilli: 50% of those still hospitalized in New Jersey are fully vaccinated
TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Department of Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli on Wednesday released eye-opening data detailing the vaccination rates among those still hospitalized in the state for COVID-19. Of the 963…
Birth Rates Are Plummeting, But Not Because People Can’t Afford Children: STUDY
Birth Rates Are Plummeting, But Not Because People Can’t Afford Children: STUDY Laurel Duggan on February 23, 2022 New research suggests plummeting birthrates in the U.S. are driven by culture, not economic…
County To Pay $370K After Trying To Force Nurse To Facilitate Abortions
Winnebago County, Illinois, must pay Sandra Rojas’ attorneys $370,000 after its health department fired her for refusing to facilitate abortions, according to the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF). Rojas worked as a pediatric…
New Jersey is one of America’s Most Vaccinated States, It’s Time to End the Mandates DePhillips Says
by Jennifer Peacock DePhillips calls on Murphy to end all Covid mandates now18hbyJennifer PeacockviaNJ Assembly Republicans TRENTON, N.J. – The public is done with mandates, and so is Assemblyman Christopher DePhillips. He is calling…
Healthcare worker shortage looms as Murphy vaccine mandate targets former pandemic “Frontline Heroes”
From the Desk of Senator Anthony Bucco TRENTON, NJ – Less than two weeks before Governor Phil Murphy’s deadline requiring health care workers to have their second COVID vaccine shot, Senator Anthony…
Justice Department Resolves Lawsuits with Bakersfield Doctors to Ensure Equal Access to Health Care for People with HIV
FRESNO, Calif. — The Justice Department today announced that it has filed proposed consent decrees with two obstetrician-gynecologist (OB/GYN) doctors in Bakersfield, California. The consent decrees, which are subject to approval by…
After New Jersey’s mask mandate ends March 7th, Phil Murphy wants a kill-switch option to be able to enforce masking again in the future
TRENTON, NJ – When Lando Calrissian made a deal with Darth Vader to give up Luke Skywalker to save his criminal enterprise operating out of Bespin’s Cloud City in Star Wars: Empire…
New Jersey Department of Health identifies Omicron ‘stealth variant’ but should you worry?
TRENTON, NJ – The New Jersey Department of Health this week reported cases of a COVID-19 omicron stealth variant but right now, the science and health community knows little about the effects…
New Jersey still operating temporary morgues as COVID-19 cases decrease
TRENTON, NJ – The state of New Jersey is currently operating at least two temporary morgues to house COVID-19 victims and as of Wednesday, 17 bodies are being held within them. New…
BLM just spent $100,000 to bail out Louisville man who attempted to assassinate Jewish mayoral candidate
LOUISVILLE, KY – A man who attempted to murder Lousiville Mayoral Candidate Craig Greenberg has been freed from prison after Black Lives Matter activists posted a $100,000 bail for his release. On…
Columbus man pleads guilty to threatening local reproductive health services facility
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A Columbus man pleaded guilty in federal court this morning to threatening to bring a bomb to a local reproductive health services facility. Carlos Manuel Rodriguez Brime, 25,…
Piperno and Eulner plan to support corrections officers’ health, safety and staffing levels through legislation
by Marilyn Piperno TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblywomen Marilyn Piperno and Kim Eulner say Gov. Phil Murphy’s ill-advised mandates are prioritizing prisoners over officers to the detriment of the state’s correctional system and public…
Lack Of Vitamin D Increases Risk Of Severe COVID, According To Study
Vitamin D deficiency was linked to worse health outcomes for COVID-19 patients, including higher risk of death, a new study found. Israeli scientists from Bar-Ilan University and the Galilee Medical Center found…
Cumberland County Man Charged With Health Care Fraud, Money Laundering, And Theft Of Public Money
HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Rodney L. Yentzer, age 52, of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania was charged in a criminal information with one…
Maryland Considers Creating Constitutional Right To Abortion
Maryland state House Democrats proposed a constitutional amendment Monday enshrining abortion rights within the state, the Associated Press reported. The proposal was introduced by state House Speaker Adrienne Jones, who said the…
Jackson Township Schools to go mask optional on March 7th, masks still required on school buses
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – The Jackson Township School District has announced that starting on March 7th, the district will being a facemask optional policy for all students and staff. The decision comes…