The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force advised men against routine prostate cancer screening using the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test because the test often leads to more harm than good.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Internal Revenue Service today announced another expansion of its "Fresh Start" initiative by offering more flexible terms to its Offer in Compromise (OIC) program that will enable some of the most financially distressed taxpayers clear up their tax problems and in many cases more quickly than in the past.
LINDEN -- The City of Linden is planning a ribbon-cutting event on May 30 for its newly constructed Hawk Rise Sanctuary. The Sanctuary, located on Range Road, is part of a 95 acre city-owned natural resource and wetland complex that has long been recognized by numerous federal, state and non-governmental organizations as an important...
WASHINGTON, DC—U. S. Senators Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Robert Menendez (D-NJ) today announced that the Senate Appropriations Committee has approved more than $132 million for military construction projects in New Jersey.
EDISON -- The Middlesex County Office of Health Services and the Middlesex County Cancer Coalition are sponsoring the fourth annual Pancreatic Cancer Walk to raise community awareness about the disease and to help raise funds to aid research.
STATE -- Clean Ocean Action (COA), a coalition of over 130 organizations, will journey from Cape May, New Jersey to Montauk, New York to bring attention to the need for a clean ocean and educate the public about the New Jersey/New York Clean Ocean Zone Initiative.
LINDEN – There is a major water main break on Park Avenue between Linden Avenue and Route 1&9 in Linden, according to Mayor Richard Gerbounka.
CRANBURY -- The Middlesex County Office of Health Services is reporting that a stray cat tested positive for rabies in the Township of Cranbury. This is the third rabid animal reported within Middlesex County for 2012 and the first in the municipality of Cranbury.
TRENTON – An Assembly panel approved a Democrat-sponsored measure aimed at halting the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) from circumventing existing environmental regulations.
HAMILTON – Approximately 907,000 New Jersey residents will travel 50 miles or more for the Memorial Day holiday weekend in 2012, an increase of 0.5% from the 902,000 that traveled in 2011.