New maternity wing opens
New mothers have a new place to convalesce after giving birth, now that Jersey City Medical Center officially opened the Lord Abbett Maternity Wing at a ribbon-cutting ceremony before hospital executives, donors, and elected...
Nonprofit for youth has a new headquarters in North Bergen
The nonprofit organization Rose 2 Hope has secured a location for its first office headquarters on Bergenline Avenue in North Bergen. The new office, above restaurant Café Per Tutti, will be the main office...
Hackensack Meridian Palisades Medical Center Employees Donate Pajamas for Local Children
Team members at Hackensack Meridian Palisades Medical Center organized a Winter Pajama Drive to collect new donated pajamas for infants, children and teens in need in our local communities.
The drive was a big success...
Enlivening Ourselves
Dear Dr. Norquist:
I find I am pretty unhappy with the way my life is going for me. I thought that by now I’d be further along, with friends I enjoyed spending time with and...
CarePoint Health sues Alaris Health
Health care provider CarePoint’s efforts to liquidate its hospital assets in Hudson County have led to a complex legal action involving all three of its hospitals and Avery Eisenreich, owner of Alaris Health.
A new...
NJ students learn dangers of vaping amid ‘epidemic’
“There’s nothing safe about vaping,” says the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey (PDFNJ).
In collaboration with the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General, the PDFNJ launched a new media campaign highlighting the dangers...
Hoboken opens new gym
Mayor Ravi Bhalla, elected officials, and members of the Hoboken community celebrated the official grand opening of a new field-house-style gym at Seventh and Jackson streets on Jan. 8.
The gym is part of the...
Enlivening Ourselves
Dear Dr. Norquist:
First I have to tell you I read your column faithfully and I get a lot out of what you write, so thank you!
Dr. Norquist, how can you tell if someone is...
Union City man crushed at North Bergen recycling facility
The North Bergen Police Department responded to a reported injury inside Lincoln Recycling Services LLC at approximately 3:20 p.m. on Jan. 2, according to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez.
Upon arrival at the facility at...
Prime Healthcare abandons bid to purchase Bayonne Medical Center
The only full-service hospital in Bayonne is in a state of limbo.
The owner of Alaris Health, Avery Eisenreich, has purchased Bayonne Medical Center (BMC) but is not interested in operating the hospital, nor in...