Monmouth County introduces wellness transportation program for residents

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Monmouth County introduces wellness
transportation program for residents

The Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners, in collaboration with EZ Ride, has created a free wellness transportation program for Monmouth County residents.

“This program will provide residents over the age of 18 with up to two round trips per week to their medical, wellness and nutrition appointments, regardless of the applicant’s income,” said Commissioner Director Thomas A. Arnone. “We are thrilled to be able to introduce this service to help our residents travel to these important appointments at no expense.”

Medical, wellness and nutrition appointments include doctor, dentist, therapist, pharmacy and lab work, grocery store, food pantry, farmers market, etc.

If the resident does not have a cell phone, there are resources available to assist with acquiring one through Monmouth ACTS. Please call 732-683-2102 or go to www.monmouthacts.org to learn more.

A transportation coordinator is available to schedule trips Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to noon, and Monday through Friday from 1-4:30 p.m. by phone at 732-431-7448. Trips may be taken Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.; and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. There is no service available on Sunday. For more information, please call 732-431-7448 or email [email protected].

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• Help is coming for a Jersey Shore town that is losing the man vs. nature battle on its eroded beaches. Associated Press

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Jersey Gem

Edelman Fossil Park Museum to open this summer

Rising from a former marl quarry in Mantua Township, Rowan University’s Jean & Ric Edelman Fossil Park Museum will be a world-class destination inspired by the deep-time perspective that the fossil record offers. With an expected summer opening, the museum will attract an estimated 200,000+ guests per year. Set into a 65-acre landscape, the museum will perch above the quarry where a 66-million-year-old marine and terrestrial fossils record the last moments of the dinosaur world. The museum will feature immersive exhibits galleries, full-scale reconstructions of extinct creatures, hands-on learning experiences, live animal attractions, virtual reality and more. Featuring geothermal, water-source heat pump heating and cooling systems, as well as a photovoltaic solar field, the museum will be New Jersey’s largest public net-zero facility.

Healthy Jersey

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Upcoming events

May 10 – Car Cruise (Smithville, Atlantic County)
May 10 – Jersey City Comedy Night! (Jersey City, Hudson County)
May 10 – Merchantville Art Walk (Merchantville, Camden County)
May 10 – 12 – Ethan Stiefel’s A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM (New Brunswick, Middlesex County)
May 11 – World Series of Birding (Bernardsvile, Somerset County)
May 11 – Jackie Schiffer’s Broadway Boombox (West Windsor, Mercer County)
May 11 – National Public Gardens Day (Morristown, Morris County)
May 11 – Annual Azalea Festival (Hamilton, Mercer County)
May 11 – Creative Arts & Music Festival (Lincroft, Monmouth County)
May 11 – Spirit Brands “North American Spirit Tournament” Cheer Competition (Wildwood, Cape May County)
May 11 – Branchburg Food Truck and Music Fest (Branchburg, Somerset County)
May 11 – 6th Annual Brew by the Bay (Highlands, Monmouth County)
May 11 – Hot Rods & Harleys (Rahway, Union County)
May 11 & 12 – Mercer Dance Ensemble In Concert at the Kelsey Theatre (West Windsor, Mercer County)
May 11 & 12 – Asbury Park Spring Bazaar (Asbury Park, Monmouth County)
May 11 & 12 – South Asian Cultural Heritage & Arts Expo (Edison, Middlesex County)
May 11 & 12 – MDE in Concert (West Windsor, Mercer County)
May 11 & 12 – Mean Girls (New Brunswick, Middlesex County)
May 12 – Trenton Pet Expo (Trenton, Mercer County)
May 12 – Mother’s Day Celebration at Four Sisters Winery (Belvidere, Warren County)
May 12 – Mother’s Day Market + Brunch at Whitechapel Projects (Long Branch, Monmouth County)

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Today in history

On May 6, 1937, the hydrogen-filled German airship Hidenburg caught fire and crashed while attempting to land in Lakehurst,  N.J. 35 of the 97 people on board were killed along with a crewman on the ground.

Today’s birthdays

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