SUMMIT, NJ — For Dominique Simmons, of East Orange, March 25 is a night she will never forget. “I brought my daughter to the hospital. I wanted to make sure she could breathe. Something was blocking her throat,” Simmons said in an interview with Record-Transcript on Friday, May 13. “I brought her to Overlook Hospital. […]
VERONA, NJ — On Saturday, June 9, more than 4,000 supporters joined together in a 1-mile walk around Verona Park to celebrate the courage and resilience of children in the area being treated for cancer and blood disorders. Earlier in the day, the debut of a new flatter, faster 5K certified race course that straddled […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Overlook Van will visit the Maplewood library’s Hilton Branch, 1688 Springfield Ave., throughout the year to provide free health screenings, educational materials and individual counseling. Receive a body mass index screening and cervical health materials on Thursday, Jan. 25, from 2 to 4 p.m.; blood pressure and blood glucose screenings and […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — February is Heart Healthy Month! And the Maplewood Health Department is getting into the swing. On Wednesday, Feb. 15, the Maplewood Health Department will host an adult health clinic at the Main Library, 51 Baker St., from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Public health nurses will provide blood pressure and diabetes screenings, weight […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Find out if you are at risk for diabetes or high blood pressure with a free screening and obtain educational materials and individual counseling. The Overlook Van will be at the Hilton Branch Library, 1688 Springfield Ave. in Maplewood, from 1 to 3 p.m. on Thursdays, Oct. 20, Nov. 17 and Dec. […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Happy fall from the Maplewood Health Department! Maplewood will hold two flu clinics — one on Saturday, Sept. 24, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and the other on Wednesday, Sept. 28, from 10 a.m. to noon — at Town Hall, 574 Valley St. The clinic is open to all residents, 18 […]