Egg Harbor Township student wins 2025 Congressional App Challenge with veteran-focused app
Uchenna Uduma, a junior at Egg Harbor Township High School, has been named the winner of the 2025 Congressional App Challenge for New Jersey’s Second Congressional District. He earned the recognition for a self-taught app designed to help veterans access neurological...
Cape May County launches prosecutor-led Mental Health Diversion Program
The Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office has launched a new Mental Health Diversion Program designed to redirect eligible defendants with serious mental health conditions away from the traditional criminal justice process and into treatment-based services. In a Jan. 15...
How chronic inflammation quietly sabotages weight loss
Chronic inflammation has become one of the most underestimated barriers to sustainable weight loss. While most people focus on calories, macros, or workout routines, the body’s inflammatory state often plays a far bigger role than we realize. Understanding this...
It’s not too late — And here’s why your flu shot still matters
Views from the Shore Recently, while filling in as a guest host on Newstalk 92.3 FM WOND, I had Dr. Gregory Herman from Shore Physicians Group on the air to talk about flu season. And what he had to say might surprise some of you who think flu shots are only...
Messy but meaningful: Occupational therapist talks about why sensory play matters
Family Tides Sensory play has become something of a parenting buzzword lately, popping up everywhere from social media feeds to community events advertising hands-on activities for young children. But what might look like simple mess-making with slime and rice bins to...
