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KEEP THE FAITH AND DO THE WORK

November 25, 2022December 17, 2022 R.L. Witter

BY R.L. WITTER During the early days, many of us stayed home, picked up new hobbies, honed our cooking skills,

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AFFLICTION WAS GOOD FOR ME!

November 25, 2022December 2, 2022 R.L. Witter AFFLICTION, Church, Doctors, donor, Fountain Baptist Church, General Baptist Convention, heart transplant, Hospital, New Jersey, New York City, prophet, Psalm 119:7, Summit

By Glenda Cadogan For two years, Fountain Baptist Church Senior Pastor Rev. Dr. J. Michael Sanders lived in resistance to

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Newark Beth Israel’s Darrell K. Terry Receives Leadership Award from Integrity House

November 22, 2022December 12, 2022 R.L. Witter

Receives the Integrity House 2022 Outstanding Leadership Award From Left to Right: Darrell K. Terry, Sr., MHA, MPH, FACHE, FHELA,

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A Progress Report on Newark Beth Israel Medical Center’s

November 11, 2022November 14, 2022 R.L. Witter

The excitement is building in Newark’s South Ward as the historic $150 million expansion project known as Newark Strong is

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You Are What You Eat

November 8, 2022November 10, 2022 R.L. Witter

“You are what you eat.” Hearing this as a youth, I had visions of myself turning into a donut or

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From HOUSE to HOME

October 31, 2022November 3, 2022 R.L. Witter

Tracey Phillips is grateful that she finally has a place to call home. Once homeless and battling substance abuse, Phillips

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Affordable Health Insurance for College Students

October 31, 2022November 1, 2022 R.L. Witter

By Faith Banke, in partnership with the Mayors Public Engagement Unit School semesters are in full swing and just like

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Strengthening Your Core

October 11, 2022October 15, 2022 R.L. Witter

Kahlil Carmichael MAPCC, MDIV, CPT is the pastor of Live Well Church, in Somerset, New Jersey.He is a fitness specialist

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Prostate Cancer Awareness

October 10, 2022October 15, 2022 R.L. Witter

Get Screened Now Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men (after skin cancer), but it can often be

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Saving Lives

September 18, 2022September 30, 2022 R.L. Witter Cancer, care, Health, health care, health care services, Media, Mount Sinai, Prostate Cancer, Screening, supplements, Tisch Cancer Center, vitamins

As men age, the cells in the prostate gland can become cancerous. Every year in the United States, more than 30,000 men die from prostate cancer, second only to skin cancer.

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Photo Caption: Berkeley College celebrates the perseverance and achievements of more than 1,000 graduates during a Commencement ceremony on Thursday, May

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