Public Meeting Concerning Pinelands School Referendum Set for Jan. 17

A public informational meeting concerning the upcoming Pinelands Regional School District referendum has been scheduled for 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 17. It will be held in the Pinelands Regional High School auditorium, and is the only scheduled public meeting specific to the referendum. The referendum itself is set for Tuesday, Jan. 24. Voters in the district’s constituent municipalities – […]

Local Pediatrician Charged With Improper Storage, Handling of Medicaid Vaccines

Affected Children May Need to Get Revaccinated

Pediatrician Michael Bleiman of Southern Ocean Pediatrics and Family Medicine, located inside the Southern Ocean Medical Center complex in Manahawkin, has been accused of improper vaccine storage and handling procedures and could lose his medical license in addition to facing civil penalties and significant costs and restitution. A nurse at his office said Bleiman was legally obligated to decline to […]