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One Spirit Festival Expands to Entire Weekend

The One Spirit Festival, now celebrating its sixth year, has expanded to two days on May 2-3 to accommodate its growing list of holistic healers and vendors. Hours will be Saturday 2:00-7:00 p.m., and Sunday 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

The One Spirit Festival is the premier holistic and metaphysical fair in Central Western New Jersey. Organizer Reverend Christina Lynn Whited explains, “We have such a wide array of practitioners, healers and metaphysical vendors, as well as a wonderful group of crafters who are holistically orientated. People come back year after year just to see their favorites.”

Whited is currently lining up a large group of speakers from among her vendors, including sound healers, acupuncturists, energy workers, nutritionists, artists and crystal shamans. This year also includes free lectures both Saturday and Sunday.

The festival famously features a select group of well-known psychic readers, for which appointments can be booked online. More information will be posted on the website as the event draws nearer.

Location: Clinton Community Center, 63 Halstead St., Clinton. For more information, call 908-638-9066 or visit OneSpiritFestival.org.

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Tick Talk

Spring officially sprung on March 21. We have turned our clocks ahead. We are looking forward to warm winds, sunny skies and the smell of fresh cut grass. The daffodils and tulips have recently bloomed and we are just starting with the yard work that comes with the warmer weather.  Sadly, another season has started ramping up.  Tick season.

•             The best form of protection is prevention. Educating oneself about tick activity and how our behaviors overlap with tick habitats is the first step.

•             According to the NJ DOH, in 2022 Hunterdon County led the state with a Lyme disease incidence rate of 426 cases per 100,000 people. The fact is ticks spend approximately 90% of their lives not on a host but aggressively searching for one, molting to their next stage or over-wintering. This is why a tick remediation program should be implemented on school grounds where NJ DOH deems high risk for tick exposure and subsequent attachment to human hosts.

•             Governor Murphy has signed a bill that mandates tick education in NJ public schools. See this for the details.  Tick education must now be incorporated into K-12 school curriculum. See link:

https://www.nj.gov/education/broadcasts/2023/sept/27/TicksandTick-BorneIllnessEducation.pdf

•             May is a great month to remind the public that tick activity is in full swing. In New Jersey, there are many tickborne diseases that affect residents, including Anaplasmosis, Babesiosis, Ehrlichiosis, Lyme disease, Powassan, and Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis.

•             For years, the focus has mainly been about protecting ourselves from Lyme disease. But other tick-borne diseases are on the rise in Central Jersey. An increase of incidence of Babesia and Anaplasma are sidelining people too. These two pathogens are scary because they effect our blood cells. Babesia affects the red blood cells and Anaplasma effects the white blood cells.

•             Ticks can be infected with more than one pathogen. When you contract Lyme it is possible to contract more than just that one disease. This is called a co-infection. It is super important to pay attention to your symptoms. See link.

https://twp.freehold.nj.us/480/Disease-Co-Infection

A good resource from the State:

https://www.nj.gov/health/cd/topics/tickborne.shtml

 

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