Depressive illness in teenagers is defined when the feelings of depression persist and interfere with the teen's ability to function. Depression is fairly common in teens and younger children. About 5 percent of children and adolescents in the general population suffer from depression at any given point in time.
New St. Croix River bridge will open to traffic in late 2017. Crews remove the crossbeam truss at Pier 11 of the St. Croix Crossing bridge near the Wisconsin side of the St. Croix River the week of Dec. 14.
The Thomas A. Mathis Bridge, which moves eastbound traffic between Toms River and Seaside Heights on Route 37, was closed for two hours Saturday. Built in 1950 by the state of New Jersey, the drawbridge must open for marine traffic on the Barnegat Bay beneath it.