February is Pet Dental Awareness Month, but your pet\’s dental health is imperative year round. Dental problems are top health issue for pets, yet dental health still tends to be overlooked. Like people, dogs need regular dental cleaning to prevent tartar and plaque. Good dental health is a key factor in preventing heart disease among pets. It\’s never too late or too early to start taking steps to give your dog a bright smile, pleasant breath and overall great health. The experts at Pet Valu, a leading retailer of pet supplies, have a few tips to keep your dog\’s mouth healthy:

1. Clean your dog\’s teeth daily. It only takes a few minutes a day to clean your dog\’s teeth, but it will make years difference for their overall health. Pet Valu sells a variety of oral cleansing methods such as traditional toothbrushes, dental foams and sprays and oral water supplements and additives. Pet Valu recommends the Tropiclean Oral care kit or Tropiclean Dental Foam and DentaTreat dental spray to provide your dog with the full dental cleaning they need.

In sentencing Ficara, Superior Court Judge Kevin T. Smith ordered that the defendant not be eligible for parole until he serves one year of his sentence.

Ficara pleaded guilty to the third-degree terroristic threats offense on 12/1/14. He has been free on $75,000 bail since his arrest on the day of the incident. A restraining order was issued barring him from contact with his wife, from whom he is separated.

In complaints signed after the 2/8/14 incident, Ficara was accused of pointing a handgun at his wife and \”demanding her to beg for forgiveness and apologize.\”

The basis of the charges is evidence obtained by the Attorney General\’s Bureau of Criminal Investigations (BCI) and presented to a statewide investigating Grand Jury.

\”This family and their co-conspirators stole millions to fund a lifestyle of extravagance and excess,\” Attorney General Kane said. \”Insurance fraud drives up the cost for everyone, including seniors and middle-class families. Even worse, the scheme was facilitated through threats, intimidation and falsely accusing first responders of serious crimes.\”

The investigation resulted in the seizure of approximately $7 million in assets, which the Attorney General called \”fruits of the crimes\” that could be used for restitution upon conviction. The assets included approximately $3 million in seized bank accounts, $1.2 million in jewelry, and six Ferraris, two Rolls Royces, one Cobra, and four other vehicles worth $2.8 million.

Troopers from Hamilton Station arrested Benjamin C. Evans, Jr., 53, of Hamilton, N.J., on January 16 for five separate burglaries that occurred between July and December of last year.

Evans allegedly stole jewelry, batteries for farm equipment, scrap metal, and other items totaling more than $15,000. He was observed operating a silver, Toyota Rav4 at separate crime scene locations.