Month: August 2003

Judy Shepps Battle    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that more than 15 percent of 6- to 19-year-olds (about 9 million youth) are clinically overweight or obese. Another 15 percent of that age group are considered at risk of becoming overweight.    And the statistics are not significantly better for preschoolers. The latest figures…

Words change their meanings as life phases change. By: Euna Kwon    Dedicated to my children, Katie, Molly and Will, who have changed my life in ways I never imagined.     There is no doubt that having children changes your life, from the way you think to the size of your waistline. But how much did…

By: Rich Fisher    The Monroe Wolverines Pop Warner teams got their season underway in Linden this past Sunday and three teams came up winners. The Wolverines first home game will be this Saturday, 4 p.m., against North Brunswick. The home opener will be celebrated with a pep rally tonight (Friday), 7 p.m., at Danny Ryan…

K. Hovnanian’s Four Seasons at South Brunswick recently celebrated its opening, bringing the award-winning active-adult lifestyle to another central New Jersey location.    K. Hovnanian’s Four Seasons at South Brunswick offers 192 single-family ranch-style homes. Nine floor plans, including some with lofts, ranging from 1,820 to 3,000 square feet are featured. Each home includes two or…

SimX Corp. of East Windsor has developed innovative software development platform. By: David Pescatore    EAST WINDSOR — From a dimly lit storefront office in Royal Plaza on Route 130, Vladimir Bernstein plans on revolutionizing the software development industry.    Dr. Bernstein, a resident of Pierce Road, is the president of the SimX Corp., creator of the…

marks 25 years of ‘cultural survival’ with a fall festival of the arts.

   Cranbury recently purchased a 40-foot-long 500-horse power fire engine. By: Matt Kirdahy    The 40-foot-long 500-horse power Pierce Manufacturing Co. fire engine rolled into the Cranbury Fire Station lot on Aug. 22.    Assistant Fire Chief Michael Kervan was there to meet with Dave Neuber of Pierce, the Appleton, Wis.-based company that built the $814,000 truck.    Mr.…

By:    A pair of Cranbury siblings recently had strong showings in the local Golf Channel Putt, Chip and Drive qualifier at Colts Neck Golf Club.    Jessica Doyle finished in the Top Three golfers in the 10/11-year-old age group, and qualified for the regional tournament in Hershey, Pa. Her brother, Sean, finished in sixth place due…

WEIDEL Richard A. Weidel, president of Weidel Realtors, and Scott Monaghan, vice president and general manager, are pleased to announce that the Weidel Pennington office was recently honored as the company’s top office for production for 2002. Fred Nix, manager, and the sales associates of Weidel Pennington, were recognized at a luncheon at the Washington…