Author: Central Jersey

  • LIVING GREEN: Does a healthy environment mean a healthy life?

    Dr. Aly Cohen on the risks of chemicals in our daily lives By Stephanie Vaccaro, Special Writer Dr. Aly Cohen’s approach to creating a healthy environment starts from the inside out. “I think we’ve spent a lot of time on how the earth is getting destroyed,” said Dr. Cohen, a western-trained rheumatologist who has pursued…

  • PRINCETON: Robber hits local TD Bank

    PRINCETON: Robber hits local TD Bank

    By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Staff Writer A man who claimed he had a weapon robbed the TD Bank branch at Route 206 and Cherry Valley Road around 11:30 a.m. Monday morning. A TDK Bank employee told police that the suspect walked into the bank alone, approached a bank teller, passed a note indicating he was armed,…

  • Marking Time: Prison Arts and Activism Conference

    Sarah Tobias For Immediate Release, September 15, 2014 Media Contact: Sarah Tobias, [email protected] Note: Photos related to this release may be downloaded from: http://irw.rutgers.edu/programs/199 Institute for Research on Women to host Groundbreaking Prison Arts Conference and Exhibition at Rutgers, October 8-10, 2014 (New Brunswick, NJ, September 15, 2014) The Institute for Research on Women (IRW)…

  • One Weekend Only – An Evening of One Act Comedies at Town and Country Players

    One Weekend Only – An Evening of One Act Comedies at Town and Country Players

    Steven Petronis From left to right: Directors, Jesse Roy, Sheldon Bruce Zeff, Sharon Rill-Soester,, and Bob DeMarco. Photo by Steven Petronis

  • Celebrating silver at the Greeway Gala

    Celebrating silver at the Greeway Gala

    D&R Greenway Land Trust Board of Trustees Chairman Brian Breuel and President Linda Mead present Hopewell resident Betty Wold Johnson, center, with its Land Preservation Award during the group’s annual gala in Princeton on Saturday. Photo by Charles W. Kim

  • Amb. Kurtzer talk on Middle East outlook

    By John Vincent THE PRINCETON/TRENTON AREA CHAPTER OF UNA-USA For immediate release: 15 September 2014 Contact: John Vincent, 609-371-3529 On Sunday, September 21, 2014, Daniel C. Kurtzer, one of the nation’s most respected specialists on Middle East policy and formerly U.S. ambassador to Israel and to Egypt, will speak on the occasion of the International…

  • Let votes decide if council needs a raise

    Elias Abilheira , Princeton  The excuses given by those Princeton officials who voted themselves pay raises exhibits their lack of judgment and can only cause one to question what other votes they cast based upon poor reasoning. The argument that because greedy politicians overpay themselves in other towns, that Princeton should follow suit is…

  • Don’t become embroiled in another Mid-East war

    The Rev. Robert Moore, Princeton President Obama has presented what he believes is a viable strategy to eliminate ISIS, but for me his speech raised as many questions as it provided solutions. We’ve seen how unintended consequences of military action can spiral out of control, causing more pain and suffering in the region and hurting…

  • SPONSOR A TEE TO BENEFIT KIDS WITH CANCER AT THE FCCF 5TH ANNUAL JERSEY SHORE GOLF EVENT, TO BE HELD AT SEA OAKS GOLF CLUB!

    By Andrea Inauen The Fighting Children’s Cancer Foundation (FCCF), www.fccf.info., will have its 5th annual fundraising golf event on Friday, October 10, 2014 at the Sea Oaks Golf Club in Little Egg Harbor Twp, NJ.  Sponsorships and player registrations are available starting at less than $200 and give individuals and organizations the opportunity to show…