Author: Greater Media

  • Waverly residents save valuable commuting time via nearby Parkway

    The Waverly at Neptune luxury rental community has become well known for its brand-new apartments, upscale clubhouse amenities and beautiful Jersey Shore location. But for many residents, it is the easy access to the Garden State Parkway that truly makes it an ideal place to call “home.” The proximity to Exit 100 of the Parkway,…

  • World Pancreatic Cancer Day will be observed on Nov. 13

    By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer Efforts to bring attention to pancreatic cancer are stepped up every November during Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month. Progress is “desperately needed in the fight against pancreatic cancer,” said Jill Rothstein of Freehold Township, who lost her father to the disease in 2008. Many towns across New Jersey have joined the…

  • How to reduce your risk for diabetes

    Though aging increases a person’s risk for type 2 diabetes, a healthy lifestyle that includes routine exercise and a healthy diet can help men and women reduce that risk significantly. Millions of people across the globe suffer from diabetes, a term used to describe a group of metabolic diseases in which a person has high…

  • Why you shouldn’t overdo: the downside of overtraining

    Dr. Leonard J. Somarriba D.P.T., C.S.C.S. We have all heard the phrase “No pain, no gain.”When it comes to the human body, discomfort is acceptable, but pain is not. In fact, there is a threshold of pain tolerance that is unique to each individual. It’s important to understand and respect this limit. When the body…

  • Eradicating early-stage breast cancers without surgery

    By Kenneth Tomkovich, M.D. I started my career as a breast radiologist when radical mastectomies (breast removal) were one of the few breast cancer treatments. Thankfully today, we’re on the verge of successfully treating smaller breast cancers without the need for any surgery at all. FDA-approved cryoablation (a treatment to kill cancer cells using extreme…

  • Retreat to focus on sobriety over holidays

    St. James Episcopal Church, 2136 Woodbridge Ave., Edison, will present a half-day retreat from 1:30 p.m.-5 p.m. Nov. 8. Robert Walker, an international AA and Al-anon speaker will present “Happy, Joyous and Free for the Holidays.” The cost is $10 per person, which includes afternoon refreshments. This retreat will have a capacity of 90 people;…

  • Metuchen maintains its success under Albanese

    VARSITY REPORT By JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent Samantha Obolsky and the Bishop Ahr High gymnastics team looks to add an NJSIAA sec tional championship to the Greater Middlesex Conference title that the squad captured Oct. 24 when the school is the host to the North Jersey II meet Nov. 7 in Edison. SCOTT FRIEDMAN Ed Albanese…

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    JESSICA D’AMICO/STAFF High Point Monument, which stands more than 1,800 feet above sea level, provides views over Sussex and miles beyond as the centerpiece of High Point State Park, Sussex.

  • EBPAC to be renamed in Magistro’s honor

    The East Brunswick Board of Education will formally dedicate the East Brunswick Performing Arts Center (EBPAC) at Hammarskjold Middle School as the Jo Ann Magistro Performing Arts Center in a ceremony set for 7:30 p.m. Nov. 12 at the school, 200 Rues Lane. Speakers for the evening will include East Brunswick Superintendent of Schools Victor…