Category: archives

  • Manville harriers in familiar place

    Shields out with injury by Rudy Brandl, Sports Editor    Things are pretty much the same as they’ve been every September around the Manville High cross country program in recent years.    There are just about enough runners for the boys and girls to compete in dual meets. Some athletes ran over the summer, some didn’t do…

  • Turnpike meeting scheduled in Chesterfield

    By Stephanie Prokop, Staff Writer CHESTERFIELD — According to the township Web site, The NJ Turnpike Authority will be present at the Township Committee meetingon Wednesday, Sept. 10 at 7:30 p.m. to present plans for the turnpike widening project.  Meetings are held at the Municipal Building on Bordentown-Chesterfield Road.  The public is invited to attend.

  • ‘Everybody Wants to Be Italian’

    ‘Everybody Wants to Be Italian’

    ‘Everybody Wants to Be Italian’

  • A Healthy Makeover
  • HEALTH MATTERS: Getting ‘unhooked’ from prescription meds

    According to the 2006 Na tional Survey on Drug Use and Health, an estimated 1.6 million Americans abuse or are dependent on pain relievers. By J. Calvin Chatlos, M.D. Princeton HealthCare System       Prescription medications help millions of Americans each year cope with short-term pain.     Used responsibly, these prescription pain killers help patients…

  • ‘Bangkok Dangerous’

    ‘Bangkok Dangerous’

    Nicolas Cage rubbed out almost every trace of life, charm and visual interest in this remake by turning it into a brooding Hollywood star vehicle. By Elise Nakhnikian IT’S easy to imagine why Nicolas Cage would want to remake 1999’s Bangkok Dangerous. A hit at the Toronto International Film Festival that was barely seen in…

  • Princeton HomeCare Services Hospice Program Offers Eight-Week Volunteer Training Course in East Windsor

    September, October, November Sessions Princeton HomeCare Services Hospice Program is offering an eight-week volunteer training course in East Windsor starting on Tuesday, September 23. The Hospice Program is seeking compassionate and caring people to visit Hospice patients who have chosen to die at home with peace and dignity and are being cared for by their…

  • Health officials say no truth to West Nile virus claims

    By Audrey Levine Staff Writer    The Manville Board of Health has said that a posting on a Web site about a report of West Nile virus in town is false.    The posting from Aug. 28 reported that the virus was found in town, and the area where it was found was sprayed.    According to a…

  • HEALTH MATTERS: Treating a multicultural society

    There are cultural challenges that we must be aware of in treating minority populations and providing the best possible care. By Margaret Lancefield, M.D. Princeton HealthCare System     The U.S. Census Bureau recently projected that by the year 2042, minorities will become the new majority in America.     According to the bureau, the Hispanic population…