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By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer Visitors enjoy a day in the gardens as the Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Middlesex County hosts Garden Field Day on Aug. 15. ADAM UZIALKO/STAFF Classic rock and the aroma of hamburgers hung in the air, welcoming farmers and gardening enthusiasts to the EARTH Center for a Garden Field Day…

By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer During a flash mob performance aimed at raising awareness and funds for autism, the members of Hope4Spandana move in synch to Bollywood and American pop beats. EDISON — Flash mobs have been taking the world by storm for more than a decade, with shoppers or pedestrians often surprised and entertained…

PHOTOS BY MATT DENTON Above: White House Chef “Woody” Raber gets ready to demonstrate his skills during the “Evening With the White House Chefs” program at the East Brunswick Jewish Center on Aug. 2. Left: Guest White House Chef Guy Mitchell addresses the crowd. Below: Former White House chefs demonstrated their skills, prepared White House…

TOP PICK Layla Khoshnoudi, Jacob A. Ware, Judith Hawking, Gregory Haney SUZANNE BARABAS New Jersey Repertory Company announces the U.S. premiere of “Nobody’s Girl” by Australian playwright Rick Viede. Is there anything more scandalous than a juicy tell-all memoir? Viciously funny, “Nobody’s Girl” features a potpourri of outrageous characters who wheel and deal in a…

Air Force Airman Michael J. Harold, son of Linda and Matthew Harold and brother of Nicholas and Joseph Harold, all of Milltown, recently graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values,…

Thousands upon thousands of sports-related injuries affect children and adults each year. Prevent Blindness estimates that water and pool activities, followed by basketball and then baseball/softball account for more sports-related eye injuries than any other sports. Male athletes are twice as likely to suffer from sports-related eye injuries than female athletes, but all athletes should…

By Dr. Ujjwal Datta, D.P.M., FACFAS ‘My foot is killing me!”This is a phrase uttered daily by many people, especially women, due to painful bunions and hammertoes. Most put off medical care for these conditions, as they are either unaware of newer options, or because they have heard that treatment, especially surgery, is often complicated…

Eric B. Chandler Health Center, New Brunswick, will host the Good Health and Wellness Fair on Aug. 13, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., as part of a national, week-long campaign to raise awareness about the mission and accomplishments of America’s health centers, the largest and most successful system of primary health care. Free blood…

By Dr. Ayotunde Adeyeri People who sit at a desk to do their jobs should stand up for at least two hours during the workday, and should progress toward standing up for four hours daily, according to new advice from a panel of experts in the United Kingdom.The advice comes as research increasingly shows that…