• Jeanne Mitterando, M.D.

    By: centraljersey.com When it comes to understanding cholesterol, it can seem a little bit like trying to make sense out of alphabet soup. But knowing the difference between HDL and LDL is just as important to preventing heart disease as knowing your blood pressure. Just like high blood pressure, high cholesterol has no symptoms, but…

  • Tues., Feb. 22

    By: centraljersey.com Colm Toibin: "The Empty Family": Labyrinth Books presents reading with Colm Toibin in honor of the publication of his new collection of short stories, present-day Ireland, 1970s Spain, and 19th century England, about people linked by love, loneliness, and desire. 6 p.m. Free. Labyrinth Books, 122 Nassau St., Princeton. Wed., Feb. 23 "Islamophobia…

  • A tasty, generous victory

    By: centraljersey.com A tasty and generous victory THUMBS UP to Ruthie and Ron Bzdewka, the owners of the House of Cupcakes on Witherspoon Street in Princeton, not just for winning the Food Network’s "Cupcake Wars" – and a $10,000 prize – but for donating the money to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital. Such generosity should…

  • Dillon basketball celebrating 40th

    By: centraljersey.com The Princeton Recreation Dillon Youth Basketball League will be celebrating its 40th anniversary at Jadwin Gym on Saturday. Interested individuals should RSVP to Erin Metro at [email protected].

  • N.J. has role in Philly ‘foodshed’ plan

    By: centraljersey.com You may not be aware that the entire Garden State is part of greater Philadelphia’s "foodshed" – the region that supplies locally grown food to the Philly metropolitan area. A newly released "foodshed" plan underscores the need to protect and nurture the region’s local food supply system, something often taken for granted. The…

  • Fireworks funds needed

    By: centraljersey.com This event offers businesses an opportunity to promote their products and services to the Montgomery community. Individual donations of any amount are being accepted. Checks may be made out to: Township of Montgomery, 2261 Van Horne Road, Belle Mead, NJ 08502 The money is being deposited into a trust account dedicated only for…

  • PRINCETON: Little Tiger boys are sectional champs

    Hebert returns for big meets By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor    NORTH BRUNSWICK — For most of this season Addison Hebert had to watch from the pool deck as his Princeton High boys swim teammates put together one win after another.    But through it all, Hebert knew he would be back to help the Little Tigers…

  • Professor to discuss Islam

    By: centraljersey.com Yvonne Haddad, a professor of the History of Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations at the Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University, will present a public talk titled, "Islamophobia and the Reconstruction of Muslim American Culture," on Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. in Bowl 016 of Princeton University’s Robertson Hall. Professor Haddad’s fields of expertise…

  • Some ‘paternal’ advice

    By: centraljersey.com Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence. Ninety-nine percent of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses. Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force; like fire, a troublesome servant and…

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