• Add it up

    You can figure out your 10- year risk for cardiovascular disease using an online calculator from the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology. However, the calculator isn’t without controversy. Some suggest that the data used to determine risk is too old to be useful. Dr. William A. Zoghbi argues the merits of…

  • The numbers never lie

    By Bev Bennett CTW Features Knowing your cholesterol numbers says you’re in charge; you’re the master of your heart health.What more do you need to track? Plenty. Your age, race, gender, weight, diet and exercise habits and whether you have diabetes could determine your potential for a heart attack or stroke, according to new guidelines…

  • Fashionably great

    PHOTO COURTESY OF LORI LUICCI The annual Old Bridge High School Parent-Teacher-Student Association Fashion Show, “Caribbean Knights,” was held Jan. 23 at the high school. More than 200 student models, members of central administration and high school staff displayed the latest prom fashions provided by local merchants.

  • Students invited to polish up Polish skills at school

    By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY — Parents looking for ways to immerse their children in the Polish language and culture have a resource right in the city: a Polish supplementary school at Sacred Heart Church on Washington Avenue. The Akademia Jana Pawla II school, also known as the John Paul II Academy, is in…

  • Jazz concert on tap at church on Feb. 15

    The Pravin Thompson Jazz Quartet will perform in concert beginning at 5 p.m. Feb. 15 at United Methodist Church of Milltown, 47 N. Main St. The event — featuring the music of Benny Golson, Billy Strayhorn and Pravin Thompson — is free of charge and open to the public. A reception will follow. For more…

  • Church schedules Feb. 14 soup kitchen

    St. Thomas the Apostle Parish will host its monthly soup kitchen from noon to 2 p.m. Feb. 14 in the school auditorium, 333 Route 18 South, Old Bridge. All are welcome. For more information, email Chris Doyle at [email protected] or call 732-257-0994.

  • Tickets on sale for Feb. 21 gift auction

    Raritan Bay Catholic Preparatory School/Sacred Heart School will hold its 16th annual Gift Auction Feb. 21 at Sacred Heart Memorial Hall, Washington Avenue, South Amboy, across the street from Sacred Heart Church. Doors will open at 6 p.m. The first ticket will be drawn at 7:30 p.m. This year’s theme is “Art Deco.” Gift prizes…

  • Author will discuss New Jersey diners

    The Old Bridge Public Library, Route 516 and Cottrell Road, will present a program titled “A History of Diners in New Jersey” at 2 p.m. Feb. 7. Guest speaker will be author and journalist Michael C. Gabriele. Admission is free of charge. The public is invited. For more information, call the library at 732-721-5600, ext.…

  • February programs set at Sayreville library

    The Sayreville Public Library, 1050 Washington Road, Parlin, will present the following programs in February: Terry Antoniewicz, a calligrapher and historian of written documents, shares touching stories of deep love, hidden and forbidden love, and the roots of power in the writers’ own words during “Love Letters: Looking Back on Some of the Greatest Notes…

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