• JCC will offer Lego enrichment/workshop

    A Lego enrichment/workshop will be offered 4:30-6 p.m. every Wednesday, Oct. 2 through Dec. 11, at the Jewish Community Center (JCC) of Middlesex County, 1775 Oak Tree Road, Edison. For additional information call 732-494-3232, ext. 3619.

  • Women’s Club to host fair-trade retailer

    The Metuchen-Edison Women’s Club will host Kathleen Albert, store manager of Ten Thousand Villages of Highland Park, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 2 at The Heritage at Clara Barton, 1015 Amboy Ave., Edison. Ten Thousand Villages offers thousands of handmade goods. Since 1946, the retailer has cultivated longstanding relationships with more than 130 artisans in 38 countries…

  • Indian scholar lectures locally

    The Taalim School of Indian Music, Piscataway, recently hosted Indian scholar Pandit Divyang Vakil as part of its weekend lecture series. Vakil spoke on the philosophy and reality of death. This was a rare lecture event, during which attendees listened to Vakil’s talk for six hours per day over the course of three days. The…

  • Weight of the Nation screening offered

    Two thirds of American adults are overweight or obese. By the year 2030, it’s predicted that 42 percent of Americans will be severely obese, with more than 100 pounds over a healthy weight. Obesity is one of the greatest contributors to growing health care costs, as excess weight is linked to diabetes, heart disease, hypertension,…

  • New intraocular lens to correct astigmatism

    On June 17, 2013, Dr. Jaime Santamaria was the first eye surgeon in the Northeast to use the TRULIGN Toric intraocular lens for improved quality of vision after cataract surgery. Santamaria Eye Center of Edison announces that it now offers the new intraocular lens that can correct pre-existing astigmatism and provide a broader range of…

  • How you can lower your risk of breast cancer

    Breast cancer is the second most common cancer among women, second only to lung cancer. One in eight women is expected to develop breast cancer in her lifetime, and a recent survey by the Society for Women’s Health Research found that 22 percent of women named breast cancer as the disease they fear most.The specter…

  • Preventive mastectomy to avoid breast cancer

    People around the world were shocked to learn that actress and activist Angelina Jolie opted to have a double mastectomy in 2013 to reduce her risk of breast cancer. Jolie, who was 37 years old at the time of the procedure, reportedly learned that she carries a mutation of the BRCA1 gene, which sharply increases…

  • Celebrating Sukkot

    This sukkah, at the home of Edison Rabbi Bernhard Rosenberg, is unique because it is a gazebo with a nonpermanent wooden roof, as is required by Jewish law. With no nails or metal pieces, the individual wooden boards rest on other slotted wooden boards. Master woodworkers created this 25 years ago, and it was recently…

  • Author’s advice: Open lines of communication

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Problems occur when parents don’t open the lines of communication with their children about planning ahead financially, according to an Old Bridge native who recently published his first book. Saul Simon, a certified financial planner for more than 30 years, put his experience to use in “Simon Says: Love Your…

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