• Donations sought for wounded warriors

    The Veterans Council of Monroe and Jamesburg will make its ninth annual bus trip Oct. 25 to deliver gifts and messages of support to wounded servicemen and servicewomen at a hospital in the Washington, D.C., area. Gift donations are sought. Collection boxes have been set up in the Monroe Township Municipal Building, 1 Municipal Plaza,…

  • Farmers market to be held at ice cream shop

    Cookies & Cream ice cream shop, 365 Spotswood-Englishtown Road, Monroe, will hold a flea market/crafters fair/farmers market 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday in the parking lot of the Suburban Plaza. The farmers market will be held every Sunday through October. An antique car show will be held on every other Sunday.

  • Appendicitis: when it’s more than a total pain

    By Ayotunde Adeyeri, M.D. A ppendicitis is a medical emergency resulting from an inflammation of the appendix, a small pouch attached to the large intestine. This part of the body serves no useful purpose in the adult patient other than to cause significant pain should it become inflamed. In the worst-case scenario (usually as a…

  • There are ways to treat snoring and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

    By Dr. Kenneth Kaplan Snoring occurs when the flow of air through a narrowed upper airway causes the surrounding tissues to vibrate, creating noises of varying pitch and volume. In the case of simple snoring, which is noisy breathing during sleep without airway obstruction, multiple factors can potentially be at work in creating the noise.These…

  • Six habits that are aging you prematurely (and what to do about them)

    Take aging into your own hands by avoiding these six harmful habits By Rachel Graf CTW Features I t’s true:Age is just a number. But wouldn’t it be nice if that number would get smaller instead of larger with time? Raymond Francis, author, radio host and health maintenance expert, is 76 years old.A Doppler ultrasound,…

  • Giant Flea Market scheduled for Aug. 17

    The St. Thomas Rosary Society, Old Bridge, will hold its annual Giant Flea Market 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Aug. 17 in the parking lot at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Route 18 south, Old Bridge. Rain date is Aug. 24. For more information, call Charlotte at 732-257-0721.

  • Dance to the oldies Aug. 16 at Knights

    The next Knights of Columbus monthly Rock ’n’ Roll Oldies Dance is set for 8-11 p.m. Aug. 16 at Knights of Columbus No. 4815 Council Hall, 61 Pine St., Old Bridge. The event will feature music by a DJ and dancing to the sounds of oldies from the ’50s and the ’60s. Admission is $10…

  • Golf outing limited to first 100 golfers

    The Chelsea at East Brunswick — along with other Chelsea communities, the Inglemoor Rehabilitation & Care Center and Mt. Bethel Village — will sponsor their 10th annual golf outing to benefit local first aid squads in the community. The outing is scheduled for Sept. 24 at Fiddler’s Elbow Golf & Country Club, 811 Rattlesnake Bridge…

  • ‘A Simple Life’ to close international film fest

    The Summer International Film Festival at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center, will conclude Aug. 20 with 1:30 and 7:30 p.m. screenings of “A Simple Life,” a 2012 film from Hong Kong. The movie, which is not rated, tells the story of a wealthy young man who cares for his family’s ailing…

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