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By RWJBARNABAS HEALTH
March 17, 2025
NEW JERSEY - Lung transplants are often life-saving procedures, yet myths and misconceptions can create unnecessary fear or hesitation among patients and their families. Joshua Lee, MD, an advanced pulmonary critical care specialist who serves as Director of Lung Transplant at Newark Beth Israel ...
Princeton, NJ – When the agenda for the Princeton Public Schools’ Board of Education meeting calls for the tentative adoption of the next year’s budget, you would expect Matthew Bouldin, the district’s business administrator since 2019, to be at the center of the action.You wouldn’t expect to see ...
Trenton, NJ — Residents of Princeton need no introduction to roadwork – crews from all the utilities and the municipality have been active all winter long with various road projects. The beat goes on this week – see the full list of anticipated roadwork below.But first a word from the state's ...
Princeton, NJ -- My Quarry Street neighbor Laura Sinderbrand and I - two little, old, white women of Jewish heritage and lite religiosity - attended the March 8 Women’s Day Prayer Brunch at the Mount Pisgah African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church around the corner at 170 Witherspoon Street.The ...
Princeton, NJ – The much-ballyhooed tunnels beneath Princeton’s campus are indeed real, but not especially memorable.Back in the late spring of 1968, just a few days before graduation, my roommate Joe Heiser (captain of Princeton’s basketball team and to this day still the best free-throw shooter ...
Trenton, NJ — A legislative committee has signed off on a bill to require New Jersey schools to teach elementary school students cursive handwriting.The legislation is the first step toward reinstituting a statewide policy to teach cursive handwriting to all students by third grade, a move that ...
Princeton, NJ -- Matcha is a love-it-or-hate-it kind of drink. For me, it’s a solid miss. I remember the first time I tried it after a friend ordered a cup at our college campus’s Starbucks. The bright green color and artsy swirls of milk on the top looked inviting, and I secretly hoped I’d enjoy ...
Princeton, NJ – A puzzle that would challenge Albert Einstein: What do you get when you have Pi Day on a Friday and St. Patrick’s Day on the following Monday? You get a weekend packed with so many listings that our beleaguered events editor can't decide how to lead off the report. It’s lame, we ...
NEW JERSEY - New Jersey boxing legend and now renowned trainer Edgar “Butch” Sanchez faced a formidable opponent outside the ring — kidney disease — which almost cost him his life and led to him later needing a kidney transplant from an unlikely source.Getting to Know ButchBorn in Puerto Rico, ...
Princeton, NJ – The March 9 performance by the Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) in Richardson Auditorium on the Princeton University campus delighted a near-capacity crowd. The concert program was the brainchild of innovative and accomplished PSO Music Director Rossen Milanov, who introduced the ...
Princeton, NJ – The crash of a motor vehicle into a pedestrian on Tuesday afternoon, March 11, began the way many crashes begin – with a driver making a left hand turn across an oncoming traffic lane. In this case, according to a police statement released on March 12, a 17-year-old driver, ...
Princeton, NJ — In our monthly traffic reports, we summarize the crash investigation documents prepared by the Princeton Police Department. Unless otherwise indicated, those involved in the crashes did not need immediate medical attention.Our quick summary for this month: In February, there were 56 ...
Princeton, NJ – A breathtaking range of musical events are on the Princeton arts calendar in the next month:A children’s concert with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and a host providing added entertainment for kids and adults alike. An up-close concert with spectators sitting on the ...
Princeton, NJ – Science students at Princeton High School – and one of their teachers – have been in the news in recent weeks.Three students, Yurai Gutierrez Morales, Benjamin Gitai, and Amy Lin, won $2,000 prizes in the Regeneron Science Talent Search, which began in 1942 as the Westinghouse ...
Editor’s note: Shortly after this police blotter report was posted, at around 3:50 p.m. on Tuesday, March 11, the Police Department responded to a serious motor vehicle accident on Sylvia Beach Way, just outside the rear entrance to the Princeton Public Library. A male victim was taken by ambulance ...
Princeton, NJ – Some people may not read anymore, but others do. And they also collect books and bequeath or otherwise donate them to the Bryn Mawr Wellesley Book Sale, where readers line up – literally – to get their hands on them. The 94th annual Bryn Mawr Wellesley Book Sale runs Wednesday ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Lisa Allen ran her hands back and forth over the surface of the wall-mounted plaything, determined to get its circles to light up. With some swipes of her hands, they glowed green. After a few more, they turned red.The sensory wall designed to occupy little ones that the Senior ...
Princeton, NJ – Welcome to Science Week in Princeton. Not officially, of course. But it is a happy coincidence that the week begins and ends with a lot of science. On Tuesday, March 11, at the Princeton Public Library we get an inside look at the new play opening soon at McCarter Theatre. The play ...
Princeton, NJ – Mia Sacks has done what she said she would do – make a formal announcement of her intention to run for reelection to Princeton Council.The terms of both Sacks, Council president, and Council member Michelle Pirone Lambros expire at the end of this year. Last month Pirone Lambros ...
New Brunswick, N.J. – Colorectal cancer is the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths in women, and approximately 1 in 26 women will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer in her lifetime. Awareness about risk factors and early detection are crucial in preventing and effectively treating ...
Princeton, NJ – It’s another quiet week on the municipal agenda, but don’t be lulled into thinking that nothing is happening. The Board of Health meets Tuesday, March 11, at 7:30 p.m. It’s not usually a newsmaker, but given the presence of bird flu in the area, that could change. No Zoom link or ...
Princeton, NJ – Good news on sustainability. Princeton is expanding its successful and free food scraps collection program. Three new “scrap shacks” have just opened (near Johnson Park, Littlebrook, and Riverside schools), and more are planned for later in 2025 as the program expands into more ...
Princeton, NJ -- It is hard to wrap my brain around the capacity and brilliance of Sam Wang’s brain. Princeton University Professor Sam Wang (rhymes with long) is a neuroscientist whose expertise happens to be the brain. As a faculty member of the university’s Princeton Neuroscience Institute ...
Princeton, NJ – The application process has opened for Princeton residents interested in attending this spring’s Citizen Police Academy. The Princeton Police Department’s eight-week Police Academy will show residents how the police department operates and responds to incidents within the community.
Princeton, NJ -- Permit us to (re)introduce you to a long-time neighbor you may not know very well: Princeton Community Housing (PCH). PCH is a trusted community-based nonprofit provider of affordable housing with a long-term commitment to its residents and the broader Princeton community. Formed ...
Being able to touch one’s toes may seem like a simple measure of fitness, but it can speak volumes about an individual’s flexibility and overall muscular health. Maintaining flexibility in critical areas such as the hamstrings, calves, and lower back is essential for supporting functional movement, ...
Trenton, NJ — The average property tax bill in New Jersey surpassed $10,000 for the first time ever in 2024.The data was made public in Governor Phil Murphy’s “Budget in Brief” summary of his $58.1 billion annual spending plan for the fiscal year that begins July 1.New Jerseyans now on average pay ...
Princeton, NJ –Not so many years ago, a home expo like the one being held Saturday, March 8, at Princeton High School could be promoted simply in economic terms. Discover money-saving tips that will make your home more economical, the organizers might say in their promotional materials. Among the ...
Princeton, NJ – If you hold a fundraiser to honor a distinguished citizen and support a worthy cause, then the honoree and the beneficiary are usually the only names you need to know.On Friday, March 14, the Friendly Sons and Daughters of St. Patrick of Princeton will honor James Regan Kerney as ...
Princeton, NJ – On the eve of Matthew Hertgen’s next appearance in court to face charges that he murdered his younger brother, Joseph, on February 22, more details are surfacing about the activities that evening in the family’s apartment in the Michelle Mews section of the Residences at Palmer ...