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Intersect Fund feeds the regional economy, from the roots up
Friday, January 1, 2010

If you missed the Intersect Fund’s Holiday Bazaar held at the New Brunswick Hyatt December 10th, not to worry. Their clients plan to be in business for a long time to come.

The Intersect Fund is the brainchild of Joe Shure and Rohan Mathew, graduates of Rutgers University. While editors at the Daily Targum, the student-run Rutgers newspaper, they watched many local businesses struggle with the changing demographics that New Brunswick’s revitalization program had brought.

Joe and Rohan saw an opportunity to apply some of the skills they had learned at Rutgers and help their community. With a small grant from Magyar Bank in September of 2008, the Intersect Fund was born.

Back to the mat as Owls grapplers roll out 2010
Danny Breslauer
Sunday, January 3, 2010
When a squad loses its school’s all-time wins leader, it would be easy to assume that the program might need a year to rebuild.

You’d be wrong when it comes to Highland Park High School wrestling.

The Owls enter the 2009-'10 campaign without the services of graduated star Will Randall-Goodwin, who posted 88 career victories, including a 32-8 mark at 171 lbs. last year on his way to a district championship. But the cupboard is far from bare.

H.P.'s Freedman honored at King Day celebration
Amy Braunstein
Monday, January 18, 2010

January 18th the Highland Park Human Relations Commission presented Lori Freedman with the Martin Luther King, Jr. Human Rights Award, before an assembly of more than 70 packing the borough Senior/Youth Center community room. The event celebrated the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and acknowledged Freedman’s dedication to social justice in the borough.

This year's ceremony theme was 'building a strong community,’ as Acting Mayor Elsie Foster-Dublin presented the King Award to a borough person “who exemplifies the work and teaching" of the late civil rights champion.

Trattoria shines after an extreme makeover
Valeri Drach Weidmann
Monday, January 11, 2010

When Sandy and Michael Gildenberg of Highland Park, take their seven year old twins out to dinner each Friday night they always end up at Aposto, a small Italian bistro at 76 Raritan Avenue.

“My kids love the pizza and won’t eat it any place else,” Sandy said. “”My husband and I like the fresh food, the friendliness, and the full menu. the kids will even eat salad here.”

"What's my name, Uncle Tom??"
Valeri Drach Weidmann
Saturday, January 16, 2010
What’s in a name? What if you had a hand in renaming yourself? These are some of the questions playwright Will Powers asks in his new play, "Fetch Clay Make Man" at McCarter Theatre Center playing through February 14th. This fast-paced theater piece follows the relationship between 23 year-old Muhammad Ali (renamed from Cassius Clay) and a 63-year old Stepin Fetchit (actor Lincoln Theodore Monroe Andrew Perry), a man with many identities and names.

Slipped disk? This doctor makes house calls
Amy Braunstein
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
In September of 2009 Cyber Knight Computers celebrated a Grand Opening at 433 Raritan Avenue. The move followed 11 years at his Easton Avenue location in New Brunswick, but owner Mike Beberman says the borough has already been very receptive.

Portrait of the sailor as a young man
Valeri Drach Weidmann
Wednesday, January 6, 2010

From 19 year old Harrison Greenberg’s family room window, you can see the broad athletic fields of Highland Park High School. In his backyard there’s a basketball hoop set up for him and his two younger brothers, Henry and Jeremy. One grandmother lives just down the block; another lives with him and his parents, brothers, and several pets. This is the scene that has greeted Harry on his first visit from the Navy in ten months.

Interfaith panel takes to the 'net to discuss justice, jobs, and climate change
Leigh Davis (1958 - 2011)
Monday, December 28, 2009

Religious groups have always provided guidance on a range of issues, but historically, the environment hasn’t been one of them. Global warming seems to have changed all that, as leaders and followers of faith traditions contemplate our impact on the planet and on ourselves, and how we might change it.

While the Reverend Billy and the Church of LIfe after Shopping have been taking their environmental campaigns to the streets, with guerrilla theater protesting consumer culture, Reverend Fletcher Harper, executive director of Green Faith, has taken it to the Internet. Early this winter, as Congress considered the American Clean Energy and Security Act and the world geared up for the Copenhagen summit, the national faith-based organization hosted a webcast on "Green Jobs, Climate Justice."

After the final bell, even the villains could use some help from a friend
Howard Princz
Tuesday, December 22, 2009

The National Football League and Major League Baseball have done a lot over the years to help retired players with physical and emotional issues once their careers have come to a close. Their work is well-known. What about the world of professional wrestling?

 

Dawn Psaltis Damatta of Woodbridge, better known to World Wrestling Entertainment and Extreme Championship Wrestling fans as Dawn Marie, has made it her priority to help those struggling to meet their everyday needs through a charitable foundation, Wrestlers Rescue.

 

Watch Out for the "Freshman 15"
Thursday, January 14, 2010
It's easy to enjoy the new freedom of college. But freedom can have its consequences. And with the added stress of new responsibilities and peer pressure, it makes it all that much easier to fall victim to poor lifestyle habits.

Whether it's 5 pounds or 15, weight gain is a common college phenomenon. However, even a few pounds can have a negative effect, with a loss in muscle mass due to decreased physical activity-and added weight is just the tip of the health iceberg; it's a pattern that threatens to spiral downward.

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