• Public invited to the ‘Pajama Jam’ Sept. 4

    CentraState Healthcare System is offering the program “Pajama Jam” on Sept. 4 from 6-6:45 p.m. at CentraState’s Star and Barry Tobias Health Awareness Center, 901 W. Main St., Freehold. The class is for parents or grandparents and children ages 3 months to 5 years, and includes pre-bedtime activities with music, dancing, singing and creative activities…

  • Military job fair in Trenton on Sept. 12

    Hiring our Heroes, a job-seeking employment event, will be held 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 12 at the Sun National Bank Center, 81 Hamilton Ave., Trenton. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Hiring our Heroes Initiative is partnering with ESGR (Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve), the American Legion, and New Jersey’s Employment Initiative…

  • Judged trail ride to be held at Horse Park

    The Horse Park of New Jersey will hold its seventh annual judged trail ride on Sept. 9. The first ride will be at 9 a.m. with the last ride at 1 p.m. The event is an untimed ride with 10-15 judged natural obstacles over a 2- to 5-mile course. Riders will be judged on their…

  • Don’t exploit national tragedy for political reasons

    There are many different ways to express our grief at a national tragedy such as the massacre in Colorado. Some might send notes of condolence or offer up prayers for the speedy recovery of the victims. Others, such as the cartoonist for Greater Media Newspapers, express their “anguish and empathy” by creating an editorial cartoon…

  • Where are the next government engineers, scientists?

    I have just finished watching the Military Channel’s presentation on the history of our submarine development during the Cold War. We far outdid the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) and made it think twice about armed conflict with us. It takes the thinking of many technical minds to complete projects like that. I wonder…

  • Horseracing should be New Jersey’s winning ticket

    Why do Gov. Chris Christie and Sen. Steve Sweeney continue to block all efforts to put slots and table games in at the Meadowlands when Jeff Gural, the operator of the Meadowlands, has said he would pay a 55 percent gaming tax that would generate hundred of millions of dollars? Atlantic City casinos only pay…

  • There’s something for everyone at the New Jersey Film Festival

    Zack Morrison, of E. Brunswick, to screen documentary about Rutgers/Princeton rivalry BY STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer Rubaiyat Hossain’s “Meherjaan” is described as an expertly crafted and controversial feature film from Bangladesh. NEW BRUNSWICK — The popular New Jersey Film Festival is gearing up for its fall season with selections that include directors or producers from…

  • Getting to the bottom of NJ’s impaired waters

    BY KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer A submersible research glider will be launched off the coast of Sandy Hook this week by the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), beginning the third of its four planned excursions into the depths of New Jersey’s coastal waters this summer. The submersible, referred to as the Slocum glider, is a…

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