• Labor Day Crossroads 10K, 5K and Fun Run set for Sept. 4

    Labor Day Crossroads 10K, 5K and Fun Run set for Sept. 4

    Registration is open for the 21st Annual Crossroads of New Jersey race on Sept. 4 in Woodbridge. Crossroads features a 10K and 5K race, and Lollipop races for the youngest runners. Crossroads is presented by the Mayor’s Wellness Campaign, the Mayor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, and The Club at Woodbridge. All race events…

  • New Jersey Film Festival Fall 2016 at Rutgers

    New Jersey Film Festival Fall 2016 at Rutgers

    The Rutgers Film Co-op/New Jersey Media Arts Center and the Rutgers University Program In Cinema Studies present the New Jersey Film Festival, Fall 2016, from Sept. 17 through Oct. 28. All film programs begin at 7 p.m. The locations are: Ruth Adams Bldg. No. 001 (Near the corner of Jones Street and George Street), 131…

  • East Brunswick Police announce retirements, promotions

    East Brunswick Police announce retirements, promotions

      EAST BRUNSWICK – The East Brunswick Police Department has announced a series of changes in personnel. The East Brunswick Department of Public Safety promoted four of its officers and hired two new officers to fill vacancies left by two retired officers during a ceremony July 1 at the Cultural Arts Center. Captain Russell MacArthur…

  • Old Bridge to welcome home Olympic medalist Laurie Hernandez

    Old Bridge to welcome home Olympic medalist Laurie Hernandez

    Old Bridge Township will hold a Welcome Home celebration for Olympic gold and silver medalist Laurie Hernandez on Aug. 27. The motorcade will begin at noon at Jonas Salk Middle School, 155 W. Greystone Rd., Old Bridge. For the parade route, visit www.oldbridge.com. The gates open at noon at Lombardi Field, 3439 Route 516, Old…

  • Concert for the Cure slated for Sept. 25

    Concert for the Cure slated for Sept. 25

    On Sept. 25 the Janice Lopez Ovarian Cancer Foundation will present the Third Annual Concert For A Cure at the Tony Award-winning Crossroads Theater at 7 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick. Doors open at 3:30 p.m. for a cocktail hour, hors d’oeuvres, and a silent auction. The featured performers will be the Encore Orchestra of New…

  • Sandy Hook to host BioBlitz in September

    Sandy Hook to host BioBlitz in September

    The National Park Service is celebrating its 100th birthday with more than 100 BioBlitzes around the country, and Gateway National Recreation Area and the American Littoral Society are teaming up to host a BioBlitz at Sandy Hook on Sept. 23 and 24. A BioBlitz is a biological inventory where volunteers work alongside scientists and expert…

  • How to determine if downsizing is for you

    How to determine if downsizing is for you

    As men and women retire or approach retirement age, many opt to downsize their homes. Such a decision can save older adults substantial amounts of money while also liberating them from the hassle of maintaining large homes they no longer need. Downsizing to smaller homes or apartments is a significant step, one that homeowners should…

  • How to transform a fixer-upper

    How to transform a fixer-upper

    The real estate market will always have its ups and downs, but real estate is an oft-profitable investment. Real estate investors do their investing for various reasons. Some see a house as a place to hang their hats for years and years, while others look at properties as nothing more than investments. Buying a home…

  • War, what is it good for? Money

    War, what is it good for? Money

    By Paul Hall In the new movie War Dogs, we get to meet two motivated young Americans. David Packouz (Miles Teller) is a kid doing whatever it takes to survive. He’s a massage therapist, but has dreams of going into business for himself. Efraim Diveroli (Jonah Hill), David’s old friend, rolls back into town and…

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