• Business Brief

    Business Brief

    In an effort to help local schools, AAA Mid-Atlantic will collect school supplies from through Sept. 15 at more than 60 AAA locations including its retail and car care centers. The campaign, “Building Blocks to Support Our Future Members,” encourages AAA associates, members and the general public to donate new, unused, unwrapped school supplies. Some of…

  • What makes a great sidekick tick?

    What makes a great sidekick tick?

    By Lucie M. Winborne, ReMIND Magazine If we’re honest, being a sidekick sometimes seems like a pretty thankless job. A lot of hardship and sacrifice with someone else always taking the glory. But where would our heroes be without those whose job it is to have their backs? Although, being a sidekick sometimes involves challenging…

  • Historic sites offer glimpse of the past

    Historic sites offer glimpse of the past

    By STEVEN VIERA Staff Writer In 1775, Colonial patriots opened the American War of Independence by firing the famous “shot heard ’round the world” at the Battles of Lexington and Concord, and that shot can still be heard today at dozens of historic sites in New Jersey. Battlefields where revolutionaries squared off with royal forces,…

  • September lectures scheduled at South Brunswick Senior Center

    September lectures scheduled at South Brunswick Senior Center

    The following lectures are open to South Brunswick Senior Center resident members age 55 and older: “Personal Safety” will be held at 12:30 p.m. on Sept. 15 with South Brunswick Police Sgt. Eugene Rickle. “Keep What Matters Most – Downsizing, Organizing & De-Cluttering the Right Way” is set for 12:15 p.m. on Sept. 19 with Annette Rion…

  • Old Bridge Library to sponsor community blood drive

    Old Bridge Library to sponsor community blood drive

    The Old Bridge Public Library will hold a Community Blood Drive, sponsored by New Jersey Blood Services, from noon to 6 p.m. on Aug. 31 at the library’s main branch, 1 Old Bridge Plaza, at the corner of Route 516 and Cottrell Road, Old Bridge. To donate, people must be between 17 and 76 years old…

  • Language, movie services now available through Old Bridge Library

    Language, movie services now available through Old Bridge Library

    The Old Bridge Public Library has expanded its online resources with the availability of InstantFlix online streaming movie service and Rosetta Stone language learning program. InstantFlix, which directly supports filmmakers by allowing them to earn money for every minute of video watched, brings engaging stories to movie lovers around the world. Through the IndieFlix link on www.oldbridgelibrary.org,…

  • Did you know?

    Did you know?

    Bravo Media hits the high seas with season four of Below Deck, premiering Tuesday, Sept. 6 at 9 p.m. Veterans Captain Lee, Ben Robinson, Kate Chastain and Kelley Johnson return with four new crew members. The series follows the crew onboard a 154 foot mega yacht as they cater to the champagne and caviar lifestyles…

  • Tech help session for tablet, smartphone users to be offered Aug. 30

    Tech help session for tablet, smartphone users to be offered Aug. 30

    Just got a new tablet or smartphone and not sure exactly how to use it? The Metuchen Library will hold a Tech Help Session specifically for tablet and smartphone users. The session will be held on Aug. 30 from 2-4 p.m. and will cover basic tablet functions and navigating skills for both iPad and Android…

  • Four pop culture titans tour Asia. Hilarity ensues in ‘Better Late Than Never’

    Four pop culture titans tour Asia. Hilarity ensues in ‘Better Late Than Never’

    By Lori Acken Henry Winkler and William Shatner are sitting on a bus in Thailand, watching George Foreman and Terry Bradshaw sing karaoke duets. No, it’s not the start of an epic joke. Or the kind of post-bender dream that makes you wonder if you should surrender the sauce entirely or indulge more often. It’s…

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