• Remembering The Rat Pack

    By Lucie M. Winborne, ReMIND Magazine Peter Lawford, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., and Dean Martin They sipped Scotch on the rocks and smoked with panache. Wore tuxedos and mohair suits. Made movies and spoke their own brand of slang. Chased women (or, as Joey Bishop said, had to chase them away!). Sold out shows…

  • A Christmas Carol

    TOP PICK PHOTO COURTESY OF PLAYHOUSE 22 Playhouse 22 presents its 20th annual production of Charles Dickens’ classic “A Christmas Carol” 8 p.m. Fridays, 4 and 8 p.m. Saturdays, 3 p.m. Sundays, through Dec. 20 at the East Brunswick Community Arts Center, 721 Cranbury Road. Fred Dennehy returns as Ebenezer Scrooge. The rest of the…

  • A Christmas Carol

    TOP PICK PHOTO COURTESY OF PLAYHOUSE 22 Playhouse 22 presents its 20th annual production of Charles Dickens’ classic “A Christmas Carol” 8 p.m. Fridays, 4 and 8 p.m. Saturdays, 3 p.m. Sundays, through Dec. 20 at the East Brunswick Community Arts Center, 721 Cranbury Road. Fred Dennehy returns as Ebenezer Scrooge. The rest of the…

  • Tom Hardy delivers a master class

    In theaters now By Paul Hall www.channelguidemag.com Director Brian Helgeland (L.A. Confidential) introduces viewers to the Kray twins in his new film, Legend. The identical twin gangsters, Reggie and Ronnie, were two of the most notorious criminals in British history. Their empire rose in London’s East End during the 1960s and they dominated much of…

  • Mariah Carey directs and stars with Lacey Chabert in ‘A Christmas Melody’

    By Kellie Freeze, www.channelguidemag.com Lacey Chabert Mariah Carey’s music is an integral part of the holiday season, and now the Christmas chanteuse is gifting her talents to Hallmark’s most musical holiday film. The singer/actress is directing her first film, the aptly named A Christmas Melody, premiering Dec. 19 on Hallmark Channel. The film stars Lacey…

  • Pajamas needed for hospitalized children

    A Pajama Donation Drive is being held for children ages infant to 18 who are battling cancer at Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital in New Brunswick. Drop off new pajamas or monetary donations through Dec. 23 to Jersey Physical Therapy, located at 3228 Route 27, Suite 2A, Kendall Park; 3 Liberty St., Suite 1032, Plainsboro; or…

  • Church choir to offer holiday lessons, carols

    The United Methodist Church of Milltown Sanctuary Choir will present its holiday service, “A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols for the Christmas Season,” 5 p.m. Dec. 20 at the church, 47 N. Main St. The event will feature works by Paul Manz, John Rutter, Thomas Attwood Walmisley, David Willcocks and others. The concert is…

  • Paying attention

    PHOTO COURTESY OF INVESTORS BANK Marie Trezza, director of development for the Reformed Church Home in Old Bridge, listens to keynote speaker Dennis Budinich, Investors Bank senior vice president and chief culture officer, present on “The Advantage: How to make a difference in your life and in the lives of those around you” during the…

  • Middlesex County achieves record recycling rate, named No. 1 in NJ

    Middlesex County continues to set the pace as the state’s top recycler, as noted by a recent award from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). The county recycled 71 percent of its total generated waste in 2013, according to the DEP’s most recent data. Morris County ranked second in that lineup with a…

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