• Is “Game of Thrones” a lock for 2018 Emmys?

    Is “Game of Thrones” a lock for 2018 Emmys?

    Question: I know it’s ridiculously early to bring this up, but can anything stop Game of Thrones from taking the Best Drama Emmy in 2018 after the season that just ended?? —Andy B Matt Roush: I was blown away by this season, which represents to me everything Game of Thrones is meant to be: epic…

  • Donations from Monroe headed to Hurricane Harvey victims

    Donations from Monroe headed to Hurricane Harvey victims

    MONROE – Monroe banded together last week for a disaster relief effort that drew in hundreds of donations for Hurricane Harvey victims. The Monroe Township Library, the Police Benevolent Association and township representatives responded with their own respective drives to collect resources for displaced Texans. The township held a 24-hour clothing drive that kicked off…

  • Janis Joplin: “I’d rather not sing than sing quiet”

    Janis Joplin: “I’d rather not sing than sing quiet”

    Janis Joplin By Lucie M. Winborne, ReMind Magazine “I’d rather not sing than sing quiet.” There was little danger of that when it came to the larger-than-life Janis Joplin! As one writer put it, “Her whole world revolved at high speed.” Born in Port Arthur, Texas, in 1943, Joplin showed an early appreciation for music,…

  • Sayreville man charged with selling medical records

    Sayreville man charged with selling medical records

    A Sayreville man was charged on Sept. 12 with selling medical records that he allegdly stole from a storage unit in East Brunswick. Fernando Rios, 33, was charged with one count of identity theft in the second degree, one count of trafficking in personally identifying information in the second degree, and one count of burglary…

  • North Brunswick holds fundraiser for hurricane victims

    North Brunswick holds fundraiser for hurricane victims

    PHOTOS COURTESY OF JANICE LARKIN The Township of North Brunswick banded together to raise funds and collect items for those affected by Hurricane Harvey in Texas. More than $5,700 in cash and gift cards and hundreds of donations were collected on Sept. 11 in front of the North Brunswick Municipal Building. Hermann Transportation, which has…

  • Jackson council updates code dealing with obstructions

    JACKSON – The Jackson Township Council has adopted an amended version of an existing ordinance that restricts obstructions from being placed in the right of way throughout the municipality. The original ordinance stated that “no person shall encumber or obstruct any street or public place with any article or thing whatsoever” and referred residents to…

  • Metuchen High to have new science wing

    METUCHEN — Construction of much needed new science laboratories at Metuchen High School may start as early as December. The Board of Education approved the proposal by EI Associates, a Cedar Knolls-based architectural design and engineering firm, for the detailed design and construction and administrative services of the two story addition of two new science…

  • Cheers & Jeers

    Cheers & Jeers

    by Damian Holbrook Cheers to Difficult People for hosting the best guests. As if stars Billy Eichner and Julie Klausner aren’t fab enough, the Hulu comedy has so far featured drop-ins by Stockard Channing, John Cho, Jane Krakowski, Larry Wilmore and Amy Sedaris in the new season’s first five episodes. Other comedies are gonna have,…

  • On stage

    On stage

    Percent of buyers’ agents that believe a stage home makes it easier for buyers to visualize the property as their future home: 77. Source: National Association of Realtors. © CTW Features.

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