• Holmdel writer’s play staged in Rahway

    Holmdel writer’s play staged in Rahway

    HOLMDEL Aiming to shed a comedic spotlight on one man’s extraordinary relationship with his four-legged friends, resident and playwright Mike Sockol will debut his latest play “Pets (and Their Humans).” In “Pets (and Their Humans),” a widower’s life is turned upside down when his dog and cat start giving him advice. Can he really talk…

  • Red Bank’s Two River Theater sets summer schedule

    Red Bank’s Two River Theater sets summer schedule

    Two River Theater in Red Bank has announced its summer schedule with entertainment for all ages. Now through July 2, the Shadow Lawn Stage at Monmouth University will perform the classic, You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown. There will be 10 performances of the play, all at Woods Theatre on Monmouth’s campus, according to the…

  • In the Service

    In the Service

    U.S. Air Force Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Eric T. Garcia graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic…

  • North Brunswick woman tries to prove her ‘grit’ on national TV show

    North Brunswick woman tries to prove her ‘grit’ on national TV show

    NORTH BRUNSWICK – Scarlett Angelina has had to drink a shake made of boiled alligator tail, take part in a blindfolded boat race and be dumped into water for 30 minutes while hanging from a crane. Though these tasks sound like torture, they are ones Angelina has decided on her own to tackle as part…

  • Middlesex County Vocational Technical Schools graduates 446 students

    Middlesex County Vocational Technical Schools graduates 446 students

    WOODBRIDGE — Graduations for 446 students were held last week on the five campuses of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools. Seventy-seven percent of the graduates of the three Middlesex County Vocational and Technical High Schools and two academies will be attending colleges or other post-secondary schools in the fall. Valedictorian Vraj Shah, of…

  • Old Franklin Schoolhouse Songwriters Series July 15

    Old Franklin Schoolhouse Songwriters Series July 15

    The Old Franklin Schoolhouse Songwriters Series presented by the Metuchen Arts Council will be held on July 15 at the schoolhouse, 491 Middlesex Ave., Metuchen. Singer Songwriters Caroline Cotter, Lois Morton and John Sonntag will provide an intimate, candlelit evening of music featuring original music in round-robin style performances. Admission is $10, $5 for kids…

  • Spotswood native discusses film, stereotypes

    Spotswood native discusses film, stereotypes

    SPOTSWOOD – To shed a light on media representations of Africa, the Spotswood Library welcomed Natasha Himmelman, a research associate at the University of Johannesburg, to facilitate a lecture about the 2006 film “The Last King of Scotland.” Originally from Spotswood, Himmelman is of Puerto Rican descent and is a researcher and educator who works…

  • In the Service

    In the Service

    Cadet Ronald F. Robinson, Jr. graduated from the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, New York, on May 27. While at West Point, Robinson received a Bachelor of Science in civil engineering. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant on May 27 in the U.S. Army within the Engineering Branch and will report to the 1st…

  • Organizations rally to end youth incarceration at training school in Monroe

    Organizations rally to end youth incarceration at training school in Monroe

    MONROE — The message was made loud and clear at a rally outside of the New Jersey Training School for Boys: 150 years of youth incarceration is enough. The New Jersey Institute for Social Justice and the Youth Justice New Jersey coalition, based in Newark, launched a campaign on June 28 outside of the training…

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