National Moth Week festivities under way in NJ

EAST BRUNSWICK — National Moth Week festivities are under way in New Jersey.

Organizers of the global citizen science project hope to shine a light on moths and their amazing beauty and biodiversity.

National Moth Week was established last year by members of the nonprofit Friends of the East Brunswick Environmental Commission. This year, roughly 400 moth-spotting and

Buying Diamonds Online

With all of the potential for scams concerning
diamonds, buying diamonds online almost
seems unthinkable! However, you actually
can purchase diamonds online, without any
problems – as long as you are careful.


First, think about your reasons for wanting to
purchase the diamond online, as opposed to
making a purchase from a local jewelry store.
The most common reason is price. Due to
low overhead costs, online jewelers and
wholesalers are able to offer lower prices.
However, you must be careful – sometimes
a price that is too low is a sure indication of
a scam.

All About Swimming Pool Heaters

To extend the swimming season after summer has come and gone, many people are turning to swimming pool heaters.  A heater is great to have, especially with colder days.  If you’ve thought about buying a heater for your swimming pool, there are probably a lot of things that you’ve found yourself wondering.

When using a pool heater, you can adjust the temperature of your pool water to virtually any level that you are comfortable with.  The recommended temperature for a pool is 78 degrees, although most people prefer to have their water just a bit warmer, around 80 degrees.  The choice is up to you, as you can’t really go wrong with either of the two.

During the year, the sun can only get your pool water so hot for a somewhat brief period of time.

Beyond the poverty line: The high cost of 'getting by' in New Jersey

Lost in all the bluster about raising New Jersey’s minimum wage, from $7.25 an hour to $8.25, is that neither is enough to live on. Today, two adults working full-time, minimum-wage jobs earn $30,000 a year.A new study, by the Economic Policy Institute, estimates the cost of “getting by” for a New Jersey family of four is around $80,000. That’s equal to two full-time jobs, each paying at least $19 an hour.

It’s the difference between a wage and a living wage. In New Jersey, many employers are fighting the minimum-wage hike. In Washington, Wal-Mart threatened to boycott the city if

Former N.J. State Trooper tells all in new book

Mike Russell, who has said he is a former New Jersey State Trooper, has written a new book describing how he helped take down the mob.

The book —Undercover Cop: How I Brought Down the Real-Life Sopranos — talks about 

ASP.NET Blogging Software

Of all of the different kinds of programs on the market

today, many people feel that Microsoft's recently

released ASP.NET blogging software is the most

advanced. In many ways, this particular program is

more adaptable and more versatile than any other

blogging software on the market. Although most of the

people who favor the program are accomplished coders

who are familiar with programming languages like html

and C++, this new program from Microsoft is much

easier to use than a lot of other blog design software

that incorporates hands-on coding. One of the things

that makes ASP.NET stand apart from its competitors is

the fact that it allows designers to use a wide variety

A Great Idea For a Blogging Web Site is No Longer Enough

Because there are so many blogs and web sites about
blogs on the internet, it can be tough to distinguish your
blogging web site from all of the others. Whether you
are starting up a new web site aimed at bloggers or
whether you are looking to make your existing blogging
site more distinctive, the key to building and