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The twenty RMN articles readers have opened most, updated every Sunday.
Toys“R”Us is Back - NJ Is On The List
Reported Feature
You can bring back Geoffrey, the giant aisles and the feeling that somewhere in the building was the toy you absolutely needed. You just cannot bring back the world that made the old store possible.
America's Kittens Just Overtook Its Puppies. The Housing Market May Be Why.
Reported Feature
For the first time, more U.S. households have a kitten than a puppy — a small statistical crossover that may say something much larger about how Americans now live.
William Shatner Is Bringing The Wrath of Khan to New Brunswick - Then Taking the Stage
Event State Theatre New Jersey · New Brunswick, New Jersey
State Theatre New Jersey will screen Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan on Jan. 29, 2027, followed by a live appearance and audience Q&A with William Shatner. Tickets go on sale Sept. 18 at 10 a.m.
Rutgers Just Put Central Jersey on a T-Shirt. Argument Over, Right?
Reported Event New Jersey
New Jersey has three regions, one official middle, and approximately nine million opinions about where any of them begin.
The Cat Boom Is About More Than Housing. r/Pets Explained What We Missed.
Reported Feature
A lively discussion in r/Pets about America’s kitten-versus-puppy shift brought new perspectives on rental restrictions, rescue animals, work schedules and how cats are represented online.
Six Flags Bought a Roller Coaster With a Fan Base Already Attached
Reported Feature
ArieForce One is getting a second life, and two Six Flags announcements in three days make a surprisingly good case for invention and preservation occupying the same amusement-park future.
Best Merch in the Minor Leagues. Five Somerset Patriot's Shirts Made the Case in 2026.
Reported Feature
A soccer jersey, a Margaritaville Hawaiian shirt, the club’s first hockey jersey, a Sopranos bowling shirt, and a WWE championship-belt jersey turned five nights at TD Bank Ballpark into a wearable snapshot of Somerset Patriot's (Yankees AA) 2026 season.
Clerks: Open All Night 3 Recap — Kevin Smith, a Nor’easter, and Fans From Across the Country
Reported Event SModcastle Cinemas · Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey
At Clerks: Open All Night 3, fans crossed the country and a nor’easter to spend the night inside a movie that has evolved into something bigger: a participatory ritual, a community, and a place people can still go.
Two Haunted Trails, One Night: Wenonah and Oak Valley Bring the Scares Oct. 24
Event Wenonah, New Jersey
A free shuttle will connect the two community-run attractions, with early kid walks before the full scares begin.
Super Jersey Spectacular Is Already Building Its Biggest Show Yet
Reported Event Iron Peak Sports & Events · Hillsborough, New Jersey
Early-bird tickets for the April 17-18, 2027 go on sale Oct. 1. Organizers are also planning more than 400 tables, expanded family programming, a new youth ticket and continued support for the National MS Society’s NJ Metro Chapter.
Six Degrees of Kevin Smith
Reported Event Iron Peak Sports & Events · Hillsborough, New Jersey
Before the doors opened in Hillsborough, the show was already revealing what made it work: access, ease, and a crowd connected by more than one kind of fandom.
The New AI Slop Is Calling Everything AI Slop
Culture
AI-generated junk was a real problem. Now the internet is developing a second one: people dismissing human work with the same copy-pasted accusation, often without evidence, curiosity, or even reading what they are attacking.
Star Wars Turns 50: New Jersey’s 2027 Celebration Is Already Taking Shape
Event New Jersey
A restored version of the 1977 theatrical release, four live-orchestra screenings, a Kevin Smith Marvel crossover and a brand-new Star Wars movie arriving on anniversary weekend are already on the calendar, and the flood of 50th-anniversary events has barely begun.
The Lighthouse Challenge Strat Guide
Event New Jersey
The most efficient two-day route for New Jersey's 2026 Lighthouse Challenge — plus the timing logic, risk controls, climb strategy and a full field dossier for all 15 physical stops and 16 Challenge sites.
Last One, Best One
Reported Event TD Bank Ballpark · Bridgewater, New Jersey
The Jersey Diners closed the regular season with a loss, but the final afternoon at TD Bank Ballpark had the kind of seats, noise and family chaos that made the score feel secondary.
New Jerseyans Disagree About Almost Everything. Taking Phones Away From Kids Isn't One of Them.
Reported Feature
A Rutgers-Eagleton Poll finds 83% support for New Jersey's new school-day cellphone restrictions - a rare consensus that crosses political and generational lines.
Rocky Horror at State Theatre NJ Got Weird in All the Right Ways
Reported Event State Theatre New Jersey · New Brunswick, New Jersey
Barry Bostwick, the Friday Nite Specials shadow cast, a fully committed crowd and a polished VIP after-party made Saturday night one of the best Rocky Horror experiences I have seen anywhere.
They Put Coupon Fraud on a Subscription Plan
Reported Feature
A Texas woman was sentenced in Newark federal court after prosecutors said a paid online group gave members unlimited access to counterfeit coupons that produced more than $17.8 million in unauthorized discounts. The fraud was old-fashioned. The delivery model was thoroughly modern.
From Bridgewater to the Bronx: Somerset Patriots Take Center Stage in Yankees-Red Sox October
Reported Feature
Cam Schlittler starts Game 1 while Ben Rice, Austin Wells, Spencer Jones, George Lombard Jr., Anthony Volpe and Will Warren carry a little bit of Somerset into the postseason.
New Jersey Has a Pumpkin Concierge. I Kind of Love That.
Culture
Jersey Girl Pumpkins will design, deliver, install and even remove a custom fall porch display. It is unmistakably a luxury service, but it is also an unusually specific New Jersey small business built around artistic judgment, seasonal ritual and the value of letting someone else handle the entire job.