Author: Greater Media

  • Chamber to present Car Show June 20

    The Atlantic Highlands Chamber of Commerce will hold its seventh annual Car Show from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. June 20 at First Avenue in Atlantic Highlands. The rain date is June 27. Live entertainment will be provided by Dr. Void and the Death Machine, Al Gross and the Bottle Cap Rockets, Plato Zorba, Pig Iron Profits,…

  • Registration opens for Vacation Bible School

    Middletown United Methodist Church will host a Vacation Bible School for children in preschool through sixth grade. This year’s program, “Everest: Conquering Challenges with God’s Mighty Power,” will run from 9:30 a.m.-noon Aug. 17-21 at 924 Middletown-Lincroft Road, Middletown. Children can enjoy games, crafts, music and Bible stories. Preschool children must be potty-trained. To register,…

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    MATT DENTON Members of the Jackson Junior Air Force ROTC demonstrate the proper way to fold an American flag during a Flag Day ceremony held at the Jackson Justice Complex, June 14.

  • News anchors posit foolish premise

    I recently listened to FOX News Channel anchors Bill O’Reilly and Chris Wallace. They were vehemently bashing “income equality” and “taking from the rich to give to the poor.” Their foolish premise was that “education, self-motivation and self-determination were the keys to prosperity.” Let me pass along just two points to these fools. First, by…

  • Middletown police participate in body camera pilot program

    By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer Police officers in Howell, MIddletown and Wall Township are wearing body cameras in a pilot program being overseen by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. In an effort to provide additional safety to law enforcement officers and citizens, three Monmouth County police departments are taking part in a program that…

  • SPORT SHORTS

    Freehold Township High School’s slugging catcher Joe Silvestrone will continue his baseball career at Wagner College. The Patriots’ senior recently made his commitment to the Staten Island college. While leading the Patriots to the Shore Conference and NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV tournaments this past spring, Silvestrone set a Freehold Township single-season home run record…

  • Middletown Ice World gets Junior Titans hockey team

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Middletown Ice World will bring top junior ice hockey talent to the area. The arena is partnering with the North American Hockey League (NAHL) to bring a Tier II Junior team to the area. The team will be called the New Jersey Junior Titans. “It’s the best brand of hockey…

  • Vikings look to improve during summer league play

    By WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent South Brunswick High School third baseman Kevin Kessler applies a late tag to Middlesex High School’s Nick DiNizio during the June 9 Greater Middlesex Conference All-Star game played at Community Park in North Brunswick. The Red/Gold Division all-stars defeated Blue/White, 2-1. SCOTT FRIEDMAN Several members of South Brunswick High School’s varsity…

  • Four seniors receive ROTC scholarships

    Four members of Red Bank Catholic High School (RBC)’s Class of 2015 have been offered ROTC scholarships. U.S. Army Major Ryan Howell, an assistant professor of military science at Rutgers University, came to RBC on May 18 to present the scholarships to Michael Pace and Tom Montano, both of Eatontown; Mathew Lamb of Middletown; and…