Author: Greater Media

  • ‘Ben Franklin’ brunch set for Metlar-Bodine

    The Metlar-Bodine House Museum will feature Brunch With Ben Franklin & Friends 1-3:30 p.m. July 5 at the museum, 1281 River Road, Piscataway. This tented event will take place on the grounds of the museum, rain or shine. Guests will feast on 18th-century fare and beverages, while 18th-century music is performed live by a trio…

  • Church conducts interview-outfit drive

    Trinity United Methodist Church of Spotswood, 70 Manalapan Road, is collecting clothing and shoes to be donated to thrift shops to help individuals in need of outfits for job interviews. All donations may be dropped off at the church 9 a.m.-noon on Sundays. For more information, call the Rev. Hillary Johnson Crute at 201-390-3591.

  • Memorial Day

    PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN From top: North Brunswick Councilman Ralph Andrews honors 97-year-old Michael Gaeta as one of three Veterans of the Year for his service in World War II and the Korean War during the North Brunswick Memorial Day ceremony on May 25. Andrews, right, honors Robert Alan Paley as one of three Veterans…

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    STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR East Brunswick High School’s Mariah Shummette (1194) sprints to the finish line at the conclusion of her 400-meter intermediate hurdles race at the NJSIAA Meet of Champions held June 3 at Frank Jost Field in South Plainfield.

  • User-friendly budgets improve transparency

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer New Jersey residents may have an easier time understanding where their tax dollars are being spent under new state requirements for towns to provide more concise budget summaries. Municipal governments are now required by the state Department of Community Affairs (DCA) Division of Local Government Services to produce a userfriendly…

  • Council president wins Monroe mayoral primary

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer The incumbent Monroe Township Council president who is seeking to become mayor when longtime Mayor Richard Pucci vacates the seat at year’s end was able to thwart a primary challenge from a local businessman and fire district commissioner. Council President Gerald Tamburro, a member of the Democratic Party led…

  • Violeta Peters honored for community service

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer Ken, left, and Eric Peters pose with their mother, Violeta Peters, recipient of the fifth annual Earl Thomas Teasley Humanitarian Award, on June 1. ADAM UZIALKO/STAFF Violeta Peters stood quietly beside the podium as several speakers recited all the reasons they felt she deserved the fifth annual Earl Thomas…

  • Soccer superstar tells children with Tourette’s they are not alone

    By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer International soccer superstar Tim Howard signs a copy of his book, “The Keeper,” for Jeremy Burrell during a soccer clinic and fundraiser for the New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome and Associated Disorders at Rutgers University on June 4. Right: Owen Farmer displays his skills during the soccer clinic. MATT…

  • Festivities planned for St. Anthony feast

    By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer A local church will host the annual Feast of St. Anthony of Padua this weekend, with plans for a procession, religious services and a festival. “It is a feast that is huge in Italy and also in New York City among Italian immigrants and their families,” said the Rev. Alberto…