Author: Greater Media

  • Students have a million reasons to be excited about reading

    By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Dr. Jonathan Ponds, principal of Parsons Elementary School in North Brunswick, takes it like a champ as students tape sticky notes onto him in celebration of reading a collective 1 million minutes. PHOTOS BY STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR NORTH BRUNSWICK — If one has ever wondered what 800 screaming children…

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    JESSICA D’AMICO/STAFF A fallen tree reaches into the Delaware River in Frenchtown.

  • Resident asks library to support food pantry

    The South Brunswick Food Pantry renders a great service to the community. Last year, 1,303 South Brunswick families were helped by food donations supplied by residents, Scouts and businesses. So far in 2015, 381 families have been helped, and the South Brunswick Food Pantry has a long way to go before the end of the…

  • Health workshop to address food portions

    The South Brunswick Health Department, in partnership with the South Brunswick Development Corp., will sponsor “Portion Distortion” 10:30-11:30 a.m. June 11 at the Charleston Place Community Room, 3424 Route 27, Kendall Park. Jennifer Shukaitis of the Department of Family and Community Health Sciences, Rutgers Cooperative Extension, will discuss the effects that “big food” has on…

  • Walk, run to benefit leukemia patients

    The 2015 Valerie Fund Walk & JAG Physical Therapy 5K Run on June 13 will mark the 10th time that supporters come together to recognize children with cancer and blood disorders. The 5K race begins at 8:30 a.m., preceded by registration at 7 a.m. The cost is $35. The starting line as the corner of…

  • Church services return to the beach in July

    St. George’s-by-the-River Episcopal Church in Rumson will resume its beach services with the Holy Eucharist at 5:30 p.m. July 11 at Anchorage Beach in Sea Bright. Services will continue each Saturday through August. The beach area will be marked by a flying red, white and blue Episcopal flag. Because parking is limited, carpooling is recommended.…

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    – Scouts to conduct Surprise Auction Boy Scout Troop No. 36 will hold its Family Surprise Auction June 6 at Old Bridge Knights of Columbus Hall, 61 Pine St. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. The event will begin at 7 p.m. Proceeds will be used to purchase new tents and camping equipment for the…

  • Summer escapes offer time to recharge

    By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer Destinations within reach of central New Jersey include the 47-mile Pine Creek Gorge, left, which is surrounded by 165,000 acres of Tioga State Forest in Pennsylvania, and the National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, D.C., which evokes a wind-sculpted rock formation and is in walking distance of the U.S.…

  • Monroe unveils community garden site

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer Members of Friends of the Monroe Township Community Garden, township officials and supporters celebrate the opening of the garden, located on Applegarth Road. ADAM UZIALKO/STAFF The seeds of a township park dedicated to conservation education and the arts have officially been planted. Monroe Township officials gathered with the nonprofit…