Author: Greater Media

  • Park system acquires wartime artifact

    By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer A 68-foot-long World War II Navy gun barrel has come to Hartshorne Woods Park in the Highlands section of Middletown. The 120-ton wartime artifact came to the Rocky Point section of the park as part of the Monmouth County Park System’s efforts to restore Battery Lewis. “Battery Lewis is…

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    FRANK GALIPO Brightly colored flowers were for sale when the Shrewsbury Garden Club conducted its annual Gardeners Market at the Shrewsbury gazebo.

  • Here’s to next 60 years of special education

    The year 2015 marks the 60th anniversary of special education in New Jersey and the 40th anniversary that special education is guaranteed to children in the United States through the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The person who spearheaded special education in New Jersey was the late Sen. Alfred Beadleston. As such, New Jersey…

  • Sick child put last efforts into helping others

    Last May, in the midst of a blossoming spring, I wrote about my son, Alex. I was looking forward to the promise of the new season with hope shining in my heart. Alex had been diagnosed with brain cancer, medulloblastoma, the year before. His prognosis was so encouraging and his disease under control. Or so…

  • Honor the meaning of national holidays

    Memorial Day has become the traditional beginning of summer. Originally, and more importantly, Decoration Day, as Memorial Day was previously known, was established to commemorate the Union and Confederate soldiers who died in the Civil War. By the 20th century, Memorial Day had been extended to honor all Americans who died while in military service.…

  • Middlesex, Monmouth rank in top 10 in Kids Count report

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer The 2015 New Jersey Kids Count report, a comprehensive look at how children fare throughout the state, ranked Middlesex and Monmouth counties in the top third of counties in the state. Middlesex advanced to fourth place, while Monmouth remained at seventh among the 21 counties. However, the April 20…

  • Chromebooks, PARCC exam part of Marlboro K-8 budget discussion

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer MARLBORO — Issues related to Chromebook computers and standardized testing came up as the Marlboro K-8 School District Board of Education adopted the 2015-16 school year budget. Before adopting a budget totaling $87.65 million at its April 28 meeting, board member John Dwyer addressed concerns with the district spending money…

  • Freehold Borough man pleads guilty to Asbury Park shootings

    A Freehold Borough man has admitted he shot two men in Asbury Park in 2013, killing one and leaving another seriously injured, Monmouth County Acting Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced. Jamar S. Walker, 32, pleaded guilty on April 23 before state Superior Court Judge Francis J. Vernoia, sitting in Freehold, to one count of first…

  • Fundraiser will boost G.I. Go Fund

    MARLBORO — The township will honor Memorial Day and the men and women who sacrificed their lives defending the United States by raising funds for military veterans and their families. On May 21, township employees are being encouraged to take part in the 2015 “Jeans for Troops” fundraising drive benefiting the G.I. Go Fund, a…