Author: Greater Media

  • REAL ESTATE BRIEFS

    Spring has sprung in Central Jersey real estate, as evidenced by a bonanza real estate market at Gloria Zastko, Realtors, North Brunswick. The firm took in 30 new listings and wrote 56 sales transactions. Jayakrishnan Maniyil led the team in both listings and sales for April. “Buyers searching for a home trust Jay’s ability to…

  • Hot new pickups coming this fall

    By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features Truck sales are surging, with automakers preparing new pickups in the compact, full-size and sport-truck segments to reach dealerships later this year Truck sales are booming, with automakers delivering 21.9 percent more pickups to customers in January than they did during the same month in 2013, with full-size models continuing…

  • Going to extremes

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Participants make their way over a wall during a Rock Solid Mud Run at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park. Several types of mud runs and obstacle course races are held annually at venues around the region. FILE PHOTO At the age of 53, Kevin Cullen is a two-time veteran of…

  • Restaurateurs fight parking at catering hall

    By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer Parking is at the center of an applicant’s desire to operate a catering facility in Freehold Borough’s core redevelopment area. Exquisite Caterers, Marlboro, submitted an application for a permit to occupy space at 17-19 South St., Freehold Borough, during the May 4 Borough Council meeting. The applicant is proposing to…

  • Children’s author inspires young writers

    By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent Children’s author Dan Gutman encouraged youngsters at Manalapan’s Clark Mills School to stick with their writing even if the initial response is not supportive. Popular children’s author Dan Gutman encouraged youngsters at the Clark Mills School in Manalapan to stick with their writing even if the initial response to what they…

  • Two area men sentenced for multiple thefts

    By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer Two local residents will serve time for burglaries and thefts that occurred in several municipalities across Monmouth County from April to June 2014. Zachariah T. Famula, 26, of Manalapan, and Eugene A. Reeves, 27, of Freehold Township, were indicted in September on numerous counts of burglary and theft. Charles…

  • New York men sentenced to life imprisonment in double murder

    Almost five years after they murdered a brother and sister in Freehold Borough, two New York City men were sentenced on May 5 to life in a New Jersey state prison, Monmouth County Acting Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced. The victims of the brutal double homicide in 2010 were the owners of a Freehold Borough…

  • Irish Festival set for May 16

    The Central Jersey Irish Festival, sponsored by the Ancient Order of Hibernians, will make its debut at Lake Topanemus Park, Pond Road, Freehold Township, on May 16. The festival will commemorate Irish culture and is a partnership between the Ancient Order of Hibernians Division 16, Freehold Borough, and the Ancient Order of Hibernians Michael Davitt…

  • Cantors to perform at area synagogue

    The New Jersey Cantors Concert Ensemble will present a concert at 3 p.m. June 14 at the Temple Beth Shalom, Manalapan. The community will be saying goodbye at that time to Cantor Ruth Katz Green upon her forthcoming retirement after 20 years of service to Beth Shalom, according to a press release. The New Jersey…