Author: Greater Media

  • Encourage a love of physical activity in youngsters

    According to the United States Department of Health and Human Services, children and adolescents should engage in physical activity for 60 minutes or more each day.While fulfilling those requirements might not have been a problem for kids who grew up before the dawn of the Internet, nowadays kids are spending less time playing outside and…

  • Woman struck, killed by train in Elberon

    — Kenny Walter LONG BRANCH — A 21-year-old woman died after being struck by a NJ Transit train in Elberon on April 16. “At approximately 6:55 p.m. on Friday evening, a North Jersey Coast Line train struck and fatally injured a female trespasser just east of the Elberon rail station,” NJ Transit spokeswoman Nancy Snyder…

  • Dining event to aid church youth group

    The St. Mary Church Youth Group, South Amboy, will hold a Dining-to- Donate fundraiser May 5-7 at Ruby Tuesday, Route 9 south, Old Bridge. Diners should tell their server that they are there to support the youth group. The restaurant will then donate 20 percent of supporters’ purchases to the group. Proceeds will be used…

  • Audubon Society slates bird walks for May

    The Monmouth County Audubon Society will lead a bird walk at Allaire State Park in Wall on May 2 and another at the Sandy Hook unit of the Gateway National Recreation Area park on May 3. The walks will provide an opportunity to view a variety of birds during the migration season. Participants in the…

  • Raritan Poets to meet monthly at library

    The Raritan Poets, a reading group and workshop since 1994, will meet the first Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the East Brunswick Library, 1 Civic Center Drive. The next meeting will be April 7. All ages are welcome. Bring 10 copies of the reading sample.

  • State park to host history fair

    An opportunity to learn about New Jersey’s history is coming to Battlefield State Park, Route 33, Manalapan. The 11th annual New Jersey State History Fair will offer visitors an experience that covers five centuries of the state’s history. The history fair will be held 11 a.m.-5 p.m. May 9. Admission will be free. Monmouth Battlefield…

  • Tickets on sale for trip to ‘Dr. Zhivago’ show

    Saints Peter and Paul Russian Orthodox Church, South River, will sponsor a bus trip to New York City to see the 3 p.m. May 3 performance of the Broadway musical “Dr. Zhivago.” For more information or to purchase tickets, call Carol at 732-254-4979.

  • Chamber to hold business expo May 13

    The Greater Ocean Township Chamber of Commerce (GOTCC) will hold its annual Business and Consumer Expo from 5-7 p.m. May 13 at the Jumping Brook Country Club, 210 Jumping Brook Road, Neptune. The event will feature free admission, culinary samplings, exhibitors and door prizes. For more information or sponsorship opportunities, call 732-660-1888 or visit www.gotcc.org.

  • Flapjack Fundraiser will support church

    The First Reformed Church of South River will hold a Flapjack Fundraiser breakfast 8-10 a.m. April 18 at Applebee’s, Ryders Lane, Milltown. Cost is $10 per adult or child. For tickets, call 732-257-7014.