Author: Greater Media

  • Public invited to Scouts’ pancake breakfast on May 3

    HOWELL — Boy Scout Troop No. 515 (Ramtown-Howell) will host an all-you-caneat pancake breakfast from 8-11:30 a.m. May 3 at the Howell Elks Lodge No. 2515, 84 Ramtown-Greenville Road, Howell. Breakfast items will include pancakes, sausage, coffee, tea and orange juice. Tickets are $7 for adults; $3 for children under 12; and free for children…

  • May 30 walk in New Egypt will boost brain tumor research

    Residents and business operators from Plumsted and the surrounding area will take a collective step toward finding a cure for brain tumors when they participate in a fundraising walk on May 30. The fifth annual Walk to End Brain Tumors will have participants strolling along a 1-mile route through downtown New Egypt to raise funds…

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    SCOTT FRIEDMAN Tyler Grey, 13, of Old Bridge, explores a section of Bicentennial Park in East Brunswick on a sun-filled April 12.

  • Country will not elect a bully as president

    Will Gov. Chris Christie run for president? That is the big question. Oh, how I hope he does run for president. I would like him to be exposed in the primary debates by his fellow Republicans concerning how badly he has governed New Jersey. He has done nothing for New Jersey. We have a part-time…

  • FOR THE RECORD

    Emily Bausher is a graduate of New Egypt High School, Plumsted. Bausher is a member of the softball team at Lehigh University, Bethlehem. Pennsylvania.

  • Members named to Green Team

    By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer HOWELL — The Township Council has appointed members to a municipal board whose goal will be to preserve and protect Howell’s environmental resources. Mayor Bill Gotto said the panel, which is known as the Green Team, will be eligible to receive funding. The group will work to preserve and…

  • Pupils take part in rain barrel challenge

    PLUMSTED — Fourth-grade students in Mary Dancer’s class at the Dr. Gerald H. Woehr Elementary School have been working with their art teacher, Rita Williams, to take part in the Barnegat Bay Blitz Rain Barrel Challenge for 2015. The blitz is led by the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) in partnership with the New…

  • Fund provides soldier with service dog

    HOLMDEL — The Lt. Dennis W. Zilinski II Memorial Fund, through its Sgt. Denny Project, was instrumental in providing a specially trained Labrador retriever named Ginger to wounded warrior Denise, helping her move forward after suffering from post-traumatic stress. For soldiers returning home from combat, the transition back into society can be overwhelming. The hyper-vigilance…

  • Bayonet Farm to host Earth Day Festival

    An upcoming event will promote environmental awareness within the community. The 17th annual Holmdel Earth Day Festival will take place noon to 4 p.m. May 3 at Bayonet Farm. The festival is sponsored by Citizens for Informed Land Use (CILU) and the Holmdel Environmental Commission. Parking, admission and most of the attractions are free. The…