Author: Greater Media

  • 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…

  • American Legion to collect food items for pantry

    American Legion Post 401 will conduct its annual food drive in support of the South Brunswick Food Pantry’s Feinstein Challenge through April 27. Each year during March and April, the Feinstein Foundation challenges antihunger agencies across the country to raise funds and collect as many food donations as possible. Each food item donated is valued…

  • 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…

  • Coldwell Banker Cares Day to benefit Monmouth County communities

    All 55 Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage offices in New Jersey and Rockland County, N.Y. will be giving back to local communities throughout both states and in Monmouth County via charitable efforts as part of the third annual Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Cares Day event. Each office has selected a Cares Day project, with most of…

  • Pine Belt Chevrolet forges season-long partnership to aid Holbrook Little League

    In the spirit of community collaboration and teamwork taught through youth sports, Pine Belt Chevrolet of Lakewood is supporting Holbrook Little League through the Chevy Youth Baseball Program. This sponsorship will include both monetary and equipment donations during the 2015 youth baseball season. Chevy Youth Baseball is a grassroots initiative that establishes a positive relationship…

  • Vendors needed for May 9 flea market

    The North Brunswick Humane Association will hold a flea market and rummage sale 8 a.m.-2 p.m. May 9 at the North Brunswick Municipal Building, 710 Hermann Road. Vendors are needed. Spaces are $20 for 10 feet by 12 feet or $35 for a double space of 20 feet by 12 feet. Tables will not be…

  • 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…

  • Neighborhood group slates social event

    The Chapel Hill Association will hold its inaugural “Pot Luck Spring Tea Party” from 3-5 p.m. April 19 at Oasis Farms, 89 Sleepy Hollow Road, Middletown. The social event is for residents of the Chapel Hill neighborhood. The Chapel Hill Association seeks to exchange ideas and look out for the interests of the neighborhood, as…