Author: Greater Media

  • Brookdale softball team adds speed for more potent lineup

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Weather was an early-season opponent for the Brookdale Community College softball team. Veteran head coach Bo Scannapieco said 1994 was the last time he remembered field conditions being as bad as they were this year. The Jersey Blues weren’t able to play a home game until April 1 and hadn’t…

  • RE/MAX of New Jersey partners with Move for Hunger

    RE/MAX of New Jersey has recently partnered with the New Jersey based nonprofit organization Move For Hunger. Move For Hunger was established in 2009 when brothers, Adam and Max Lowy of Lowy’s Moving Service, wanted to make a difference with the food that was left behind by the clients they moved. Adam and Max began…

  • Big Brothers Big Sisters receives donation from Freehold Subaru for ‘Share the Love’ event

    Big Brothers Big Sisters of Monmouth & Middlesex Counties (BBBSMMC) was the recipient of a $15,000 donation from Freehold Subaru as part of the Annual “Share the Love” Event. For each car that was purchased, Freehold Subaru donated $250 to BBBSMMC or one of four other national organizations selected by the purchaser. A check presentation…

  • 19th annual Mind Body Spirit Expo

    TOP PICK The 19th annual Mind Body Spirit Expo brings back natural health to the Garden State Exhibit Center April 10-12. The largest expo of its kind in the tri-state area, the event arrives in Somerset to nourish the soul, inspire the mind and provide knowledge about alternative health and spiritual growth, according to event…

  • YMCA Spin-a-thon to aid scholarships

    The Raritan Valley YMCA, 144 Tices Lane, East Brunswick, will host its second annual Spin-a-thon 9 a.m.-2 p.m. April 18. A Zumba-thon also will take place. Proceeds from the fundraiser will provide YMCA youth scholarships for children in local communities. There will be contests, raffle prizes, refreshments, giveaways, children’s activities, child care, healthy snacks, music…

  • Looking to make contact

    MATT DENTON Monroe Township High School’s Nick Payero gets ready to turn on a pitch during the Falcons’ April 1 home opener against Old Bridge High School. The Falcons got the season off on the right foot by doubling up the Knights, 4-2.

  • Rams pick up a win as softball season finally opens

    SOUTH RIVER By JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent It took over a week into the regular season, but the South River High School softball team finally played a game. The Rams opened with a 14-2 victory over Highland Park High School April 6, highlighted by pitcher Mackenzie Garrick’s two-hitter and team-leading three hits. Whether South River plays…

  • Bears eagerly await return of Assennata to the mound

    EAST BRUNSWICK By JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent Four games into the season, two-year starter Lauren Assennata has yet to throw a pitch for the East Brunswick High School softball team (23-4 last year), and her absence finally caught up with the Bears. Following two impressive victories — 15-0 over Edison High School and 14-7 against Colonia…

  • SPORT SHORTS

    East Brunswick’s Frank Esposito will have two weeks to rebound from what were two tough Champions Tour tournaments in March before he swings back into action. Esposito, 51, in his first full season on the tour, finished 74th at the Tucson Conquistadores Classic in Tucson, Arizona, and followed that by placing 73rd at the Mississippi…