Author: Greater Media

  • Three will seek to retain seats

    PLUMSTED — Three members of the Township Committee will seek to retain their seats in the Nov. 3 general election. Republicans Jack Trotta, Eric Sorchik and Vincent Lotito submitted nominating petitions by the March 30 deadline, according to Township Clerk Dorothy Hendrickson. Trotta and Sorchik are seeking threeyear terms that would run from January 2016…

  • ‘Personality Parade’ to be topic of dinner

    The Brunswick Women’s Connection will host its “Personality Parade” dinner party, featuring inspirational speaker and certified personality trainer Rosa Marie Faulkner 7-8:30 p.m. April 15 at Pierre’s, 582 Georges Road, Monmouth Junction. Faulkner will share her story “Personality Profiles: The Key to Relationships.” Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The cost is $24 per person for…

  • Snow parking rules revised

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — When next winter’s snow storms hit Jackson, residents will have to be mindful of where their cars are parked following the adoption of an amended ordinance by the Township Council. On March 24, council members amended existing sections of the municipal code in order to make snow removal…

  • Utility company: Mark-outs needed before digging projects

    PSE&G is reminding customers, contractors and excavators to call 811 to request a mark-out before digging to avoid hitting underground pipelines, conduits, wires and cables. Every digging project, including smaller endeavors such as planting a tree or building a deck, requires a call to 811. The call must be made whether a professional or homeowner…

  • Wine market flourishes in state economic sectors

    By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer Laurita Winery, which produces up to 16,000 cases of wine annually, offers wine tasting and tours of the New Egypt vineyard and winery. SCOTT FRIEDMAN New Jersey vintners have managed to quiet the skeptics who did not believe that the Garden State could produce quality wines. With award-winning wines on…

  • Allentown splits first two games of softball season

    ALLENTOWN By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Allentown High School’s Sarina Campanella is locked in as she gets ready to hit a pitch during the Redbirds’ April 2 game in Allentown against West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North. Allentown lost, 3-2, evening the Redbirds’ record at 1-1. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Pitcher Abby Stroud believes Allentown High School’s…

  • Relatives of deceased vets invited to ceremony

    Hosted by the Adams Athletic Club, the North Brunswick American Legion Post 459 and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2319 will hold a Memorial Day ceremony at 10 a.m. May 25 at Sabella Park, Cozzens Lane, North Brunswick. This year, North Brunswick residents who paid the supreme sacrifice in past wars will be honored.…

  • Weichert executives named to the 2014/2015 Swanepoel Power 200

    Jim Weichert, founder and co-president of Weichert, Realtors, and Marty Rueter, president of Weichert Real Estate Affiliates Inc., have been selected for the Swanepoel POWER 200: The Most Powerful People in Residential Real Estate in 2014/2015. Weichert and Rueter were ranked No. 13 and No. 66, respectively. Both executives moved up on the list this…

  • Plays-in-the-Park auditions scheduled

    Middlesex County’s Plays-in-the-Park will hold auditions for its 2015 summer season. Open calls will be held at 7 p.m. April 17 and on noon from April 18-19. Those interested should come prepared with approximately 16 bars of an up-tempo show tune. An accompanist will be provided. They should also bring their own sheet music in…