Author: Greater Media

  • ‘Friday Nite Live’ offers fun and friendship

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer Jackie Listwa, center, celebrates Halloween at “Friday Nite Live” with her mother, Mindy; brother, Daniel; and sister, Jessica, dressed in an Elmo costume. JEREMY GROSSMAN/STAFF Some nights, they’ll go to the movies. Other nights, they’ll dance away to a DJ. Whatever the activity may be, one thing’s for sure: The…

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     DeBows United Methodist Church, 509 Monmouth Road (corner of Route 537 and Route 571), Jackson, will host an open mic coffee house at 7 p.m. March 28. Details: 732-928-4475.  The Jackson Library, Jackson, will host the first pre-National Library Week stuffed animal dog show at 6:30 p.m. April 8. Children and families are…

  • Duck tales

    PHOTOS COURTESY OF CRAIG YETSKO Hank Bauer, woodcarving instructor for the North Brunswick Senior Center, participated in the Two Rivers Exhibition and Collectible Art competition Feb. 28 in Rumson. His woodcarving pieces earned two first-place and two third-place “Best in Show” finishes. “Black Duck,” one of the winning carvings, is pictured.

  • Elon Associates offers to eliminate retail space

    By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer HOWELL — An applicant with longstanding plans to build a residential development in Howell has proposed eliminating the commercial portion of the development. Elon Associates is seeking approval to construct 69 single-family homes and a building with 10 affordable housing units at the corner of Yellowbrook Road and Route…

  • School entry procedures under review in Jackson

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — Security procedures at Jackson Memorial High School are under review after a former student improperly gained entrance to the building during school hours. The building was placed in lockdown mode during the time the individual was in the school, according to Jackson Police Lt. Steven Laskiewicz. Laskiewicz said…

  • Teen earns honor at music festival

    JACKSON — Jordan Torres, 14, recently competed in the 2015 Golden Key Music Festival and was awarded gold for her performance of Federic Chopin’s Prelude Op. 28 No. 12. Since its inception in 2002, the Golden Key Music Festival of the United States has established itself as a major cultural event that attracts young instrumentalists…

  • Choral group meets on Tuesdays afternoons

    The new choral group at the Stein Assisted Living Residence, 350 Demott Lane, Somerset, will be led by professional volunteer Ruth Matilsky at 1:30 p.m. Tuesdays. This program is free and open to the community. For more information, call 732-568- 1155 or email [email protected].

  • Fashion show open to senior citizens

    North Brunswick AARP Chapter 3885 will hold a fashion show by Stein Mart 12:30-2:30 p.m. April 13 at the North Brunswick Senior Center, 15 Linwood Place. Tickets are $15 per person. For tickets, call Marion at 732-545-6761 or Donna at 732-297-4654.

  • Saxophone quartet to perform April 1

    The First Reformed Church, 9 Bayard St., New Brunswick, will hold a free downtown recital with the Manhattan Saxophone Quartet at 12:15 p.m. April 1. For more information, call 732-545- 1005 or visit www.firstreformedchurch.net.