Author: Greater Media

  • Warriors boys, girls complete successful bowling campaigns

    By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent New Egypt High School senior Cody Campbell has been busy limbering up in the throwing events for the outdoor track and field season. “I want to get to the [NJSIAA Meet of Champions] like Kurt Frimel did last year,” Campbell said about the graduated Frimel, who excelled in the discus and…

  • Behavioral health of students focus of talk

    Monmouth University’s School of Social Work and the Counseling and Psychological Services Program, in partnership with Shore House, will sponsor the free panel discussion, “Safe Crossings: Proactive Planning in College Students’ Behavioral Health,” from 6-7 p.m. March 23 at the university’s Wilson Hall Auditorium, 400 Cedar Ave. Professionals in the related fields of education, psychiatry…

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    MATT DENTON Noelle Washington, 7, and Rosie the rescue dog share a hug during an activity at the Jackson Library on March 14. Youngsters had a chance to practice their reading skills while Rosie listened to them. Noelle’s twin sister, Grace, is reading to Rosie in the background.

  • Howell plan: Reconfigure schools to K-2, 3-5 setup

    By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer The Howell K-8 School District administration has introduced a tentative plan to the Board of Education and public that describes a reconfiguration of the district’s schools. Officials have said they are pursuing reconfiguration as a way to balance enrollment in the district’s schools. Currently, Howell’s elementary schools are K-5…

  • Jackson Senior Center projects planned

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer Planned improvements at the Jackson Senior Center, Don Connor Boulevard, have been submitted for consideration in the 2015 Ocean County Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program. Members of the Township Council voted unanimously to pursue the grant. Jackson Senior Center Program Administrator Sheri Silversmith, who is the township’s CDBG representative,…

  • Central N.J. filmmakers enter works in festival

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer Some filmmakers try to make their audience laugh, and some try to give them nightmares. Others try to raise awareness of important issues. All kinds of directors with different stories to tell have movies featured in the Garden State Film Festival, which runs March 19-22. The event, held annually since…

  • Council amends snow parking rules

    JACKSON — This winter’s subfreezing temperatures and snow may be history, but officials in Jackson have amended the township code in a way that is expected to make snow-removal efforts easier in upcoming years. Following a unanimous vote during the March 10 Township Council meeting, several new measures were added to the section of the…

  • Relay for Life renews battle against cancer

    JACKSON — The glitz and glamour of Hollywood will make its way to Jackson in May when the 2015 Relay for Life takes place at Jackson Liberty High School, North Hope Chapel Road. Event organizers recently met with potential Relay for Life participants to unveil this year’s theme — “Movies: Past and Present.” “We are…

  • ON CAMPUS

    The College of New Jersey, Ewing, has named the following students to the dean’s list for the 2014 fall semester: From Jackson: Sara Seich, Alyson Wardell, Benjamin Meyer, Kathleen Lok, Anthony Colangeli, Elise Alchevsky, Heather Hawkes, Edward Guippone, Samantha Varsalona, Levi Klinger- Christiansen, Margaret Pappadimatos, Daniella Mikhail, Erin Driscoll. And, Jaclyn Todaro, Mary Jo Mikhail,…