Author: Greater Media

  • Picking the safest cars for 2015

    By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features Here’s which vehicles not only garner top marks in crash tests, but can help drivers avoid getting into accidents in the first place Improved new-vehicle crash protection and stricter laws with regard to seatbelt, drunk driving and teen licensing have combined to drive traffic fatalities to historic lows that reached…

  • AARP offers tax return services for seniors

    The AARP Tax-Aide Program is offering free tax preparation for seniors and lowincome individuals with simple taxes 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays through April 9 at the South Brunswick Public Library, 110 Kingston Lane, Monmouth Junction. Trained volunteers will prepare e-filed federal and state tax returns free of charge. Bring a copy of last…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Sabella Park Preschool programs return in April

    By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Preschool programs will get underway in North Brunswick next month. Concerns about whether the Sabella Park Preschool programs would be discontinued were addressed during the Township Council’s March 9 workshop meeting. Lou Ann Benson, director of the North Brunswick Department of Parks, Recreation & Community Services — which runs the…

  • 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,…

  • North Brunswick educator honored for digital program

    By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer A North Brunswick educator will attend a conference in June for digital innovators in education. Jeffrey Bradbury of the North Brunswick Township High School music department has been selected as one of 30 Lead PBS LearningMedia Digital Innovators this year. Of the 1,000 applicants each year, PBS accepts only 100.…