Author: Greater Media

  • Heading to the Meet of Champions

    STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Old Bridge High School’s Hazem Miawad finished third in the boys 400-meter dash at the NJSIAA Group IV championships on Feb. 15 at the John Bennett Indoor Athletic Complex in Toms River. The Knights’ sprinter, who won the Central Jersey title, qualified for the Meet of Champions on Feb. 21 in…

  • County jail director pleads guilty to tampering, carrying false ID

    The suspended assistant director of the Middlesex County Adult Correction Center (MCACC) has pleaded guilty to charges of witness tampering in a sexual assault investigation and, in a separate case, admitted to making and carrying false police identification. Derick Stevens, 42, pleaded guilty on Feb. 10 to obstructing the administration of law or other governmental…

  • Area schools and camps have so much to offer

    Camp Excel Camp Excel is a specialized summer camp for children ages 5- 17 with ADHD, Asperger’s and others with social skills challenges. At Camp Excel, they focus on developing social skills and the social awareness necessary for better relationships.They teach children problem-solving skills and build self-esteem. The comprehensive program includes academics with special education…

  • Sayreville teen suffers life-threatening injuries during weather-related crash

    A 19-year-old Sayreville man was in critical condition with life-threatening injuries after a near head-on collision occurred during the height of a storm over the weekend in South Brunswick, according to police. John Thasites was driving a 1993 Mercedes Benz 300 east on Ridge Road about a quarter-mile east of Route 130 after returning home…

  • Registration ongoing for flag football league

    The NFL and the YMCA of Metuchen, Edison and South Amboy are teaming up for the annual association-wide Flag Football League. The league is open to boys and girls ages 8-12. The season will run from March 8 to May 31, with games played on Sundays between fields in Metuchen, Edison and South Amboy. Times…

  • Demographic shifts prompt sea change

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Population growth has put a strain on infrastructure, creating the need for investment in bridges, roads and tunnels, along with an update to bus and train systems. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR The population of central New Jersey is expected to grow as the number of foreign-born workers increases and young…

  • Grant will allow start of full-day prekindergarten

    By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer A full-day prekindergarten program is in the works for the Freehold Borough K-8 School District. School administrators are making plans to offer a full-day prekindergarten class for 4-yearolds starting in September. The program will be funded with a grant from the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department…

  • Company is focused on mission to help shelter dogs

    By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent Beth Stern, left, accepts a donation of blankets from Jessica Mashkevich of Millstone Township on behalf of the North Shore Animal League, Port Washington, N.Y. Jessica Mashkevich, the chief comfort officer at Kona Benellie, Millstone Township, is seeing success in her mission to help shelter dogs. To that end, her company…

  • Woodbridge plans projects at middle schools, parks

    By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer Woodbridge officials are paving the way for more than $6 million worth of projects at schools, parks and other locations around the township. The Township Council has voted to proceed with two bond ordinances that allocate the funds for the initiatives. The first ordinance appropriates nearly $3.2 million for undertakings…