Author: Greater Media

  • Homemade kielbasa available for Easter

    Saints Peter and Paul Russian Orthodox Church, South River, will sponsor its annual sale of fresh homemade kielbasa for Easter. Cost is $6.50 per pound. To place an order, call Debbie Jones at 732-238-0735 or email [email protected]. Pickup is set for 2-4 p.m. March 7 in the church hall, 9 Jeffrie Ave., South River. Deadline…

  • Middlesex County GOP seeks candidates

    The Middlesex County Republican Organization (MCRO) is inviting all county residents who are interested in becoming Republican candidates in the upcoming primary election on June 2 to schedule an appearance at the candidate screening committee meeting on March 11 and the subsequent county convention on March 21. Candidates will be screened for the state general…

  • County jail director pleads guilty to witness tampering

    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…

  • College to offer program for aspiring teachers

    EDISON — The New Pathways to Teaching program offers opportunities to those who have a bachelor’s degree but have not completed a traditional teachertraining program. The first step is a required course, “Introduction to the Teaching Profession: 24-Hour Program,” which is being offered at Middlesex County College from 6-10 p.m. Feb. 26 and March 5,…

  • Dinner auction benefits Metlar-Bodine House

    The Fellowship for Metlar House will host its 24th annual dinner auction to benefit the Metlar-Bodine House Museum on March 28 at the Fireside Room, Busch Dining Hall, Rutgers University Busch Campus, 608 Bartholomew Road, Piscataway. Reservations received by March 14 are $80 per person with paid membership. Tickets purchased March 15-25 are $90 per…

  • Spaghetti dinner slated to help 4-H programs

    The Middlesex County 4-H Youth Development program will host a spaghetti dinner 4-8 p.m. Feb. 22 at the county 4-H Youth Center, 645 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick. Tickets are $8 per person and include salad, spaghetti with sauce, homemade meatballs, bread, beverages and dessert. Proceeds will support the Middlesex County 4-H Youth Development program as…

  • Time for a change?

    Automakers love to boast about their vehicles’ longevity, building ads around bruised and beaten up models still running after several hundred thousand miles, their proud owners beaming in the background. Unfortunately, a recent analysis cautions that long-time car owners are actually among the least brand-loyal new-car shoppers. According to Experian Automotive in Schaumburg, Ill., the…

  • Be wary of ‘washed’ car titles

    Used car shoppers should beware of an emerging fraud called title washing, with consumers in New Jersey, North Carolina, Mississippi, California and Georgia said to be at particular risk. That’s according to a report issued by the title search company Carfax in Centreville, Va., which indicates as many as 800,000 vehicles may be affected nationwide.…

  • Big apple Caddy?

    Q&A with Sharon Peters Q: Is it true that Cadillac is leaving Detroit and will now be built in New York City? A: No. But I know why you might be a little confused. An announcement was made in September that Cadillac is moving its headquarters to New York. That corporate office will, according to…