Author: Greater Media

  • McCormac stresses local economy in annual address

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Mayor John McCormac focused heavily on economic development in his 2015 State of the Township address this week, touting recent developments that have allowed Woodbridge to fund $17 million in school improvements. However, residents are about to see these efforts take on a new phase, the mayor said in his…

  • SPORT SHORTS

    The 2015 Rutgers University Spring Football Game will be played on April 24 at 7:30 p.m. at Rutgers Stadium in Piscataway. Admission and parking are free, and free 2015 Rutgers Big Ten Conference Football posters will be given away to all fans. After the game, everyone may go down on the field for free autographs,…

  • Police: Suspects stole $77K from grocery store

    EDISON — Two area men are facing charges in connection with the burglary of a Talmadge Road grocery store. Fausto Ariza Pedraza, 50, of Rahway, and Tito Venegas, 40, of Linden, were charged Jan. 23 with burglary and theft for their alleged roles in the break-in at the Indian Grocery Outlet earlier last month, police…

  • Weichert ranked No. 2 traditional real estate franchise in Entrepreneur

    Weichert Real Estate Affiliates Inc. (WREA) has again been recognized as one of the top franchises by Entrepreneur magazine, which ranked the company as the No. 2 traditional residential real estate franchise and No. 3 overall in the Real Estate category in its Franchise 500 list for 2015. This year’s list not only reflects a…

  • REAL ESTATE BRIEFS

    Mario Venancio, a sales associate for more than two decades with Gloria Nilson & Co. Real Estate, was awarded the 2014 NJAR Circle of Excellence Sales Award Platinum, having distinguished himself among his peers with more than $100 million in completed transactions on 112 units last year. Throughout his careers, he has achieved the NJAR…

  • 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 brandloyal new-car shoppers. According to Experian Automotive in Schaumburg, Ill., the…

  • Police: Man held up couple at gunpoint in Edison home

    EDISON — Township police are seeking an intruder who robbed a couple at gunpoint after breaking into their home by smashing through a sliding-glass door. The suspect stole $15 and a pair of gold earrings during the Jan. 31 invasion on Westgate Drive, police said. The owners of the home, which is in a neighborhood…

  • Photo

    STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR One of the many colorful orchids that were on display at the 18th annual Deep Cut Orchid Society show at Dearborn Market, Holmdel. The show ran Feb. 5-8.

  • How does your garden grow?

    Director Bruce Crawford and the staff of Rutgers Gardens, New Brunswick, have compiled a list of gardening tips for the early spring:  Reread your journal from the past year, and note some of the major problems that can be resolved this year.  Take stock of your tools. Sharpen, clean, oil, and repair saws…