Author: Greater Media

  • ‘Never again’ could be happening again

    Mark Rosman IN THE NEWS Every day, Americans watch TV news shows and read newspaper accounts about the terrorist army known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) as its soldiers behead hostages and, in a demonic new twist, burn them alive. I see this inhumanity continuing with no end in sight and…

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    STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR The hill near the Howell library attracted children of all ages for hours of sledding on Jan. 28.

  • 2015 cars with the best resale values

    By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features Big money can be at stake depending on how quickly a given car or truck depreciates. Here’s which models are expected to best preserve their resale values over time. As astute car shoppers already know, the best way to wring maximum value out of a new car or truck is…

  • Cheap seats

    Q&A with Sharon Peters Q: We’ve had higher-end cars for 16 years, but a change in circumstances requires us to downshift into moderate or lower-end cars. We’re test driving a few, and I find most are acceptable in most ways except that the seats are back-breakingly awful. My husband says that’s just the way it…

  • Cheap seats

    Q&A with Sharon Peters Q: We’ve had higher-end cars for 16 years, but a change in circumstances requires us to downshift into moderate or lower-end cars. We’re test driving a few, and I find most are acceptable in most ways except that the seats are back-breakingly awful. My husband says that’s just the way it…

  • Neighbors indicted in murder of North Brunswick resident

    NORTH BRUNSWICK — A grand jury in Middlesex County has indicted a North Brunswick man on charges of fatally shooting his next-door neighbor last Labor Day. Roland E. Amos, 38, of Schmidt Lane, was indicted on Jan. 29 in Superior Court New Brunswick for the murder of Brian A. Hoey, 43, on Sept. 1, 2014.…

  • South Brunswick parolee charged again for alleged drug possession

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK — A 30-yearold township man out on parole was charged with possession and distribution of controlled dangerous substances at his home on Jan. 20. Police raided Ryan Cleverly’s Virginia Street residence, where he lived with his wife and two school-age children, according to Police Lt. James Ryan. Police seized $3,500 dollars in cash,…

  • Aberdeen preschool to hold open house

    The Early Learning Center of Temple Shalom will hold an open house from 10 a.m.-noon on Feb. 8 at 5 Ayrmont Lane, Aberdeen. Meet the director, visit classrooms and learn about the curriculum. Beginning in September, the preschool will be open from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Friday. For more information, contact Director of Schools…

  • K-9 officers ready for duty in local police departments

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — Local police officers and their K-9 counterparts have graduated from basic patrol school and will begin duty with seven law enforcement agencies in the coming month. The eight German shepherds and Belgian malinois will serve in six local police departments and with the Ocean County Sheriff’s Department.…