Author: Greater Media

  • Resident has issues with tax appeal process

    We should not have to pay a fee of $100 to appeal our Manalapan property tax assessment because of errors made on the official property card or to correct “facts” that are incorrect. Time should be given for residents to correct errors and dispute the assessments. Property assessments should be done in good faith and…

  • Changes needed in Common Core standards

    I believe the Common Core curriculum is a disaster. It telescopes learning far too quickly, forces teachers to move rapidly, teach to the test, and worst of all, frustrates students to the extent that school is no longer a place children want to go. Math and science topics which were taught in grades 10 and…

  • Nonviolent offenders do not deserve prison

    Prison time should not be meted out to former Manalapan Mayor Andrew Lucas, who is scheduled to be sentenced in March for his conviction of wrongdoing involving the process of seeking farmland preservation money. Incarceration for nonviolent offenders does not protect society, costs the taxpayer thousands of dollars annually, inflicts pain and suffering on the…

  • Governors fail public on reform legislation

    Andrew Cuomo and Chris Christie, two ethically challenged governors, confirmed again that they would be moral dwarfs as president, the office they covet. Despite the unanimous endorsement of Port Authority reform legislation by all four New York and New Jersey legislative bodies, these governors vetoed the legislation. There is simply no honest defense of the…

  • Green saluted as long tenure on board ends

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer Cynthia Green MARLBORO — After nearly 1,000 Tuesday nights spent at board meetings, Cynthia Green — the longest-serving board member in the history of the Marlboro K-8 School District Board of Education — has ended her 25-year tenure. At the Jan. 6 reorganization meeting, Green was honored by board members…

  • BUSINESS BRIEFS

    E. Thomas Allen Jr. has been appointed senior executive vice president and chief operating officer of Columbia Bank. Allen replaces Alex Grinewicz, who is retiring after a 41-year banking career. Allen joined Columbia Bank in 1994 as a financial planning and analysis manager, and later served as treasurer; vice president and treasurer; and senior vice…

  • Issue of hearing loss is near to teen’s heart

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer Garrett Zirkman MARLBORO — Garrett Zirkman may have mild-to-moderate hearing loss, but one thing is definitely loud and clear — he has the support of his friends and neighbors on every step of his journey. Garrett, 13, has spent most of his life dealing with issues associated with hearing loss,…

  • Food pantry has three new board members

    The FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties has announced that three new members will join the board of trustees this year. The new board members include Dean Q. Lin, president of Ocean Medical Center; Sammy Steinlight, president of Steinlight Media LLC; and Michael Gualario, former president and CEO of Sensor Technologies Inc. Gualario is currently…

  • Storm-impacted town gets Spoon Full of Hope

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer Above: Cliff Gray, of Gateway Church of Christ, prepares meals to be served at the pop-up Spoon Full of Hope kitchen. Below: JBJ Soul Kitchen’s Kathy Dayback, Lou Morreale, general manager and executive chef, and Sharen Sacchi organize dinner orders at the kitchen held at the Union Hose Fire Co.…