Author: Greater Media

  • Camp defines and develops character

    Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary defines character as one of the attributes or features that make up and distinguish an individual. Character development is tricky. It isn’t something that can be learned from a textbook or in a lecture — it is learned through teachable moments and experiences. So where can families turn to help provide the…

  • Country Folk Art Craft Show

    TOP PICK The Country Folk Art Craft Show comes to the New Jersey Convention and Expo Center in Edison Jan. 23-25. This is the 33rd anniversary of the show. Craft lovers will find a huge array of unique decorating items in styles including primitive, shabby chic, cottage, new country, Tuscan, northwest lodge, traditional and fine…

  • Dr. King’s vision for unity transcended differences

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer Rhonda Anderson, Community YMCA president and CEO, and the Rev. Terrence Porter, keynote speaker and pastor of the Pilgrim Baptist Church in Red Bank, were two of the many attendees of the 26th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Memorial Breakfast on Jan. 19 at Branches in West Long Branch. The…

  • 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.…

  • Raiders boys keep it close in hoops loss to St. Joe’s

    VARSITY REPORT By WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent North Brunswick Township High School’s Amanda Scharf follows through on her shot as she looks to pick up a split during the Greater Middlesex Conference Bowling Championship on Jan. 14 at Brunswick Zone in North Brunswick. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR North Brunswick Township High School’s boys basketball team gave…

  • Blood drive to be held in North Brunswick

    New Jersey Blood Services will hold a blood drive from 1 to 7 p.m. Jan. 26 at the North Brunswick Municipal Building, 710 Hermann Road. Donors must be between 17 and 76 years old, or 16 with parental consent, and weigh at least 110 pounds. Donors should eat before donating blood, and bring ID and…

  • RE/MAX again named No. 1 real estate franchise

    RE/MAX, the No. 1 name in real estate, holds the top position for a third consecutive year among real estate brands in the 36th annual 2015 Franchise 500® survey by Entrepreneur magazine. This year’s ranking also marks the 12th time in 16 years that RE/MAX has been listed as the top franchisor in the real…

  • Cheapest cars with the best fuel economy

    Why spend a fortune for a hybrid or electric car? Here are 15 affordable conventional models that get 40 mpg or more By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features MITSUBISHI MIRAGE While full-electric and gas/electric hybrid-power cars can get phenomenal fuel economy, they command stiff price premiums that are difficult to recover in savings at the pump,…

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    STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Ocean Township High School’s Tasheka Henry (24) gets her hand on the ball as she tries to block a shot by Monmouth Regional’s Halena Martin (33) during the Jan. 13 game played in Oakhurst and won by the home Spartans, 41-27.