Author: Greater Media

  • 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.…

  • An American tradition: camp

    For more than 150 years, millions of children have learned life lessons and made lasting memories in a positive, supportive camp environment.This year, more than 10 million children and youth will attend camp nationwide. Today, camps are the natural extension of traditional education settings. Camp is comprised almost entirely of teachable moments — developing life…

  • 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…

  • Summer camp: the ultimate 21st century skills learning environment

    By Andy Pritikin It used to be so easy. Mom was home, and kids wanted to play outside, as we only had seven channels on the television (and no central air). Boy, how times have changed.Technological advances have profoundly affected life, as we know it, including how we raise our children. Most families rely on…

  • REAL ESTATE BRIEFS

    Century 21 Cataneo & Associates announces the top five agents for the fourth quarter of 2014. These five agents maintained their high level of production throughout the year from the beginning to the end. The end of quarter rankings were as follows: Caterina Bassani, Aris Maniotis, John Carusio, Pierina Caruso and Ginny Kotler. “My wife…

  • 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,…

  • Zip rules

    Q&A with Sharon Peters Q: Recently you and others who were describing driver bullying tactics mentioned the person who doesn’t merge early when there’s notice of a lane closure ahead, but keeps moving ahead in the soon-to-close lane until the very end, then moves over in front of others into the one open lane. Bad…

  • Baron recognized for efforts to aid pediatric cancer research

    Sherrie Wells kisses her baby, Brady. Brady passed away at 23 months old after battling leukemia. PHOTO COURTESY OFKD PHOTOGRAPHY The Hugs for Brady Foundation has named radio host and humanitarian Bert Baron the 2015 Ellen Gambatese Pediatric Cancer Volunteer of the Year. New Jersey born and raised, Baron is the host of “Jersey Central,”…

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    STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Snowflakes on a car window on a cold snowy late afternoon.