Author: Greater Media

  • Ocean Township bonds for parking lot expansion

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer OCEAN TOWNSHIP — The Township Council has approved the purchase of a small piece of land adjacent to Town Hall in order to expand the existing parking lot and improve safety. During the Dec. 30 meeting, the council authorized a $120,000 bond ordinance to fund the purchase of a small…

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    MATT DENTON East Brunswick High School pole vaulter Lauren Green has just enough space over the bar to successfully clear it during the Middlesex County Relays held Jan. 10 at Toms River’s Bennett Indoor Complex. Green and her teammate Kaylle Burrows finished second in the pole vault relay.

  • Bombers given the green light for 2015 season

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer The announcement that the Sayreville War Memorial High School Bombers would return to the gridiron this fall was welcome news for a community trying to overcome the hazing scandal that broke in October. At the Jan. 6 meeting of the Board of Education, Superintendent Richard Labbe announced that the…

  • Wetlands restoration projects proposed in Middlesex County

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer Dense pockets of phragmites have flourished at the Jamesburg Park Conservation Area, off Helmetta Boulevard, choking out native species of plant life and presenting an obstacle to wetlands ecology. ADAM C. UZIALKO/STAFF Four wetlands restoration projects are being proposed to revitalize open space holdings that are being overrun by…

  • Health screenings offered to local seniors

    The Princeton HealthCare System will offer a memory screening 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Feb. 2 consisting of a series of questions and/or tasks designed to test memory, language skills, thinking ability and other intellectual functions. Screenings and review of the results are confidential. To schedule an appointment, call 609-897-8980. A lecture on winter emergencies will be…

  • Players learn life lessons on the ice

    By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer Alex Wright has excelled as a member of the Woodbridge Warriors Special Hockey team, from learning how to ice skate when she first joined the team to becoming acquainted with the ins and outs of shooting the puck as a teen. A program that has turned young people with special…

  • DeSarno neighbor honored for heroism

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — Main Street resident Edward Gordon was honored at a Borough Council meeting for assisting in the rescue of members of the DeSarno family during an early morning fire that claimed their home in December. Reported at 3:19 a.m. Dec. 29, the fire left six members of the…

  • ‘Art of Don Bloom’ on display at temple

    The East Brunswick Jewish Center, 511 Ryders Lane, is showcasing an exhibition titled “Form and Color: Art of Don Bloom” through March 22 in the synagogue’s new art gallery. A free opening reception is planned for 2-4 p.m. Jan. 25.

  • Zielinski steps down as Raiders football coach

    VARSITY REPORT By WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent A North Brunswick Township High School hurdler sails over the hurdle during the shuttle hurdles relay at the Middlesex County Relays on Jan. 10 at the John Bennett Indoor Athletic Complex in Toms River. MATT DENTON For 12 years, Mark Zielinski led the North Brunswick Township High School football…