Author: Greater Media

  • Young at heart

    Emily Cugini waits for a school bus to transport her family to see “Penguins of Madagascar” during Grandparents Day Out at the Monroe Community Center on Dec. 29. PHOTOS BY JOVELLE TAMAYO Above left: Joan Spennato watches proudly as her grandson, Ryan Cier, smiles for a photo after winning the centerpiece prize, a penguin pillow.…

  • Ocean Township welcomes new mayor in 2015

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer For the first time since 2002, a new person is sitting in the mayor’s seat in Ocean Township. Councilman Christopher Siciliano was appointed mayor during a Jan. 1 ceremony, replacing longtime Mayor William Larkin, who announced his retirement in November. “I have a new vision for the town,” Siciliano said…

  • Circle of Excellence applications due Jan. 9

    To apply for the 2014 New Jersey Association of Realtors (NJAR) Circle of Excellence Sales Award and/or the NJAR Distinguished Sales Club, applications are due by 5 p.m. on Jan. 9. Complete the application and submit the hard copy to the Middlesex County Association of Realtors, along with your online application fee receipt attached to…

  • ABLE Act helps those with disabilities

    When your child or loved one has an intellectual or developmental disability, you spend a lot of time worrying about the future. That is why I was very grateful that Congress passed and President Barack Obama recently signed the Achieving a Better Life Experience Act, also known as the ABLE Act. This legislation will allow…

  • Tomaro, with broken leg, begins freeholder term at rehab center

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Family members flank Freeholder Charles Tomaro, who suffered an injury over the holidays, as Edison Mayor Thomas Lankey swears him into office at JFK’s Johnson Rehabilitation Center. PHOTO COURTESY OF JAFFE COMMUNICATIONS The Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders reorganized for the year with much pomp and circumstance, along with…

  • Children’s concert series to begin this month

    Family Arts of Metuchen will present a Snowflake Series children’s concert with musician Danny Adlerman at 4 p.m. Jan. 18 at the Old Franklin Schoolhouse, 491 Middlesex Ave., Metuchen. Tickets will be sold at the door for $4 per person. Upcoming concert dates in this series include Feb. 22 and March 29. The series is…

  • Easing into fitness in new year

    By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer FILE PHOTOS For many, the new year represents a chance to turn over a new leaf, leaving behind undesirable habits to form new, better ones. Perhaps the most popular New Year’s resolution is to lose weight or become more physically fit. But as scores of people who have made such…

  • Fast and family friendly

    By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features The midsize Volvo S60 sedan remains a safe and stylish choice, with a new turbocharged and supercharged engine making it a speedy one as well It wasn’t that long ago that the Holy Grail among automotive engineers was to develop an engine that produced at least 100 horsepower per liter…

  • Legislators help collect coats for the needy

    State Sen. Jennifer Beck and Assemblywomen Mary Pat Angelini and Caroline Casagrande (R-Monmouth) collected over 150 coats for the 19th annual Jersey Cares Coat Drive. By designating their offices as coat-collection sites, the three legislators accepted gently used coats from Monmouth County residents. “I’m thrilled the community got involved and helped us get coats to…