Author: Greater Media

  • Middlesex County clerk named VP of Constitutional Officers Association

    Middlesex County Clerk Elaine M. Flynn has been sworn in as the vice president of the Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey (COANJ). The COANJ includes all registers, surrogates, sheriffs and county clerks in the state. The officials work together to promote the best practices in each county office and also submit and advocate legislation…

  • Making a difference, one car at a time

    Route 18 Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram has teamed up with The Breast Center at Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick, in the fight again breast cancer. Route 18 Auto donated a portion of its proceeds for every car sold in September and October to Saint Peter’s Breast Center, an effort that culminated in an $11,750…

  • Big Chill 5K slated for Dec. 5 at Rutgers

    Registration is open for The Rutgers Big Chill, a charity 5K run/walk that will be held by Rutgers Recreation, a department within the Division of Student Affairs at the university’s New Brunswick campus. The race begins at 9 a.m., Dec. 5, at the Rutgers University College Avenue gym, 130 College Ave., New Brunswick. Packet pickup…

  • FYI

    Items for Community Bulletin Board may be emailed to [email protected]. They also may be faxed to 732-780-4192 or mailed to Edison Metuchen Sentinel, P.O. Box 950, Manalapan, NJ 07726.

  • City plans to move ferry/pier project forward

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — The City Council is expected to meet with engineering firms for the second phase of the design work for the proposed pier and ferry terminal within the next month. Mayor Adam Schneider said the council is considering at least three options for the award of the next…

  • Cats quarantined at Edison Animal Shelter

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Fourteen cats and kittens were quarantined last week as they received treatment for upper respiratory infections after recently being moved to the Edison Animal Shelter for adoption from a South Jersey shelter, according to township officials. “Only a few cats displayed symptoms, but we are being extremely cautious. We are…

  • Comics fascinate fans, not just ‘nerds’

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer Phillip Vazquez, 24, explains why the new comic series “I Hate Fairyland” is one of his favorite new additions at The Record Store in Howell. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Standing among the tens of thousands of comic books that line the main aisle of The Record Store in Howell, Phillip…

  • Joys of adoption are shared by many at ceremony

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Ten-month-old Gianna Gonzalez of Perth Amboy, left, wears a “Team Jacob” shirt in support of her newly adopted brother, Jacob, 18 months old, during the annual Adoption Day ceremony. For Sylvia Soto and Osilis Gonzales, of Perth Amboy, their journey to adoption began with the loss of a son. “After…

  • YMCA of Metuchen, Edison, Woodbridge and So. Amboy earns NAEYC Accreditation

    The YMCA of Metuchen, Edison, Woodbridge and South Amboy has earned accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) — the nation’s leading organization of early childhood professionals, at three of their locations: Ken Shirk Early Learning Program, 455 Old Post Road, Edison; Our Savior’s Learning Center, 50 Calvert Ave., Edison;…