Author: Greater Media

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    KAREN KESTEN A holly tree serves as a symbol of Christmas.

  • Sierra Club lauds New York’s fracking ban

    After years of debate, New York officials announced this month that hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, would be banned in the state. This decision is based on scientific studies and reviews by the Department of Environmental Conservation and Department of Health, which concluded that the drilling could not be done safely. Fracking is different than traditional…

  • Residents invited to ‘First Day Hike’

    The “First Day Hike” will be held at 11 a.m. Jan. 1 at the Mapleton Preserve/D&R Canal State Park Headquarters, 145 Mapleton Road, Kingston. The 1.5-mile loop hike will be through the Mapleton Preserve, into the fields on the other side of Mapleton Road, along the D&R Canal and back to the preserve. The free…

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    KAREN KESTEN A holly tree serves as a symbol of Christmas.

  • Essay contest open to students on break

    The Charles Lafitte Foundation (CLF) Kid’s Corner is hosting a special Winter Essay Contest to encourage students to read during winter vacation. Students in grades 3-12 at a public or private school are invited to read a book listed under their corresponding grade level and tell CLF through their essay how the main character grows…

  • Dotros’ texts, conversations at issue in trial

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Text messages and jailhouse conversations between Michael Dotro — the Edison police officer accused of setting fire to his police captain’s home in Monroe last year — and his wife, Alycia, are not protected by marital privilege. Superior Court Judge Bradley Ferencz made the ruling at a motion hearing in…

  • Prepping for the holidays

    PHOTO COURTESY OF BRIGHT HORIZONS AT EAST BRUNSWICK The Kindergarten Prep students of Bright Horizons at East Brunswick spread some holiday cheer to the senior residents of CareOne in East Brunswick on Dec. 9.

  • Monroe library offers programs for children

    The Monroe Township Library, 4 Municipal Plaza, Monroe, will present the following programs for children during January:  A drop-in LEGO corner will be held at 4:30 p.m. Mondays, Jan. 5, 12 and 26.  “Music with Pat McKinley” for infants, toddlers and preschoolers will be held at 11:45 a.m. Tuesdays, Jan. 6, 13, 20…

  • Holocaust author to speak at Monroe library

    Charlotte Bonelli, author of “Exit Berlin: How One Woman Saved Her Family From Nazi Germany,” will appear at 1 p.m. Jan. 13 at the Monroe Township Public Library, 4 Municipal Plaza. The event, co-sponsored by the Henry Ricklis Holocaust Memorial Committee, is part of the library’s Meet the Author series. One week after Kristallnacht in…