Author: Greater Media

  • BUSINESS BRIEFS

    Reformed Church Home, Old Bridge, recently attained a Deficiency-Free Rating in the annual survey of skilled-nursing facilities conducted by the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services. Kate Shepard, executive director and administrator at the facility, said, “This honor places Reformed Church Home among a handful of elite New Jersey nursing centers recognized for…

  • 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…

  • Lions girls look to build off last season’s strong finish

    MIDDLETOWN NORTH By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Middletown High School North girls basketball coach Ed Jones and his players carried forth the coaching adage last season that it’s not how you start, but how you finish. After struggling through a 5-13 season, the Lions regrouped down the stretch by winning four of six games, including two…

  • 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…

  • Caseys to lean on Barazotti early in girls hoops season

    By WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent With a lineup that includes just one senior, the Red Bank Catholic (RBC) High School girls basketball team still retains plenty of talent, as the Caseys look to equal or exceed last year’s 19-9 mark. The lone senior is Alex Barazotti, who averaged 10 points per game a year ago and…

  • High school students invited to snow-tube

    The East Brunswick Department of Recreation & Parks will sponsor a Youth Council & Recreation snow-tubing trip to Mountain Creek in Vernon on Jan. 31. Students in eighth through 12th grade will be chaperoned by the Youth Council staff. The bus will leave the Community Arts Center, 721 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick, at 9 a.m.…

  • Mortgage terms to know

    Buying a home is simultaneously exciting and stressful. Owning a home is still a dream for many people, but first-time buyers often find that their unfamiliarity with the home buying process is a source of stress. Part of that stress stems from the terminology associated with home mortgages. Many terms may raise an eyebrow among…