Author: Greater Media

  • Getting set for season opener

    SCOTT FRIEDMAN South Brunswick High School and Bishop George Ahr High School played each other in a preseason scrimmage on Dec. 13 in South Brunswick. Both teams were getting ready for the start of the regular season on Dec. 19.

  • Residents raise concerns over proposed yeshiva

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer OCEAN TOWNSHIP — A plan to operate a yeshiva has drawn the ire of several residents who live near the proposed site on Logan Road in the township’s Wanamassa section. Residents flooded Town Hall for the Dec. 11 Zoning Board of Adjustment hearing on the application from Yeshiva Gedola Na’os…

  • Most efficient electric cars

    By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features BMW i3 Electric vehicles use no gasoline and produce zero tailpipe emissions; they’re becoming more affordable, but several of them are sold only in limited areas. T he most energy-efficient car in the U.S. for the 2015 model year isn’t an unadorned “econobox,” but rather it’s the futuristically styled and…

  • Rise of the gears

    Q&A with Sharon Peters Q: We are car shopping and finding many vehicles are now six-speed instead of four- or five-speed, and one sales guy told us eight-speed may be coming soon. Is this a gimmick or is more actually better? A: In this case, more is usually better, and most carmakers are either offering…

  • Photo

    STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Snowmen are on display at Gasko’s Family Farm & Greenhouses, Monroe Township.

  • Monmouth should follow Middlesex’s lead

    I am writing about what Monmouth County is doing to compensate for the recent cuts by the state of New Jersey for women’s health care programs. As a mother and grandmother, I am deeply concerned that information and services are not available to all who need them. Our neighboring county, Middlesex, just passed a ballot…

  • Help with utility bills available

    In addition to providing affordable housing resources, the Affordable Housing Alliance (AHA) manages several utility assistance programs to address a need many area residents have. These programs help individuals and families who are seeking relief in paying their gas, electric and oil bills. There are three utility assistance programs offered by AHA, according to a…

  • Middletown’s food drive still in progress

    Middletown Township Mayor Stephanie Murray has partnered with Middletown’s Social Services Department to help feed local families with donations from the Mayor’s Food Basket food drive, which is running through Dec. 24. Donations of nonperishable food are needed as the Middletown Food Pantry is at an all-time low due in part to two reductions in…

  • Maintenance proposal for Sandy Hook draws fire

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer A National Park Service (NPS) proposal to relocate maintenance facilities within Sandy Hook will undergo a second public comment period after drawing early criticism from environmental advocacy groups over migratory birds. With one public comment period completed and another prepared for January, the proposal is far from an inevitable…