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.

  • Elks lodge to host benefit for 5-year-old

    The Long Branch Elks Lodge 742 will host a Tricky Tray and Dinner 4-8 p.m. Jan. 17 at 150 Garfield Ave., Long Branch. Proceeds will benefit Olivia Walters, a 5-year-old girl who is undergoing treatment for serious medical conditions. According to a press release, Olivia was diagnosed with two disorders when she was 3 months…

  • 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…

  • Livoti’s honors Jewish community

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer In celebration of Hanukkah, Livoti’s Old World Market, Marlboro, has placed a menorah in the store, courtesy of the Center for Jewish Life, Marlboro. Rabbi Yossi Kanelsky speaks with co-owners John Livoti and Mike Ali. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR MARLBORO — In celebration of Hanukkah and the local Jewish community,…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Two suspects charged after alleged burglary

    NORTH BRUNSWICK — Police have charged two North Brunswick teenagers with multiple crimes, including burglary and theft. Kevin Carpenter, 18, and Shaquille Jones, 19, were charged on Dec. 10, according to North Brunswick police. Earlier that day, police responded to a burglary and theft on Birchwood Court. The resident reported several items removed from his…

  • 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…

  • Grants will fund restoration of storm-ravaged historic sites

    By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer Christ Church, Shrewsbury Historic sites in Shrewsbury, Long Branch and Middletown that sustained damage during superstorm Sandy have been awarded grants to fund restoration projects. The sites are among 37 in New Jersey that have been awarded nearly $8 million by the New Jersey Historic Trust. Christ Church on…