Author: Greater Media

  • Bulletin Board

    – Reservations available for New Year’s party East Brunswick Elks Lodge No. 2370 will hold a New Year’s Eve party Dec. 31 at the lodge, 21-B Oakmont Ave., corner of Hardenburg Lane. Doors will open at 7 p.m. for a cocktail hour. Dinner will be served at 8 p.m. There will be an open bar…

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    SCOTT FRIEDMAN Young musicians perform seasonal selections during the East Brunswick High School Orchestra’s Dec. 4 winter concert.

  • Tidings of comfort

    By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Organizations are doing their best to provide warmth and comfort this holiday season with gifts of coats and toys for needy youngsters, and even some treats for pets. Jersey Cares, Newark, has collected more than 400,000 coats for New Jersey residents in need through its annual drive over 18…

  • More than $12K raised for injured Monroe teen

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer MONROE — A fundraiser for Mikey Nichols, a high school ice hockey player who suffered a spinal cord injury in January, grossed more than $12,000 for the foundation supporting his recovery. Gasko’s Family Farm and Greenhouses hosted its annual Christmas Open House on Nov. 29, when donations were accepted…

  • Spotswood meetings now streamed online

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD — Meetings of the Borough Council are now being taped and posted online, and plans call for a live stream of the proceedings. “This has been on the back burner for a while,” Councilwoman Margaret Drozd said. “The budgets from the last eight years — we tried to figure…

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    STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Christmas trees are on display at Matawan World of Gardening, Old Bridge, on Dec. 4.

  • Governor’s veto of bill criticized

    Compassionate people across the country are dumbfounded that Gov. Chris Christie vetoed a bill that would ban gestation crates for pigs. The bill had strong bipartisan support, and it’s easy to see why. Most mother pigs spend their entire adult lives confined to these cramped crates, imprisoned by cold metal bars and forced to lie…

  • Candidate offers thanks to voters

    I would like to thank those Spotswood residents who voted to re-elect me to represent their interests on the Borough Council. I have been blessed to live in Spotswood for most of my life and am honored that I am embarking on my 18th year in elected public service to the borough (three terms on…

  • Affordable housing picture is cloudy after COAH vote

    The failure of New Jersey’s Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) to reach an agreement on new third-round regulations for the state Supreme Court-mandated construction of housing for low-income residents has created confusion for municipalities now facing dramatic increases in litigation that would force towns to accept affordable housing projects. On Oct. 20, the COAH board…