Author: Greater Media

  • Volunteers share joy at holidays

    By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Operation Christmas Child volunteers Karlee Fry, 21, and Evan Farrar, 19, both of Jackson, place labels on packages at the Colts Neck Community Church. The packages are shipped to children in various parts of the world. FRANK GALIPO The holiday season can be a time of stress, expenses and…

  • County to replace bridge spanning Matawan Creek

    By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer Monmouth County Engineer Joseph M. Ettore discusses the upcoming reconstruction of the county bridge over Matawan Creek in Aberdeen Township and Keyport Borough at a meeting on Dec.3. KAYLA MARSH/STAFF The county bridge that spans Matawan Creek from W. Front Street in Keyport to Amoby Avenue in Cliffwood Beeach…

  • Red Bank to celebrate restored stationhouse

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer Red Bank will celebrate the restoration of the stationhouse at the Red Bank Train Station with a ceremony on Dec. 16. The $2.5 million NJ Transit project restored the landmark to its 1875 appearance. JEREMY GROSSMAN/STAFF New windows, siding and a fresh coat of paint are a few elements of…

  • 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…

  • Keyport homeowners open doors for candlelight tour

    By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer KEYPORT — The Candlelight House Tour is a Keyport holiday season tradition that began as a bike tour one Saturday afternoon during December. “People would ride their bikes, visiting around 120 homes,” said Tom Gallo, a member of the Keyport Historical Society. While some of the records regarding the…

  • Temple to host LGBTQ program Dec. 15

    Temple Shalom will host a free program on issues pertaining to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) community from 7-9 p.m. Dec. 15 at 5 Ayrmont Lane, Aberdeen. The program is open to the public. Andrea “Andy” Bowen, executive director of Garden State Equality, will be the keynote speaker. Bowen is a transgender…

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

  • Vikings’ perfect season ends with loss in sectional finals

    By WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent South Brunswick High School’s Dontae Strickland scores the Vikings’ lone touchdown in their 21-7 loss to Manalapan High School in the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group V title game played on Dec. 6 at Rutgers University’s High Point Solutions Stadium in Piscataway. The Vikings were looking to finish the season undefeated but…

  • Professor: Group is losing credibility

    Clean Ocean Action (COA) is trying to stop offshore oil exploration by stopping the use of seismic airguns. In addition to research for oil, the same technology (airguns) is a key tool for studying the earth. A current project is for a consortium of academics — led by Rutgers University — to use airguns to…