Author: Greater Media
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Tickets available for dinner, show
Jewish Family Services (JFS) of Middlesex County will sponsor its annual fundraising Dinner and Show at 5 p.m. Dec. 14 at the JFK Conference Center, 70 James St., Edison. Proceeds will support the Holocaust Survivor Services and Kosher Meals on Wheels programs. Cost is $50 per person and includes admission, entertainment by singing impressionist Eric…
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Sammy’s Hope seeks donations, volunteers throughout December
As Sammy’s Hope Animal Welfare & Adoption Center, 1400 Main St., Sayreville, prepares to open its doors to homeless dogs and cats, all monetary donations made through Dec. 31 will be doubled by an anonymous donor, up to $10,000. The funds will help get the new center up and running by Jan. 1, 2015. The…
