Author: Greater Media

  • Keyport hires new borough administrator

    By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer A new borough administrator has been appointed by the Keyport Borough Council. Stephen J. Gallo hails from Bayonne, where he served in numerous positions since 1997, including assistant business administrator, director of public works, parks and recreation, executive director of the Bayonne Municipal Utilities Authority, business administrator and chief…

  • Festivities to celebrate Hanukkah season

    The Chabad Jewish Center of South Brunswick invites area residents to make their own Menorah at 2 p.m. Dec. 14 at Home Depot, 401 South Main St., Milltown. There is no charge for the event. There will also be a lighting of the 18- foot “Menorah of Freedom” held at 5:30 p.m. Dec. 16 in…

  • Interim director in place at Helmetta shelter

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer HELMETTA — The New Jersey Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (NJSPCA) has named an interim director of the Helmetta Regional Animal Shelter. The action follows the Borough Council’s decision to turn management duties over to the NJSPCA and suspend the shelter’s director and assistant director without…

  • American Legion essay contest open

    The American Legion Safety Essay Contest, administered by American Legion Post 401 in South Brunswick, will be themed “What Safety Means to Me” this year. Students who live in South Brunswick and attend the sixth, seventh or eighth grade at a public, private or parochial school may write an essay of 300 to 450 words.…

  • Festivities to celebrate Hanukkah season

    The Chabad Jewish Center of South Brunswick invites area residents to make their own Menorah at 2 p.m. Dec. 14 at Home Depot, 401 South Main St., Milltown. There is no charge for the event. There will also be a lighting of the 18- foot “Menorah of Freedom” held at 5:30 p.m. Dec. 16 in…

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    JESSICA D’AMICO/STAFF View of the Raritan River from the Driscoll Bridge, Middlesex County.

  • Legislator supports breakfast after the bell

    Students who eat a nutritious, well-balanced breakfast tend to be healthier, have longer attention spans and are more likely to succeed in school. For this reason, I have sponsored legislation that was recently signed into law that would encourage schools to move their breakfast programs to after the first bell of the day in order…

  • Affordable housing picture is cloudy after COAH vote

    YOUR TURN ASSEMBLYMAN SEAN KEAN GUEST COLUMN 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 lowincome residents has created confusion for municipalities now facing dramatic increases in litigation which would force towns to accept affordable housing…

  • FOR THE RECORD

    David Leutwyler was appointed to four existing positions in Plumsted on Nov. 5. Plumsted Mayor Jack Trotta said Leutwyler will be paid $45,000 a year to serve as the community development coordinator, general maintenance working supervisor, code enforcement officer and deputy zoning officer. All four positions were vacant. The community development coordinator is not a…