Author: Greater Media

  • Boys charged in school pepper spray incident

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Two 14- year-old male students at Freehold Township High School have been charged in connection with an incident that occurred in the building. Police said that at 8:20 a.m. Nov. 5, pepper spray was released inside the school by a 14-year-old boy who is a resident of Freehold Township. The incident occurred…

  • Focus of zoning hearing shifts to Consolina Farms

    JACKSON — An ongoing issue between Jackson and the JR Custom Landscaping and Garden Center switched gears during the most recent Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting as attorneys from both sides focused on the company’s secondary property at 141 East Veterans Highway. For about two hours on the evening of Nov. 5, Jackson Zoning Officer…

  • Local comedian Vic DiBitetto prepares for breakout year

    ENTERTAINMENT By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer Vic DiBitetto In show business, it’s not “who you know,” but “who knows you.” At least, that seems to be the case for Manalapan resident Vic DiBitetto, who, after 30 years of fighting in the trenches of stand-up comedy, has finally made it big. “It’s a tough, beautiful, unfair,…

  • Online kindergarten registration to begin

    HOWELL — The Howell K-8 School District kindergarten registration process for children who will be 5 years old on or before Oct. 1, 2015, will begin online on Jan. 5. Registration will remain open through Jan. 31. In an effort to streamline and simplify the process, the district is offering access to all of the…

  • Work begins on Atlantic coastal plan

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Stakeholders representing coastal states from Virginia to New York, along with state and federal agencies, are beginning the work of drafting a plan aimed at ensuring the long-term health of the Atlantic Ocean. Representatives of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Planning Body (MidA RPB), the group charged with drafting the Regional Ocean…

  • Holiday Express to light up hearts in downtown Red Bank

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus ring in the holiday season at last year’s Holiday Express Town Lighting ceremony in Red Bank. PHOTOS BY MATT DENTON RED BANK — Santa Claus will make his grand return to Broad Street on Nov. 28 when Red Bank holds its annual lighting ceremony, made…

  • Diesel truck options

    Q&A with Sharon Peters Q: I don’t understand why it is that only the big pickups are diesel powered. We need a smaller truck and prefer diesel. Any plans afoot you know of? A: The Dodge Ram 1500 EcoDiesel is diesel powered. As of mid-summer it was the only half-ton pickup with a diesel engine.…

  • Metal collages to be featured in art exhibit

    Artifacts Boutique will host an open house and the art exhibit, “Life Cycles, Phase III, Focus,” 12-6 p.m. Nov. 30 at 1012 Main St., Belmar. Artwork by Jean Johnson will be on display. A meet-and-greet with the artist will be held from noon to 3 p.m. Johnson paints with acrylic and uses nontraditional materials, such…

  • Brookdale women’s soccer team repeats as national champions

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer The Brookdale Community College women’s soccer team was No. 1 after winning their second straight NJCAA Division III national championship at Ocean County College in Toms River. BROOKDALE ATHLETICS Marti Stewart was understandably nervous. A freshman at Brookdale Community College, she was joining the defending National Junior College Athletic Association…