Author: Greater Media

  • Teenager indicted in stabbing

    COLTS NECK — A Monmouth County grand jury has returned a six-count indictment against a 17-year-old Colts Neck teenager charged with the 2013 stabbing of a township woman at her home, Monmouth County Acting Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced. Brennan Doyle, 17, who will be tried as an adult, is named in the six-count indictment…

  • Local comedian Vic DiBitetto prepares for breakout year

    ENTERTAINMENT By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer Vic DiBitetto I n 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,…

  • A Musical Parade

    TOP PICK The Oasis Players will return to the Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County at 2 p.m. Nov. 30. “A Musical Parade” will take the audience through a century of music, celebrating composers such as Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, Jerome Kern and Richard Rodgers. The cabaret salutes the 50th anniversary of Broadway’s “Hello Dolly,”…

  • Colts harriers capture 20th Meet of Champions crown

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Holmdel High School’s Marin Warner finishes up her sixth-place run at the NJSIAA Meet of Champions on Nov. 22 at Holmdel Park. The Group II state champion ran the 5K course in 18:36. SCOTT FRIEDMAN Christian Brothers Academy (CBA) harriers never run alone. They run for their teammates and those…

  • Eagles, Huskies set to play for sectional football titles

    By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Middletown High School South’s football team will end its season in an NJSIAA section championship game for the 12th time in 16 years, as it will play in Central Jersey Group IV finals after beating Neptune High School, 27-3, in the semifinals on Nov. 21. Matawan Regional High School also earned…

  • Brookdale trustees OK staff reductions

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer Faced with declining enrollment and funding, the Brookdale Community College board of trustees authorized a controversial reduction in force (RIF) in advance of a reorganization of the college structure. The unanimous vote, which came despite emotional pleas during the Nov. 13 meeting on the Lincroft campus, approved a preliminary…

  • Theater troupe performs Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’

    The Alchemist Theatre Co. of North Brunswick Township High School will stage William Shakespeare’s tragedy, “Macbeth,” at 7 p.m. Nov. 21-22 at the school, 98 Raider Road.

  • Scout spearheads Angel Tree drive

    Independent Girl Scout and Spotswood High School student Mia Gahrmann, in conjunction with the Spotswood Public Library and the Salvation Army, will conduct the annual Angel Tree drive for local needy children Nov. 29-Dec. 15 at the library, 548 Main St. Each angel tag on the tree is identified with a child’s name, age and…

  • Master Gardeners honored for beautification efforts

    The Rutgers Cooperative Extension is recognizing two Middlesex County Master Gardeners who were recipients of this year’s Awards for Excellence at the 2014 Rutgers Master Gardener Fall Conference, which recognizes volunteers in each New Jersey county. Linda Larson of Edison was recognized for her efforts in the Evergreen Garden of Memories. She graduated with the…