Author: Greater Media

  • Charges being considered against Helmetta shelter

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer UPDATE: The NJSPCA sent an email to the Helmetta Borough Council and Mayor Nancy Martin requesting the borough grant the agency management responsibilities over the Helmetta Regional Animal Shelter (HRAS). “In the hope of avoiding the expense of Judicial intervention, the NJSPCA is affording the Borough forty eight (48)…

  • Salkind, Walsh served towns as suburbia was developing

    By MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer Two men who were involved in municipal government as their respective communities developed into suburban enclaves died within a month of each other. According to an obituary published in the Nov. 4 edition of the New Jersey Jewish News, Morton Salkind, 82, of Denville, who in the early 1970s served…

  • HOTTEST (FOR THE WRONG REASON) CARS

    By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features They may not attract much attention otherwise, but family sedans and pickups are among the models most favored among thieves While heads will turn whenever a flashy sports car assumes a prime parking position — and one can bet that its owner has fitted his or her coveted ride with…

  • New apps help JCP&L assess storm damage

    Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) announced its crews will now use smartphones and mobile computers to more efficiently assess damage to electrical systems and expedite power restoration efforts in the wake of major storm events. JCP&L has two new apps that employees can use: a hazard app and a damage assessment app. The hazard…

  • Registration open for wrestling program

    Registration is open for boys and girls in kindergarten to eighth grade for the South Brunswick Police Athletic League’s 2014- 15 wrestling season. All experience levels and nonresidents are welcome to register by visiting www.sbpalsports.org and following the prompts. Online registration will remain open through Dec. 5. Practices will be held 6-8 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays…

  • School officials may consider temporary home in Colts Neck

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer MARLBORO — A possible “godsend,” as one school board member described it, for two school districts arose at a recent Marlboro K-8 School District Board of Education meeting. At the Nov. 11 meeting, board members discussed the possibility of temporarily conducting a full-day kindergarten program in a Colts Neck school…

  • Flavors of the Jersey Shore Food & Wine Festival benefits cancer services

    Flavors of the Jersey Shore Food and Wine Festival event co-chairs Mary Clark of HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Toms River and Rob Sickel of Pine Belt Chevrolet of Lakewood with Denice Gaffney, vice president, Monmouth Medical Center, Southern Campus Foundation. More than 300 guests gathered recently to support the Monmouth Medical Center, Southern Campus Foundation…

  • Charges pending in pepper spray incident at school

    By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Pepper spray that was released inside Freehold Township High School by a 14-year-old male student on the morning of Nov. 5 sent one school cafeteria employee to CentraState Medical Center for evaluation. Authorities said 17 additional employees were evaluated on-site in the aftermath of the incident.…

  • High school to stage ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’

    Every time a bell rings from Nov. 21-22, an angel will get its wings, courtesy of the Colts Neck High School Drama Club’s production of “It’s a Wonderful Life.” The play is about George Bailey, who learns the impact his life has had on others from the quirky yet endearing angel Clarence Odbody. Show times…