Author: Greater Media

  • Panel to discuss role of women in military

    The Middlesex County Federation of Democratic Women will honor women in the military 7-9:30 p.m. Nov. 12 at the Clara Barton American Legion Post 324, 156 Brower Ave., off Amboy Avenue, Edison. The evening will feature an all-women panel discussion concerning the challenges faced by women in the military and their unique concerns and needs…

  • College receives high marks

    EDISON — Middlesex County College is among the nation’s top producers of associate degrees in education and criminal justice, according to a report in Community College Week, a higher-education newspaper. The college graduated 70 education majors in 2013, making it 42nd in the nation, and 125 criminal justice majors, placing the college 33rd on the…

  • College to host ‘Plus 50’ career workshops

    A series of three workshops designed for those age 50 and up seeking to retool for a new career will be held at Middlesex County College (MCC) this fall. Open to the public, the free workshops will be held at the Edison campus, 2600 Woodbridge Ave., in the Amboy Room of Crabiel Hall. The workshops…

  • Cops for Kids seeks holiday donations

    Old Bridge Township police officers will play Santa’s helpers in December to brighten the holiday for youngsters in the community during the Christmas season. Sgt. Joseph Mandola, program coordinator of Cops for Kids, a nonprofit organization, is seeking the help of businesses and residents to ensure that underprivileged children in Old Bridge have a gift…

  • Embrace Kids Foundation donation will support pediatric oncology

    I n the mid 1970s, only half of all children diagnosed with cancer survived beyond five years. Fast-forward four decades, and that figure has improved to 80 percent thanks to advances in pediatric cancer treatment and research, according to the Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ) at Rutgers University . To help further these advances,…

  • Church thrift store sets anniversary sale

    The ShareGood Thrift Shoppe, an initiative of Sayreville United Methodist Church, in partnership with Simpson United Methodist Church, Old Bridge, is holding its First Anniversary Sale during the month of November at the shop, Sayreville United Methodist Church, 406 Main St. Entrance is on Ida Street, off Pulaski Avenue. The store will be open 9…

  • Sayreville man receives jail time for commercial bribery

    A maintenance worker from Sayreville was sentenced to one year in prison for commercial bribery. Donald Olesky, 57, was also sentenced on Nov. 7 to two years of supervised release, ordered to forfeit $288,000 and fined $10,000. Olesky worked as the director of facility maintenance at Maher Terminals at Port Elizabeth, Union County. As part…

  • Two statewide ballot questions approved

    By MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer New Jersey voters approved two statewide ballot questions on Election Day, Nov. 4. Final vote totals for the public questions were not immediately available; however, organizations that supported the passage of the questions reported the success of the initiative for which they advocated. The first ballot question focused on the…

  • Food drive to help ‘Stop Hunger’

    The Reformed Church Home in Old Bridge has initiated two programs this fall to help with the “Stop Hunger: A Sodexo Initiative.” Through Nov. 15, the community is encouraged to donate items for local food banks. Nonperishable items can be dropped off in the main lobby of Reformed Church Home, 1990 Route 18 North. Cash…