Author: Greater Media

  • Roberts-Moore

    MILESTONES Alan and Linda Roberts of Freehold Township are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Amanda Marie, to Jonathan Moore, son of Fred and Sheryl Moore of Erial. The surprise proposal was made Aug. 1 during their stay in Spain. A September 2016 wedding is planned.

  • Milltown officials to revisit rental of school facilities

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer School officials are citing poor communications as the cause of an outcry from the community over allowing a church to rent space in Milltown’s Parkview School. The Board of Education decided against moving forward with a rental agreement that would allow Liquid Church, a Christian congregation, to hold Sunday services…

  • Sanganeri

    PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN Master artist Shanti Jain presents a workshop on the traditional textile printing process known as Sanganeri at the log cabin in Thompson Park in Monroe on Nov. 7. The event was sponsored by the Middlesex County Office of Culture & Heritage’s Folklife Program for New Jersey. Ethel Erlick, left, and Dorothy…

  • Helmetta residents vote for change

    By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer HELMETTA — By an overwhelming majority, borough voters have opted for change, ousting the current mayor and defeating a slate of candidates aligned with her. In an election night landslide, Borough Council President Christopher Slavicek, running on the “Aligning Helmetta’s Future” ticket, recorded 372 votes, approximately 63 percent of the…

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    SCOTT FRIEDMAN Tasty homemade apple pies tempt visitors attending the 50th Apple Festival sponsored by the Madison Township Historical Society, Old Bridge, on Nov. 8.

  • Doctor calls for support of Tobacco 21 bill

    According to the American Heart Association, smoking is responsible for killing more than 480,000 Americans annually — including 11,800 New Jerseyans — making it the No. 1 cause of death. It is no secret smoking results in heart disease, stroke, cancers and many other devastating health issues. Yet smoking remains a crisis in the Garden…

  • County introduces discount card for prescription drugs

    A new Prescription Drug Discount Card Program announced by Middlesex County Freeholder Blanquita Valenti is aimed at helping to lower prescription drug costs for those who pay the full price for their medications. The program, developed in conjunction with ProAct Inc., is offered to the county and residents at no cost, with no pre-requisites or…

  • Christmas Bazaar, Santa Breakfast set

    Our Lady of Lourdes (OLOL) Parish will host its Christmas Bazaar 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Dec. 5 in the school building, 44 Cleveland Ave., Milltown. Highlights will include an Old-Fashioned Bake Sale; a New-to-You Christmas booth; a Country Christmas booth; an ornament booth; a book booth; booths featuring vintage jewelry, stocking stuffers, “nearly new” toys and…

  • Spotswood High to hold vendor fair

    Spotswood High School Project Graduation will hold a vendor and craft fair from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Nov. 14 at the school, 105 Summerhill Rd., Spotswood.