Author: Greater Media

  • School to host holiday Shopapalooza event

    Immaculate Conception School will sponsor its Shopapalooza holiday-shopping event 6-9 p.m. Nov. 19 in the cafetorium at the school, 23 Manalapan Road, Spotswood. More than 30 vendors, including Pampered Chef, Mary Kay, Avon, Tastefully Simple, Gold Canyon and Perfectly Posh, and crafters will participate. There will be basket raffles and prizes. Refreshments will be available…

  • Fire safety video provides lessons for the whole family

    Following on the heels of Fire Prevention Week and the county’s Firefighter and EMS Volunteer Appreciation Day, the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders has released a high-quality fire safety video that offers tips and strategies on how to prevent fires and keep safe during such emergencies. “Fire Prevention and Safety: A Family Approach” was…

  • Ecological restoration to be topic at dinner

    The Lawrence Brook Watershed Partnership will hold its November Membership Meeting and annual Dinner 7 p.m. Nov. 17 at the Milltown Senior Center, 60 Violet Terrace. Guest speaker Brian Cramer, senior biologist, GreenVest LLC, Edison, will offer a presentation titled “Ecological Restoration With the Raritan Basin: A Case Study of GreenVest Restoration Projects.” The talk…

  • Middlesex County clerk named VP of Constitutional Officers Association

    Elaine M. Flynn Middlesex County Clerk Elaine M. Flynn has been sworn in as the vice president of the Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey (COANJ). The COANJ includes all registers, surrogates, sheriffs and county clerks in the state. The officials work together to promote the best practices in each county office and also submit…

  • BUSINESS BRIEFS

    Reformed Church Home, a nonprofit skilled-nursing, rehabilitation and assisted-living community in Old Bridge, recently was named a winner in the 2015 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards competition. Implementation of the EarlySense continuous monitoring system earned the home a certificate of merit in the Dignity Through Technology category, which recognizes long-term care communities that have harnessed…

  • Fish fry next up at Milltown VFW

    Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 2319 will host its Fish-Fry Dinner 5-8 p.m. Nov. 13 at the post home, 45 Broad St., Milltown. Dinners will feature a choice of fresh cod, fried clams, fried shrimp or a combination platter including all three choices. Fries, a vegetable, coleslaw, fresh salad, dessert, coffee or tea will…

  • Social media buoys write-in campaign for Oceanport mayor

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer In less than two months. John F. Coffey II went from being an Oceanport resident to the borough’s mayor-elect, largely by leveraging social media and a groundswell of write-in votes. Coffey, running a last-minute campaign, defeated the two-term Republican Mayor, Michael Mahon, by more than 200 votes in the Nov.…

  • Veterans invited to appreciation luncheon

    Driven by Heroes, a new nonprofit organization providing access to critical healthcare for veterans through its free transportation program, and Bella Vista Country Club, Marlboro, will host a complimentary luncheon, “Honoring Our Veterans … A Holiday Celebration,” on Nov. 22 from noon to 3 p.m. at Bella Vista Country Club, 100 School Road East, Marlboro.…

  • Front seat sleep

    Q&A with Sharon Peters Q: For many reasons, including a need sometimes to sleep in my car and sometimes haul really long things, I have decided it’d be really great to have an SUV or hatchback with a front seat that folds flat (as the back seats do). I’ve never seen one. Do they exist…