Author: Greater Media

  • Organizing digital photos to be topic

    Tech-gadget guru Hank Loch will offer a program titled “How to Access and Organize Your Digital Photos” 6-8 p.m. Jan. 11 at the Sayreville Public Library, Washington Road. Participants will learn how to move pictures from digital cameras to computers and vice versa, how to manage photos on smartphones and tablets and how to create…

  • Lucky girls

    PHOTO COURTESY OF NIKKI KAISER The Sayreville Leprechaun Junior Pee Wee cheerleaders placed fourth out of 15 teams from across the country in the Pop Warner National Championships at the ESPN Wide World of Sports complex in Disney World on Dec. 9. Pictured in the top row are, left to right, Assistant Coach Jessica Crimmins,…

  • B.D. Lenz to offer concert at library

    Composer and jazz guitarist B.D. Lenz and his trio will perform in concert 2:30 p.m. Jan. 9 at the Old Bridge Public Library Main Branch, Route 516 and Cottrell Road. Lenz has released eight recordings as a leader, and his music has been featured in television shows including “Breaking Bad,” “Catfish” and “Anthony Bourdain’s No…

  • Investigation judges Old Bridge officer used justified force in fatal shooting

    OLD BRIDGE — A detailed investigation has revealed that an Old Bridge police officer was justified in shooting a man armed with a weapon earlier this year. On Jan. 14 at 5:59 a.m., the Old Bridge Police Department received a 911 call from an individual at 40 Cedar Grove Place requesting an ambulance for a…

  • Sayreville man convicted for importing heroin

    SAYREVILLE — A Sayreville man was convicted on Dec. 11 for his role in a conspiracy to import heroin from India into the United States. Adolphus Nwokedi 47, was charged with one count of conspiring with others to import 100 grams or more of heroin, according to a statement prepared by U.S. Attorney Paul J.…

  • Jeanette Collier Appleby

    Jeanette Collier Appleby died Dec. 18 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. She was 94. Born in Roebling to the late William and Ida Jones Collier, she resided in South River and the Rossmoor community in Monroe Township before returning to South River. She was a member of the Red Hat Society, the…

  • Seniors offer trip to Hunterdon Hills

    Our Lady of Victories (OLV) Seniors will sponsor a Feb. 13, 2016, bus trip to see “Rock ’n’ Roll USA” at the Hunterdon Hills Playhouse, Hampton. The bus will depart at 4:45 p.m. from the OLV lower parking lot, Main Street, Sayreville. Return is scheduled for approximately 10 p.m. Cost is $95 and includes the…

  • Chorus schedules tryouts for Jan. 4, 11

    Voices Chorale, a community chorus with more than 50 members, will hold auditions 6:30 p.m. Jan. 4 and 11 at Music Together, 225 Pennington-Hopewell Road (Route 654), Hopewell, prior to the group’s 7:15 p.m. rehearsals. Interested singers should call auditions coordinator Susan Evans at 609-291-7456 or email [email protected] to set up an audition time.

  • North Brunswick police sergeant locates ‘sleeping’ murder suspect

    A North Brunswick police sergeant helped locate a man wanted in a double homicide investigation. On Dec. 11 at approximately 3:15 p.m., the Raritan Borough Police Department responded to 46 First Ave. in Raritan Borough on a report of concerns regarding the welfare of the occupants of the residence. The officers entered the residence and…