Author: Greater Media

  • Katy Trotter takes second at national x-country meet

    Earns First TeamAll-American honors By Mike WhiteStaff Writer Earns First Team All-American honors By Mike White Staff Writer Katy Trotter had the best showing in Shore Conference history when she ran second at this year’s national cross country championships in Balboa Park in San Diego, Calif. As if her already historic season needed any further…

  • City engineer commends Long Branch ‘snow fighters’

    I publicly commend Long Branch Public Works Director Fred Migliaccio and his crews for an outstanding job in fighting the recent snowstorm. All the streets were cleared down to the blacktop — and garbage and recycling materials were picked up on time Friday morning. Snow fighting is the most challenging task a public safety director…

  • Shifting attitudes about shifting sand

    This week, representatives from the Army Corps of Engineers actually heard concerns about and alternative ideas for the beach replenishment project it has been conducting for the last eight years. The Corps is expected to begin pumping sand onto the beach in Elberon next year. It may be the final stretch of coastline between Sandy…

  • OBITUARIES

    Greater Media Newspapers prints obituaries as a free community service, at no charge to the families of the deceased or to the funeral homes that provide the information. FREDERIC E. BORDI, 67, of Matawan died Dec. 16 at home. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he resided in the Bronx, N.Y., and Howell before moving to Cheesequake…

  • business

    Unusual gifts could heat up the holidays By gloria stravelliStaff Writer By gloria stravelli Staff Writer Mrs. Claus sports a leather bolero jacket over a bustier, thigh stockings and stiletto heels compliments of Spykes. Santa’s "Ho-Ho-Ho!" could turn into "Oh-Oh-Oh!" when the old gent peeks into his sack of presents during Christmas Eve deliveries. In…

  • J’burg Baptist Church sets Christmas concerts

    J’burg Baptist Church sets Christmas concerts The First Baptist Church of Jamesburg, 15 Half Acre Road, will present a Christmas concert, titled When Love Came Down, at 11 a.m. on Dec. 22 and at 7 p.m. on Dec. 28. Refreshments will be served following the Dec. 28 performance. The programs will include such contemporary Christian…

  • Water main on the way

    for 16 homes on Main St. HELMETTA — Due to high radiation levels detected in the drinking water of several homes on lower Main Street, the Borough Council voted last week to construct a water main extension that would connect those homes to the municipal water system. The construction contract was awarded to PM Construction…

  • Family Fun Carnival planned at Spotswood H.S.

    Family Fun Carnival planned at Spotswood H.S. The Spotswood Band Parents Association, in conjunction with the Spotswood High School Booster Club, will sponsor the annual Family Fun Carnival from 6-9 p.m. on Jan. 10 in the high school cafetorium, Summerhill Road. The event will feature prizes, food and games.

  • Man charged in motel stabbing

    EAST BRUNSWICK — A Brooklyn, N.Y., man was charged with aggravated assault after he allegedly stabbed his friend in the leg outside their room at the McIntosh Inn, Route 18, last week. According to police, Edwin Irizarry, 29, was arrested after police were called to the motel at 3:41 a.m. and determined that he stabbed…