Author: Greater Media

  • Newcomer will challenge incumbents for seat on North Brunswick Board of Ed

    Election 2015 By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Four candidates will vie for three seats on the North Brunswick Board of Education on Election Day. Gangadhara “Rao” Vakkalagadda will face incumbents Anthony R. Brooks, Gloria N. Gonzalez and Ingrid Dillon on Nov. 3. Donna Mikolajewski is the only candidate listed for a one-year…

  • Driver injured in school bus crash; no students involved

    By Kayla J. Marsh Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN – The driver of a school bus involved in a crash with a tractor-trailer shortly before 7 a.m. on the morning of Oct. 23 was airlifted to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune for treatment for undisclosed injuries, according to local officials. No students were on the…

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    STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Middletown South High School cheerleaders look on as the Eagles defeated Manalapan, 42-7, in a critical A North Division football game on Oct. 16 in Middletown. The victory was Middletown South’s first over Manalapan is six years.

  • Women mind the gap: gender pay disparity persists

    By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer Despite societal images of female presidential candidates and feminine corporate CEOs, the practice persists of women workers being paid less than their male counterparts for the same work. “When women graduate from college, there immediately is a pay gap between men and women,” said Carol Cohen, president of the American…

  • Election Day will be telling for local towns

    Election 2015 By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer The Nov. 3 general election could see some changes coming to local governing bodies as municipal officials face several challenges in retaining their seats. In Middletown, Republican incumbent Stephen G. Massell is looking to retain his seat on the all-Republican Township Committee against a challenge from Democratic…

  • Fire at Lloyd Road business being investigated

    By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer ABERDEEN – The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office and Fire Marshal’s Office are currently investigating the cause of a fire that broke out at a warehouse at the United States Mahogany Corporation on Lloyd Road. According to township Chief of Police John Powers, 14 fire companies responded to the three-alarm…

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    GENE LENNON/STAFF A slice of autumn at the Kingston Mill, Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park, Route 27, at the border of Middlesex and Somerset counties.

  • Reader opposes bear-management plan

    When Cecil the lion was wounded and then killed by an American dentist back in July, the world was outraged. Now is your time to stop the same fate for New Jersey black bears. Despite only 390 public comments supporting an expanded bear hunt versus 6,635 comments against the expansion, the New Jersey Fish and…

  • Good Samaritan returns wallet

    On Sept. 22, my wife and I were shopping at Boscov’s in the Monmouth Mall. When we got home, I realized I didn’t have my wallet. My wife immediately called Boscov’s and spoke to Bonnie, who works in the department where we shopped. She transferred us to the courtesy desk, and Dottie told me if…