Author: Greater Media

  • Community Medical Center to hold evening dedicated to women and their breast health

    One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer, and every three minutes, another woman is diagnosed. Not only does it affect the person diagnosed, but family, friends, and co-workers can feel its effects as well. That’s why there’s no such thing as being too careful when it comes to your health.Whether you have…

  • Candidates’ talk lack of diversity, Marine Park

    By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer Candidates for the Red Bank Borough Council spoke in a debate on Oct. 1. A few flashpoint issues — municipal taxes, a perceived lack of diversity in Red Bank government — sparked debate during an otherwise civil Candidates Night. With the general election a month away, four candidates faced off…

  • Jackson fire commissioner faces charges in New York

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer Brad Reiter JACKSON – A Jackson resident who serves as an elected member of a board of fire commissioners in the community has been charged with stealing $1.6 million from a volunteer emergency medical services squad in Long Island, N.Y. On Sept. 29, detectives in Nassau County, N.Y., announced the…

  • Chance to cover Pope was ‘pinnacle of career’

    By JENNIFER ORTIZ Staff Writer Howell native Gary Gellman of Gellman Images was in Philadelphia on Sept. 26 covering the arrival of Pope Francis at Philadelphia International Airport and captured the moment (above) when the Pope stopped his motorcade, exited his vehicle and blessed and kissed a 10-year-old boy who has cerebral palsy. PHOTO BY…

  • Safety is the difference in Brick’s A South triumph over Jaguars

    By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Jackson Memorial High School defenders team up to bring down Brick Township’s Austin Ostrander during the Oct. 2 Shore Conference A South Division game played in Brick. Playing in a quagmire, the Green Dragons slipped past the jaguars, 2-0, handing Jackson Memorial its first loss of the season. MATT DENTON There…

  • Scoring early has sparked Jags to four-game winning streak

    By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Jackson Memorial High School’s girls’ soccer team has gotten off to a better start in its games, which has figured in a four-game winning streak and a 6-4 record heading into this week. “We definitely had a slow start but now we’re scoring more and shutting teams down,” midfielder Daria Jones…

  • Newspaper week highlights power of the press

    By JIM ZACHARY The power of the press should never be underestimated and must never be abused. This week marks the 75th anniversary of National Newspaper Week and the theme — The Power of the Press — points to the importance of watchdog journalism, accurate reporting, strong editorials, comprehensive public notices and a free, open…

  • Hayes shines at Shore Coaches x/c meet

    Christian Brothers Academy harriers are running in a pack at the start of the New Balance Shore Coaches Invitational cross-country meet held on Oct. 3 on a soggy Holmdel Park course. The conditions couldn’t slow the Colts, who won the Varsity A1 race. FRANK GALIPO Howell High School’s Niamh Hayes took a big step towards…