Author: Greater Media

  • Fall Foliage Festival

    TOP PICK The Rutgers Gardens is hosting a Fall Festival on Sunday, Oct. 11, from noon to 4 p.m. The Rutgers Gardens youth program coordinator, interns and volunteers will provide fun and educational activities. Activities include pumpkin painting, pumpkin games, a haunted scavenger hunt throughout the Gardens, crafts and learning activities on plant and food…

  • 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…

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    FRANK GALIPO East Brunswick High School harriers, in green, 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.

  • Make fire sprinklers mandatory in all new construction

    The week of Oct. 4-10 is the 93rd annual Fire Prevention Week. The theme this year, which is changed every year, is “Hear the Beep When You Sleep.” It is intended to raise awareness of the fact that nearly half of all home fire deaths occur overnight when residents are asleep. The call to action…

  • EB girls looking to climb back into Red Division soccer race

    By JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent Is it possible that one of the longest and most impressive runs in New Jersey high school sports history could be on the verge of coming to an end? It could be if you follow a trend that began last year when East Brunswick High School’s girls’ soccer team finished with…

  • High school teacher introduces hunger project

    By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer ABERDEEN – A local high school art teacher is hoping to have an impact on hunger in Monmouth County through a project aimed at raising awareness and funds for those in need. “The Empty Bowls Project is an international grassroots organization that helps raise awareness and money for world…

  • How you can lower your risk of breast cancer

    Breast cancer is the second most common cancer among women, second only to lung cancer. One in eight women is expected to develop breast cancer in her lifetime, and a recent survey by the Society for Women’s Health Research found that 22 percent of women named breast cancer as the disease they fear most.The specter…

  • Support group can help children, families

    Rainbows is offering a free support program for children age 5-14 and their families who are grieving from a life-altering crisis due to death, divorce, separation, illness or other painful family transitions. Sessions will be held 6:45-7:45 p.m. Mondays at the Precious Blood Parish Center, 72 Riverdale Ave., Monmouth Beach. The program is open to…

  • CBA, RBC cross-country teams win at Shore Coaches Invitational 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 Christian Brothers Academy’s and Red Bank Catholic’s cross-country teams were…