Author: Greater Media

  • Five unforgettable TV memories

    By Lucie M. Winborne, ReMIND Magazine What makes for great television? As one psychologist put it, viewers “want to root for characters that struggle to make meaning out of a reality that reflects our own reality.” Yet while most of us aren’t likely to experience the situations below, there’s no denying that the spectrum of…

  • 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…

  • Did you know …

    NBC will premiere its new comedy series, “Truth Be Told,” on Friday, Oct. 16, at 8:30 p.m. The show is about two diverse couples – Mitch (Mark-Paul Gosselaar, “Saved by the Bell”) and Tracy (Vanessa Lachey, “Dads”), and Russell (Tone Bell, “Bad Judge”) and Angie (Bresha Webb, “Hung”) – a fearless foursome who are both…

  • 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…

  • Red Bank Crop Walk will fight hunger locally and globally

    By P.J. CANDIDO Staff Writer LITTLE SILVER — For more than three decades, participants in the 5-mile Red Bank Crop Walk have provided food and donations for local nonprofits and food pantries in Monmouth County. “New Jersey is a very expensive place to live, and many people can be working two or three jobs in…

  • 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…

  • Library to host movie time for children

    The Main Edison Public Library, 340 Plainfield Avenue, will be the host movie time at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Oct. 12 for children ages 2-11. Registration is open to the community at www.edisonpubliclibrary.net, or call 732-287-2298.

  • Blood drives coming to Edison, Metuchen

    New Jersey Blood Services, a division of New York Blood Center, will conduct the following blood drives: 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Oct. 11 at Congregation Neve Shalom, 250 Grove Ave., Metuchen; and 1:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Oct. 12 at What’s the Scoop, 410 Main St., Metuchen. To donate blood or for information on organizing a blood drive,…