Author: Greater Media

  • 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…

  • Breast cancer and the benefits of exercise

    By Joe Stein Maybe you lived a healthy lifestyle, ate moderately, exercised regularly, had mammograms, and read the latest research. Maybe you didn’t. Maybe you had a family history of breast cancer, maybe not.At this point, these things don’t matter.What counts now is you were diagnosed with breast cancer, received successful treatment, and are ready…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Bulldogs looking to bounce back from 13-6 loss at St. John Vianney

    Rumson-Fair Haven home to Long Branch Oct. 9 Following a tough defeat to St. John Vianney in rain-soaked Holmdel on Oct. 2, the Rumson-Fair Haven High School football team seeks to rebound with a home game against Long Branch on Oct. 9. With its 13-6 victory, St. John Vianney is 4-0 overall and 3-0 in…

  • 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.

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    Century 21 Burke Realty, North Brunswick, raffled off a gift basket at North Brunswick’s recent Heritage Day event. The basket winner was North Brunswick resident Tanya Jones (second from right.) Pictured presenting her the basket are agents Roxanne Gandolfo, Kajal Khurana and Kathy Morin.

  • 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,…