Author: Greater Media

  • Boardwalk comes to borough for Metuchen Country Fair

    By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer Those seeking the kind of fun typically found at the shore need not brave the traffic to find it on Oct. 3, when the borough will serve as the host to the 52nd annual Metuchen Country Fair. The Metuchen Chamber of Commerce is the host of the event. This year’s…

  • Ocean Grove to host fall festival, craft show

    The Ocean Grove Area Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a Fall Harvest Festival and Craft Show from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 10 on Main Avenue and Pilgrim Pathway in Ocean Grove. The newly expanded, all-day street fair will feature over 180 arts and crafts vendors, food vendors, sidewalk sales, pumpkin painting and a fire truck…

  • Senior rummage sale set for Oct. 23, 24

    The Charleston Place Senior Citizens will hold a rummage sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Oct. 23 and 24 at the housing building, 3424 Route 27, Kendall Park. Donations of household items and clothing are welcome. Call 732-297-7966.

  • Fright Fest

    TOP PICK Six Flags Great Adventure promises its biggest, scariest Fright Fest® this fall with 22 Halloween-themed attractions including three new haunts and four new shows.The seven-week festival that features family-friendly thrills by day and a zombie-filled Fright by Night runs weekends through Nov. 1. By day, families can enjoy the new Spooky, Kooky Magic…

  • Vikings pick up their 2nd division victory on gridiron

    VARSITY REPORT By WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent South Brunswick High School harriers competed in the Central Jersey Shootout at Thompson Park Sept. 26. The 5K race was hosted by Old Bridge High School. SCOTT FRIEDMAN South Brunswick High School’s football team earned its second Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Red Division win with a solid defensive effort…

  • Bulletin Board

    – Blessing of Animals service set for Oct. 4 All Saints’ Memorial Church will offer a Blessing of the Animals service at 1 p.m. Oct. 4, rain or shine, at 202 Navesink Ave., Navesink. The annual service is in honor of St. Francis of Assisi, who was known for his great love for all of…

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    FRANK GALIPO Middletown Township resident Jack Denver, 7, plays on the bungee jump at 2015 Middletown Day, held on Sept. 26 at Croydon Hall. For more photos, see page 3.

  • Middletown receives grant for plan to preserve Murray Farmhouse

    By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer A plan for the preservation of the Murray Farmhouse at Poricy Park in Middletown will be funded by a grant from the state Historic Preservation Office Courtesy of the Middletown Public Information Office Middletown officials are working to establish a plan to preserve an 18th-century colonial farmhouse. The state…

  • Jury duty system evolves

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Jurors must report to the Monmouth Count Courthouse in Freehold to serve jury duty. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR The jury duty process, deeply rooted in English history and well established in New Jersey, continues to evolve. The right to trial by jury in the United States dates to colonial times.…