Author: Greater Media

  • Townhouse resident killed during accidental fire

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Police have identified the man who died in a townhouse fire on Dec. 11. John Doran, 59, lived at 27 Deerberry Lane with another family member who was not home at the time of the fire, according to a statement prepared by Capt. James Ryan of the South Brunswick Police Department. The…

  • Tickets on sale for Daddy-Daughter gala

    The South Amboy-Sayreville Rotary Club will sponsor its 11th annual Daddy- Daughter Date Night 7-10 p.m. Feb. 19 at Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 4699, Jernee Mill Road, Sayreville. Proceeds from the event will be donated to community activities and humanitarian projects. Dads, uncles, granddads and stepdads may escort their little girl to dinner…

  • Old Bridge native performs in televised Christmas concert

    OLD BRIDGE — Dana Rogers, a native of Old Bridge who is a songwriting major at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, recently performed in the “Christmas at Belmont” concert at Nashville’s Schermerhorn Symphony Center, a performance which was taped live and will air nationally this holiday season on PBS. Two-time Grammy winner Kathy Mattea served…

  • Departing councilmen McGill and Melendez honored at final meeting

    By MATTHEW SOCKOL Correspondent SAYREVILLE — Two Borough Council officials are departing as the year comes to an end. The Dec. 14 meeting marked the final appearance of Council President David McGill and Councilman Ricci Melendez as members of Sayreville’s legislative body, following the conclusion of their three-year terms. Both Democrats, McGill and Melendez first…

  • SPORT SHORTS

    North Brunswick’s Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Services is accepting applications for the 2016 boys and girls lacrosse season. Registration forms can be downloaded at http://www.northbrunswicknj.gov/DPRCS/ index.html.

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    MATT DENTON Santa Claus arrives at a Christmas tree lighting ceremony at Pier Village in Long Branch.

  • Do not let terrorists taint truth behind Islam

    As a Muslim U.S. citizen I want to echo the sentiment of the Muslim community that is now a target of Donald Trumps’s slander following the terrorist act in San Bernardino that is a misrepresentation of Islamic faith. Islam promotes peaceful, tolerant and harmonious co-existence of people of all faiths. The Quran states that slaying…

  • Kloos Christmas light show shines spotlight on fallen Spotswood EMT

    By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer Paying tribute to Hinal Patel, the Spotswood EMT who was killed while on duty in July, Kloos Family Lights incorporated a Spotswood EMS badge into their Christmas lights display. The Kloos family will also be accepting donations that will go toward a scholarship to be awarded in Patel’s honor to…

  • Citizenship Award open to high schoolers

    The Jersey Blue Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution is holding its fourth annual Middlesex County Good Citizenship Award contest. All Middlesex County high school sophomores and juniors who are in good academic standing with a C average and above and who exemplify the characteristics of a good citizen of the…