Author: Greater Media

  • October bird walk slated at Sandy Hook

    Autumn is near, and with it comes the annual migration of raptors and songbirds along the Atlantic Flyway. Join the Monmouth County Audubon Society for a bird walk to look for these migrants on Oct. 18 in Sandy Hook. Participants should meet at 10 a.m. in the parking lot of the now-closed Visitor Center at…

  • Horses doing their part to help veterans recover

    By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent Jennifer Tevlin, the special programs coordinator at the Sunnyside Equestrian Center, Middletown, has been giving a presentation entitled “Equine-Facilitated Mental Health for Veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder” around New Jersey and throughout the nation. Tevlin said she works with the Wounded Warrior Project and said there is a Horses for Heroes…

  • Students invited to enter essay contest

    The Charles Lafitte Foundation (CLF) has announced the return of its Kid’s Corner Summer Reading Adventure essay contest. Students who will be entering grades 3- 12 at a public or private school are invited to participate in the contest. To enter, students must read a book listed under their corresponding grade level and write an…

  • Tolchin named library director

    Judith Tolchin, the acting director of the Monmouth County Library System since January 2014, has been appointed the new library director. She received the appointment at the most recent meeting of the Monmouth County Library Commission on Aug. 11 at the Eastern Branch in Shrewsbury. Tolchin, who has been with the library system for 23…

  • Huskies adjusting to new positions on the football field

    MATAWAN By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent A change in quarterback for the third game of the season keyed Matawan Regional High School’s drive to the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group III championship a year ago, and some tweaking has taken place for this year’s edition as the Huskies prepare for their 2 p.m. Sept. 12 opener at…

  • Remember victims of Sept. 11, 2001 by attending ceremonies

    It is hard to believe that it has been 14 years since the terrorist attacks on the United States at the World Trade Center, on United Flight 93 which crashed in Pennsylvania and at the Pentagon. Nearly 3,000 people, including civilians, flight crews, police officers and firemen, died that day in these vicious attacks. Each…

  • Coaches, trainers see improvements in player safety

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer In recent years, coaches have placed greater importance on understanding the dangers of practicing in the heat and the need for proper hydration. Coaches have received training on hydration, concussions and the use of defibrillators in an effort to improve player safety. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR High school coaches are…

  • Howell opens schools with grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8 set-up

    By JENNIFER ORTIZ Staff Writer When pupils in the Howell K-8 School District began the 2015-16 school year on Sept. 8 they did so in the district’s newly reconfigured buildings. Administrators changed the configuration of the district’s schools from K-5 and 6-8 to K-2, 3-5 and 6-8 as a way to balance enrollment in Howell’s…

  • Jackson schools welcome pupils for 2015-16 school year

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer Kindergarten teacher Christine Temple gets to know her new students at the Switlik Elementary School in Jackson. At top left, Temple helps the youngsters onto their bus during kindergarten orientation. PHOTOS BY REBECCA NOWALSKI School is back in session for almost 9,000 students in the Jackson School District. The 2015-16…