Author: Greater Media

  • Dog walk to include adoption event Oct. 4

    The North Brunswick Humane Association (NBHA) will hold its 12th annual Dog Walk-a-Thon and Adoption Day event 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Oct. 4 at North Brunswick Community Park, 2053 Route 130 south, North Brunswick. Registration begins at 10 a.m. Pre-registration is $15 for the first dog, $5 for each additional dog, by Sept. 1. On the…

  • Indo American fair coming to Marlboro

    All residents in the community are invited to enjoy cultural programs and other activities that will be part of the Indo American Community Fair-2015 that will take place on Sept. 12-13. The fair will be held at the Hindu American Temple and Cultural Center, Sri Guruvaayoorappan Temple, 31 Wooleytown Road, Marlboro, from 10 a.m. to…

  • Two fire districts move toward consolidation

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON – A consolidation effort involving Jackson fire districts No. 1 and No. 2 has been given a vote of confidence by municipal officials. During the Aug. 25 meting of the Township Council, Fire District No. 1 Commissioner Christopher Aldrich and attorney Richard Braslow informed the public of the plan…

  • Five people injured in accident

    JACKSON – A recent motor vehicle accident sent five people to area hospitals with what police described as non-life threatening injuries. Police said the accident occurred just after noon on Aug. 30 when a Toyota RAV 4 traveling eastbound on West Veterans Highway collided with two motorcycles heading westbound. There were two riders on each…

  • Music and culture fill journey to Japan

    HOWELL — Michael Kaminski completed one of his college graduation requirements and lived a dream all in a span of 18 days. Kaminski, a resident of Howell, visited Japan through the Global Opportunity (GO) program at Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, Pa. Kaminski is a music education major at Susquehanna who specializes in percussion instruments and expects…

  • Creative expression flourishes at Around the Corner Art Center

    BUSINESS By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer Merrill Tilker, left, and Mark Kolessar, owners of the Around the Corner Art Center, Freehold Township. CHRISTINE BARCIA/STAFF Budding and seasoned artists alike have had a place here to call home for more than three decades. The Around the Corner Art Center, 290 Mount’s Corner Drive, Freehold Township, started…

  • Weichert Real Estate Affiliates adds new offices in 2015, nearly double 2104 expansion rate

    Weichert Real Estate Affiliates, Inc., the franchise division of Weichert, Realtors, continues to raise its profile throughout the country with the year-to-date addition of 38 franchise offices to its rapidly growing nationwide network. “Because of our cutting-edge technology and wide variety of marketing tools and programs, we continue to attract new real estate entrepreneurs to…

  • PLAYING WITH THE BIG BOYS

    By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features Acura’s TLX luxury sedan rewards enthusiastic drivers with engaging driving dynamics and an affordable sticker price Just launched for the 2015 model year, the Acura TLX sedan replaces both the previous TL and its slightly smaller sibling, the TSX, and supplants them both with what could deliver the most bang…

  • Democracy requires action

    VIEWS Adam C. Uzialko For months news anchors have been pushing presidential politics on their audiences. I get it. Presidential politics is fun; it’s the big time and the stakes are always high. But the wall-to-wall coverage of the two-party heavyweights betrays the real essence of democracy. Associated Press Washington Bureau Chief Byron Price first…