Author: Greater Media

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Now, what was that lady’s name again?

    ARE WE THERE YET Lori Clinch I truly don’t think one really begins to miss their memory until it’s gone. Sometimes we just go through life, handling day-to-day tasks and thinking nothing of standing in the garage with a stack of hangers, a bag of unmated socks and a stuffed animal the puppy just tore…

  • 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…

  • Millstone Day set for Sept. 13 at FrogBridge

    MILLSTONE — Residents of Millstone Township will come together to celebrate their community at Millstone Day 2015. The annual event for people of all ages will be held from noon to 5 p.m. Sept. 13 at FrogBridge Day Camp, 7 Yellow Meeting House Road, Millstone. Admission is free. Millstone Day is sponsored by the Millstone…

  • Asbury Park Oyster Festival

    TOP PICK The Asbury Park Oyster Festival will close out summer with nonstop fun, live music and great food: 5-10 p.m. Sept. 11, noon to 10 p.m. Sept. 12 and noon to 6 p.m. Sept. 13. The three-day festival takes place in the shadow of the historic Carousel building and features more than 70 arts…

  • Event will benefit MS center

    CentraState Healthcare Foundation will host its 14th annual multiple sclerosis fundraiser, “An Evening in the Vineyards,” from 7-10 p.m. Sept. 18 at CentraState’s Star and Barry Tobias Ambulatory Campus, 901 W. Main St., Freehold Township. Proceeds will support the Linda E. Cardinale Multiple Sclerosis Center, which is now the largest and most comprehensive MS center…

  • Hanlon earns endorsement for county clerk

    I want to go on record as endorsing Christine Giordano Hanlon for Monmouth County clerk. Christine took over as county clerk when Claire French retired this past spring and had the full support of the state Senate, both Democrats and Republicans. She brings excellent credentials to this position, having been an attorney for 23 years…

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    JESSICA D’AMICO/STAFF The sun sets over Sandy Hook Bay in northern Monmouth County and illuminates the Twin Lights lighthouse in Highlands on its journey below the horizon.