Author: Greater Media

  • Edward Burns writes what he knows (and loves) in TNT’s family-centered cops-and-mobsters drama

    By Lori Acken To ask Edward Burns how long he has been working on his richly detailed new TNT drama Public Morals (premiered Aug. 25) is a complex thing. After all, Burns is a proud Irish-American and native New Yorker, raised on Long Island as the son of an NYPD cop and the greatgrandson of…

  • Police on alert for drunk drivers

    EDISON — Township police plan to crack down on drunk driving as part of the 2015 “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign. Through Sept. 7, local and state law enforcement will set up sobriety checkpoints and roving patrols in search of motorists who are driving while intoxicated, police said. A national campaign, “Drive Sober…

  • Edison teenager drowns in Pennsylvania quarry

    Jessica D’Amico EDISON — A 19-year-old township resident drowned in a Pennsylvania quarry, according to police. Jonathan Baksh was swimming with friends in the Eastern Industries Quarry in Lower Mount Bethel Township around 3;26 p.m. on Aug. 17, when he went underwater and didn’t resurface, according to Pennsylvania State Police. Members of Pennsylvania Water Rescue…

  • Metuchen introduces law to set fees for owners of vacant properties

    By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer METUCHEN — Borough officials are one step closer to taking to task landlords who leave their properties vacant or abandoned. The Borough Council voted on Aug. 17 to introduce a vacant property registration ordinance (VPRO) that would require owners of vacant properties to register with the borough, paying a set…

  • Rabid bats located in East, South Brunswick

    Three rabid bats have been identified in Middlesex County, two of which tested positive in South Brunswick. A bat that was found in the area of Blackhorse Lane and Henderson Road in Monmouth Junction tested positive for rabies on Aug. 14, according to the South Brunswick Health Department. Another bat that was found on Beck…

  • Nominations sought for Heritage Award

    Nominations are being accepted for this year’s Ann Marie Chandlee Heritage Award through the North Brunswick Heritage Day Committee. The Heritage Award is bestowed annually to a township resident who has been dedicated to improving the quality of life in North Brunswick as a volunteer with a nonprofit group or civic organization for an extended…

  • Battle for possession

    STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR South Brunswick High School’s Russell Baskin, middle, and Allentown High School’s Brian Miles try to block each other out as they look to win possession of the ball during the Aug. 21 preseason scrimmage at Allentown.

  • Binbinon, Grover to lead Raiders

    NORTH BRUNSWICK By WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent After winning the Greater Middlesex Conference White Division in 2013 and finishing 10-4 last fall, North Brunswick Township High School’s girls tennis team is in rebuilding mode this fall. The good news for the Raiders is that Colleen Binbinon returns at first singles, where she posted 12 victories a…

  • States with the highest and lowest car insurance rates

    While auto insurance premiums are largely based on a motorist’s driving record, two otherwise equivalent drivers will find they face drastically different insurance rates based solely on where they live. According to Insure.com in Foster City, Calif., those living in Maine ($805), Ohio ($843), Idaho ($877), Iowa ($886) and New Hampshire ($905) will pay the…