Author: Greater Media

  • Allentown’s Stroud key to Cheetahs Northeast title run

    By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent The New Jersey Cheetahs Premier Under-18 softball team out of Allentown won the Northeast Regional and finished fifth at the nationals this summer. Abby Stroud went from the depth of disappointment and frustration to the heights of exhilaration in a span of a few weeks, as she is about to embark…

  • County studies Route 35, West Park Avenue

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer OCEAN TOWNSHIP—West Park Avenue may soon become less congested as the county examines changes to the traffic pattern. Monmouth County spokeswoman Laura Kirkpatrick said the county has been examining the West Park Avenue corridor, which extends from the beginning of Green Grove Road to the end of West Park Avenue.…

  • SPORT SHORTS

    Sky Blue FC has confirmed its 2015 National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) home finale for Sept. 2. Kickoff for the match against FC Kansas City will occur at 7 p.m. at Yurcak Field on the campus of Rutgers University in Piscataway. Tickets for the home finale of Sky Blue FC’s sixth professional season are on…

  • Durga Mandir to serve as host of health fair

    The Indian Health Camp of New Jersey and Durga Mandir will present a free health screening and disease prevention fair 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Sept. 13 at Durga Mandir, 4240 Route 27, Princeton. People age 45 and older who are uninsured or underinsured may be eligible for a blood test, EKG, eye examination, physical examination, cardiac…

  • 4-H is more than just kids and horses

    By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer Top: Patricia Schuck and Linda Schulmeister, both of Old Bridge, share some stories about the Middlesex County 4-H during the Middlesex County Fair in East Brunswick on Aug. 8. Above: Alumni of the Middlesex County 4-H reminisce over photos. Members of the Middlesex County 4-H program know the public perception…

  • Photo

    NATHAN ROSMAN A serene evening just before dusk, overlooking the Navesink River at Riverside Park, Red Bank, on Aug. 12.

  • Consider eye exam at back to school time

    I am writing to commend Gov. Chris Christie for recently declaring August “Children’s Vision and Learning Month” in New Jersey. The goal of this observance is to help educate parents and teachers about the critical link between good vision and effective learning. It is that time of year again when we, as responsible parents, prepare…

  • Celebration

    PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN Youngsters perform traditional Indian songs and dances during the India Independence Day celebration at North Brunswick Township High School on Aug. 1.

  • Beekeepers find sweet success in N.J.

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer From the Garden owner Drew Madzin endures the August heat to check on one of his honeybee hives. In a healthy colony, worker bees like the one pictured below can number in the tens of thousands and all of them are female. PHOTOS BY STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Standing among…