Author: Greater Media

  • State must prohibit use of inhumane traps

    In 1984 the New Jersey Legislature banned leg-hold traps because they are inhumane. Yet last month, the state Fish and Game Council overturned that ban and will allow cruel leg-hold traps once again. These traps are still inhumane 30 years later and have no place in our state. While raccoons are typically the targeted species…

  • SPORT SHORTS

    The Central Jersey Hawks Elite Basketball Team will hold tryouts for the 2015-16 season. The Hawks are for boys and girls in grades 2-11. Tryouts will be held at the Monroe Sports Center, 4 Farrington Blvd., Monroe; Ocean Recreation, 1100 West Park Ave., Ocean Township; and St. Veronica, 4219 Route 9, Howell. Tryouts will be…

  • Scholarships honor police, fire, EMTs

    By DONNA KENYON Executive Editor The 200 Club of Middlesex County awarded $105,500 in scholarships to 85 children of police, fire and EMS personnel. “The recent warehouse fire in North Brunswick makes us realize what the parents in this room do every day. Thank you,” said 200 Club President Michael McLaughlin as he prepared to…

  • Bruno named NJSIAA assistant director for cross-country, track

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer It was only fitting that Bill Bruno was visiting the Steve Prefontaine shrine when the phone call came. As he was looking over the shrine to one of America’s greatest distance runners near his home tack at the University of Oregon, the call Bruno received was to inform him that…

  • Sports eyewear shopping tips

    Thousands upon thousands of sports-related injuries affect children and adults each year. Prevent Blindness estimates that water and pool activities, followed by basketball and then baseball/softball account for more sports-related eye injuries than any other sports. Male athletes are twice as likely to suffer from sports-related eye injuries than female athletes, but all athletes should…

  • Development of Marlboro baseball program helped by summer league

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer The summer high school baseball season is all about players learning the “Marlboro way.” Marlboro High School head coach Jim Ferraro used the Greater Middlesex Coaches Summer Baseball League (GMCSBL) to introduce the young players to his baseball philosophy and what he expects from his players. That’s why he has…

  • Planet Fitness offers low prices, brand name equipment, unlimited fitness training and more

    Planet Fitness prides itself on offering affordable memberships and a unique Judgment Free Zone unlike any other gym, where members experience a hassle-free, non-intimidating environment. Each club also features the brand’s iconic “Lunk Alarm” — a purple and yellow siren on the wall used to gently remind people that grunting, dropping weights or judging others…

  • Indoor tanning among teens shows correlation with smoking and social media use

    Research from Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and Rutgers School of Public Health shows more than a third of New Jersey high school students who engage in indoor tanning do so frequently and many would find it hard to stop the practice. The research letter, Frequent Indoor Tanning among New Jersey High School Students,…

  • Public welcome to free health fair hosted by Eric B. Chandler Health Center

    Eric B. Chandler Health Center, New Brunswick, will host the Good Health and Wellness Fair on Aug. 13, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., as part of a national, week-long campaign to raise awareness about the mission and accomplishments of America’s health centers, the largest and most successful system of primary health care. Free blood…