Author: Greater Media

  • Rifts split Oceanport administration

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer A growing divide between the borough administration and council appears to have grown deeper last week during a contentious Oceanport Borough Council meeting. It was a meeting that featured a shouting match between a councilman and a borough official and one that ended with the mayor stepping between them. Councilman…

  • National Night Out

    Clockwise from top: Registered nurse Kendra Marra, right, helps Christine Longley of Fair Haven exit the MONOC MedEvac helicopter after her tour during Fair Haven’s National Night Out event at the Fair Haven Community Center on Aug. 4. Katelyn Longley of Fair Haven tries a game of chance. 4 A MONOC MedEvac helicopter visited the…

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    MARK ROSMAN/STAFF Stalking the stately pink flamingo and other pop culture icons of the 1960s at Flying Saucer, Cookman Avenue, Asbury Park, Aug. 9.

  • NJ needs to be smarter and more efficient

    New Jersey does have one of the lowest gasoline taxes in the United States. We also have the highest property taxes of all 50 states. New Jersey is No. 1, 2 or 3 on every list of the worst taxed states in the nation. We are No. 1 among all the states in the number…

  • ‘Tapestry of the Arts’ to feature new artists

    RUMSON — St. George’s by-the- River Episcopal Church will host its fourth annual Canterbury art show, “A Tapestry of the Arts,” Sept. 4-6 at 7 Lincoln Ave., Rumson. The premier art show will feature juried and non-juried works by over 90 artists, including first-time participants. One of the new artists is Lee Jamieson of Spring…

  • Jazz and blues festival slated in Long Branch

    The Jersey Shore Jazz and Blues Foundation is sponsoring the Long Branch Jazz and Blues Festival from 12-10 p.m. Aug. 29 at the Great Lawn, 28 McKinley Ave., Long Branch. The free event will feature jazz and blues musicians performing, including headliner Funktion 11. All ages are welcome to attend this rain-or-shine event. Funktion 11…

  • Red Bank’s river at heart of Paddle the Navesink Day

    By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer RED BANK— Red Bank is warming up to celebrate its love affair with its iconic river as it awaits the arrival of the annual Paddle the Navesink Day . “[This is a] community wide celebration of the Navesink River and showcases the maritime history and recreational opportunities that are available…

  • Little Silver will consider issuing first liquor license

    By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer LITTLE SILVER — Borough residents currently have to head out of town to “raise a glass” socially, but that may be coming to an end. A referendum on this year’s general election ballot will have voters deciding whether the borough should issue its first license for on-premise consumption of…

  • Arbor Terrace of Middletown offers Virtual Dementia Tour

    Imagine this.A constant mix of voices, laughter, background noise, roaring sounds and startling responses. Diminished depth perception and loss of peripheral vision.An endless “pins and needle” sensation occurring in your feet. An impaired ability to feel through your fingers and accomplish a simple task, like buttoning a shirt.This is mid-stage dementia. Arbor Terrace of Middletown,…