Author: Greater Media

  • Budgerigar/parakeet event coming to E.B.

    The Tri-State Budgerigar (Parakeet) Society will sponsor its 25th annual Budgerigar Show 7 a.m.-4 p.m. Aug. 15 and 16 at the 4- H Youth Center Log Cabin, 645 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick. Birds must be entered by 10 a.m. Aug. 15, 9 a.m. Aug. 16. The event, which is sanctioned by the Budgerigar Association of…

  • 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…

  • Civil War Living History Weekend

    TOP PICK The Robert E. Lee Civil War Round Table of Central New Jersey presents its annual Civil War Living History Weekend at Parker Press Park, Rahway Avenue in Woodbridge, Aug. 8-9. Camps are open to the pubic from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. On Aug. 8 at 8 p.m., a special 150th Civil War…

  • Food and Wine Walk dates set in Red Bank

    RED BANK — The Red Bank Food and Wine Walk will take place from 2-5 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 16, throughout Red Bank. Adults 21 and older can sample wine, beer and other beverages as well as sweet and savory delights from Red Bank’s most popular restaurants and eateries. Over 20 fine food establishments will…

  • American Pharoah delivers as winner at Haskell

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Jockey Victor Espinoza waves to the cheering crowd as American Pharoah heads to the track to run in the Haskell Invitational Aug. 2. The Triple Crown winner made it look easy as he won the race much to the delight of the record-setting crowd of more than 60,000 fans. SCOTT…

  • Record crowd at the Haskell

    SCOTT FRIEDMAN A crowd of over 60,000 people watched as Triple Crown winner American Pharoah raced to an easy victory in the Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park Aug. 2.

  • Civil War Living History Weekend

    TOP PICK The Robert E. Lee Civil War Round Table of Central New Jersey presents its annual Civil War Living History Weekend at Parker Press Park, Rahway Avenue in Woodbridge, Aug. 8-9. Camps are open to the pubic from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. On Aug. 8 at 8 p.m., a special 150th Civil War…

  • Marlboro 10/11-year-old all-stars repeat as District 19 champs

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer There has been one constant for the Marlboro Little League 10- and 11- year-old all-star team in putting together a string of District 19 championships. β€œThe kids play very good defense,” manager Joe Cilea said. Marlboro won the district pennant by marching through the tournament undefeated (4-0). It beat Freehold…

  • Positive results for Freehold in summer league

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer The Greater Middlesex Coaches Summer Baseball League couldn’t have played out much better for Freehold High School. The Colonials, fielding a team that included incoming freshmen and several junior varsity players, finished in first place in the Surf Division (Monmouth County) during the regular season. The Colonials had 19 points…