Author: Greater Media

  • Tim Gunn delights in the fast-paced world of “Project Runway”

    By Kellie Freeze, channelguidemag.com This season, Project Runway (returning Thursday, Aug. 6, on Lifetime) is once again stretching the minds of talented designers with challenges that push the boundaries of fashion. Cohost and mentor Tim Gunn maintains that the show could “use the same challenges every season because we have different designers with different points…

  • Perrotte thrives as top hurler for Monroe’s softball team

    By JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent Monroe Township High School rising senior Glorianna Perrotte has established herself as one of the top pitchers in the Greater Middlesex Conference. ROY DEBOER Glorianna Perrotte always tries to do the right thing, especially when it comes to pitching a softball. The rising senior at Monroe Township High School recalls that…

  • A fun family vacation to Walley World

    In theaters now By Paul Hall www.channelguidemag.com The summer vacation is an annual ritual. It’s that week when families can get away and enjoy each other’s company while relaxing and forgetting the stresses of life. Yet as the Griswold family has proved time and time again, their vacations are far from perfect. Now, all grown…

  • First-time buyers ready to act

    The majority of potential homebuyers are looking to make a purchase within the next two years, according to new survey of potential buyers Those who are hoping to buy their first home are pretty confident they’ll realize their dream within the next 24 months, according to a new survey of potential homebuyers. Sixty-two percent of…

  • 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…

  • REAL ESTATE BRIEFS

    Jack Waters, regional vice president of Weichert, Realtors, announced the Old Bridge office was recognized for outstanding performance in June. The office led the region, which is comprised of offices throughout Middlesex, Monmouth and Ocean counties, in resales, resale revenue units and resale dollar volume. In addition, sales associate John Horvath of the Old Bridge…

  • 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…

  • High tech firms with automaker aspirations

    Speculation is running rampant among industry observers that consumer electronics giant Apple may be preparing to enter the car business, specifically with an electric vehicle that could arrive by 2020. The iPhone maker has reportedly been luring employees away from both electric-car builder Tesla and battery-maker A123 Systems. Fellow high-tech company Google has already announced…

  • Zwirz takes over as boys hoops head coach at Jackson Liberty

    By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent David Zwirz It’s a case of trading places for David Zwirz and Mark Lax. Zwirz was assistant boys basketball coach for seven years starting when Lax first took over Jackson Liberty High School’s boys basketball program. Zwirz spent a year away when he became Jackson Liberty’s athletic coordinator this year. But…