Author: Greater Media

  • Sandy Hook to Long Island swim calls attention to ocean protection

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer Patricia Sener set off on July 22 to become the first person to attempt and complete a 17-mile swim from Sandy Hook to Long Island. SANDY HOOK — A lone swimmer took on an historic long-distance ocean marathon, dodging through shipping channels and swimming past humpback whales and other…

  • Bulletin Board

    – Jazz Shabbat musical event on tap at temple Temple B’nai Shalom, 15 Fern Road, East Brunswick, will host its free Jazz It Up Musical Shabbat for prospective members Aug. 21. A wine-and-cheese reception will begin at 6:30 p.m. Shabb

  • Upgrades bring OBTV into 21st century

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Above: Amy Schenck, station manager, works the controls at OBTV-15. With the hiring of Schenck and a push by the administration, Old Bridge Township’s television station is moving into the 21st century. Below: Three new cameras stand by in the newly equipped station at the Municipal Complex. Up until last…

  • Inductees recognized for service to country, community

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer J. Jeffrey Devine, retired spacecraft operations engineer; Lt. Col. Adam L. Musoff, a retired U.S. Marine and a former dedicated fifth grade teacher; and Jessica Uveges Lonigro were named to the Old Bridge High School Wall of Fame this year. Pictured from left are: Devine, Musoff and Damien Lonigro, husband…

  • Vendor spots available at O.B. Salt Water Day

    Vendors are sought for Old Bridge Salt Water Day planned for 2-10 p.m. Aug. 8 on the Laurence Harbor beachfront. The event will feature amusements, food, crafts, fireworks and entertainment. For more information or to reserve a space, email Lisa Valsera at [email protected] or call 732-721-5600, ext. 4999. For a vendor application, log on to…

  • Raritan Poets to meet monthly at library

    The Raritan Poets, a reading group and workshop since 1994, will meet the first Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the East Brunswick Library, 1 Civic Center Drive. All ages are welcome. Bring 10 copies of the reading sample.

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    STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR A ride is framed by trees at the Monmouth County Fair, Freehold Township, July 23.

  • Now is the time for banks to return the favor

    The monumental crash of Wall Street and the financial institutions in 2008 led to our elected officials giving a bailout of untold sums of money from the pockets of the American people to keep the current economic system afloat. Now that the American people are facing a future of dire economic straits, it is payback…

  • Vets receive tribute rifles at VFW convention

    PITTSBURGH — VFW Commander in-Chief John W. Stroud was presented with a Henry Repeating Arms Military Service Tribute Rifle during the joint opening session of the Veterans of Foreign Wars’ 116th National Convention held in Pittsburgh. Anthony Imperato, president of Henry Repeating Arms, Bayonne, presented the rifle on July 20 to thank Stroud for his…