Author: Greater Media

  • The most annoying new-car features

    How can something be considered a ‘convenience’ when it’s inconvenient to operate? By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features Though today’s cars deliver accommodations and levels of performance that are unmatched in motoring history, no car is perfect. A given model may leap off the line with authority, hug the corners as tightly a child clutching on…

  • Red Bank, Shrewsbury and Eatontown auto dealers support The Valerie Fund

    George and Jeff Wall of George Wall Ford Lincoln Following a very successful 2014 campaign, franchised auto retailers from across New Jersey are, again, partnering with The Valerie Fund to raise money for thousands of children with cancer and blood disorders. The New Jersey Auto Retailers Unite campaign will also highlight the incredible work auto…

  • Large turnout closes down yeshiva hearing

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer OCEAN TOWNSHIP — A zoning board hearing on a proposal for a dormitory and yeshiva on Logan Road had barely gotten underway when the overflow turnout forced the fire marshal to shut it down. Testimony on behalf of Yeshiva Gedola Na’os Yaakov’s application was scheduled to begin during the July…

  • Sea Bright pursues options to equalize school funding tab

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer SEA BRIGHT — Borough officials are considering a non-binding referendum to gather input from the community on whether residents would be in favor of sending students to the Henry Hudson Regional School District. “This will give direction for the governing body to further explore the option or not,” said Mayor…

  • Photo

    STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Freehold Township Little League first baseman Ryan Keegan scoops up a throw before Middletown’s Nico Gonzalez can slide safely back to the base during the Little League District 19 tournament championship game for 9- and 10-year-olds. Middletown defeated Freehold Township, 10-7, on July 14 and 13-7 on July 16 to win…

  • Literacy groups help students turn page toward better life

    By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer Chris Vecere, a volunteer tutor with Literacy Volunteers of Monmouth County, chats with students during an ESL conversation group at the Monmouth County Library’s Eastern Branch in Shrewsbury on July 15. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Navigating through everyday life involves innumerable small tasks that many take for granted. Signing forms,…

  • Wolfe joins school board

    By PETER ELACQUA Staff Writer Robyn Wolfe has been appointed to fill an open seat on the Marlboro K- 8 School District Board of Education. The seat opened following the resignation of board member John Dwyer in June. Wolfe was the only resident who applied to fill the vacancy. Wolfe came before the board at…

  • SPORT SHORTS

    Middletown native Trevor van Riemsdyk is bringing the most cherished trophy in hockey — the Stanley Cup — home. Van Riemsdyk, a defenseman for the Chicago Blackhawks, will bring the Cup to the Middletown Arts Center July 30 from 2:30-4 p.m. Everyone is welcome to stop by to congratulate van Riemsdyk, who starred at Christian…

  • Gov. Christie not serving the state’s interests

    Rather than carrying out his responsibilities to serve the interests of the people of New Jersey, Gov. Chris Christie has been focused on using the powers of his office over the past few years simply to promote himself as a presidential candidate. The governor’s actions have been carefully orchestrated to please big campaign donors, the…