Author: Greater Media

  • Theft nets woman probation

    A Freehold woman has been placed on probation for five years and ordered to repay the $57,146 she stole from the Middlesex County Utilities Authority while she worked as its comptroller and treasurer. During her May 5 sentencing, Margaret Brennan, 68, was ordered to repay the stolen funds within 45 days and to pay for…

  • Forum on aid-in-dying laws set for July 12

    The Red Bank Humanists will host the forum, “The Status of Aid in Dying as a Humanist Issue,” from 10:30 a.m.-noon on Sunday, July 12, at the Red Bank Charter School, 58 Oakland St., Red Bank. The event is free and open to the public. The forum will feature Ethan Andersen, who is a field…

  • Salvatore A. Amato

    Mr. Salvatore Amato passed away July 1, 2015, at the J.F. Kennedy Medical Center in Edison. Born and raised in Brooklyn, he had resided in Freehold for the past 18 years. He was a communicant of St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic Church, Freehold, and a proud United States Air Force World War II veteran. Mr. Amato…

  • Long Branch kicker Mota MVP as South wins Simms Classic

    By MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent Two Long Branch seniors officially closed their high school football careers as all-stars. Kicker Vincent Mota and running back Dahmiere Willis were selected to play in the 37th annual Phil Simms North-South High School All-Star Football Classic, which was held at Kean University June 29. Mota earned Offensive Most Valuable Player…

  • Gloria Nilson & Co. ranks as one of N.J.’s top-producing brokerage firms

    Gloria Nilson & Co. Real Estate, headquartered in Red Bank, recently announced its ranking as the No. 2 real estate firm in New Jersey in sales volume according to RISMedia’s 27th Annual Power Broker Report. Gloria Nilson & Co. Real Estate reported a total sales volume of $1,330,379,418 in 2014, representing 3,225 closed residential transactions.…

  • Weichert’s Ocean office to host blood drive for Central Jersey Blood Bank

    Louis Tordini, manager of Weichert, Realtors’ Ocean office, recently announced that they will be hosting a blood drive in conjunction with the Central Jersey Blood Bank on July 28 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Members of the community interested in donating blood are invited to attend the event at the Weichert, Realtors’ Ocean office,…

  • Library to host author of ‘Lucky Us’

    The Elberon Branch Library will host best-selling author, Amy Bloom, at 7 p.m. July 21 at 168 Lincoln Ave., Long Branch. She will present a discussion of her book, “Lucky Us.” A Q-and-A session will follow. Bloom is an American writer and psychotherapist who has been nominated for the National Book Award and National Book…

  • Classic cars cruising to downtown Woodbridge

    The 2015 Woodbridge Downtown Cruise will continue on July 15 and Aug. 19 on Main Street. Cruise nights run 6-9 p.m. In the event of rain, cruise nights will be held the following Wednesday. The events will include trophies and special activities. Visitors are asked to bring a canned food item or pet food item…

  • Metuchen teacher gets thanked with laptops for her classroom

    METUCHEN — Students at Edgar Middle School will benefit from new laptop computers, thanks to one teacher’s efforts. Marilyn Lewis received a $2,500 educational grant as part of the Farmers Insurance Thank America’s Teachers Initiative. She is among 60 teachers to be chosen nationwide to receive the grants after submitting proposals for the first round…