Author: Greater Media

  • Performance offered at JCC July 28

    The Jewish Community Center (JCC) of Middlesex County, 1775 Oak Tree Road, Edison, will present Various Sounds of Music, The Tony Saxon Show at 1 p.m. July 28. The performance starts at 1:30 p.m. Make your own sundae will be offered at 1 p.m. Tony is a one-man show, an entertainer who sings and does…

  • Pallone highlights priorities at local news roundtable

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO and KENNY WALTER Staff Writer As the state and federal governments finance ambitious flood control projects and recovery grant programs, concerns are on the rise over the potential impacts of future projects on New Jersey’s littoral economies. Environmentalists, local businesses and elected officials alike all want to ensure that the investment…

  • Car shows rev up fun for whole family

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Steve Dillon of Monroe Township cleans his 1935 Graham at the Classic Car Cruise held at The Shoppes of Old Bridge on July 3. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Car enthusiasts, as well as families and investors, are flocking to car cruise nights throughout New Jersey to take a look at…

  • Merchants say roadwork is bad for business

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Old Bridge business owners — who say they are adversely affected by the reconstruction of the Laurence Harbor Parkway Bridge over the Garden State Parkway — are set to meet with township and New Jersey Turnpike officials this week. Some business owners located west of the reconstruction of the bridge…

  • Thrift shop to hold bag sale for clothing

    ShareGood Thrift Shoppe is having a Mid-Summer Bag Sale on July 14, 16 and 18. All the tops and bottoms you can fit in a grocery bag for $4. ShareGood Thrift Shoppe is open Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Donations are accepted during business hours. The thrift shop is located…

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    Sign of the season at the Quaker Inn, Ocean Grove, on a beautiful and busy June 28. MARK ROSMAN/STAFF

  • Sea Bright revives Ocean Mile Swim

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer SEA BRIGHT — The ocean mile swim, which was at one time an annual event in the borough, is back. The Andy/Rooney Sea Bright Ocean Mile Swim will be held July 26. “It was around in the 1980s and 1990s and stopped after 2006,” Councilman Charles Rooney III said, adding…

  • Oceanport opts to demolish boro hall

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer OCEANPORT — The Borough Council has decided to demolish the former municipal building on Monmouth Boulevard that was severely damaged by superstorm Sandy. During the June 18 Borough Council meeting, Mayor Michael Mahon said the demolition of the Monmouth Boulevard building would go forward while the council decides on one…

  • Critics: Flood zone rule changes would do harm

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — Critics of revised rules governing projects in flood-prone areas say the changes proposed by the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) would weaken flood protections throughout the state. “My understanding is that changes will include removing environmental protections, allow property owners to build in vulnerable areas and…