• TheBeachBeat.com is online

    A new edition of TheBeachBeat.com, Greater Media Newspapers’ digital magazine and resource about the Jersey Shore, will be online at www.thebeachbeat.com on March 14. TheBeachBeat.com keeps readers informed about post-Sandy recovery progress, business reopenings and upcoming events and fundraisers. In addition to post-storm advice, updates about boardwalk rebuilding, and entertainment options to get away from…

  • Middlesex County golf courses

    A Green Affair Middlesex County’s four golf courses have been fully operational for winter play and are gearing up for the start of the spring season, as well as some other noted additions. Putting Hurricane Sandy behind them, in-house crews will complete any remaining storm-damage repairs and scheduled maintenance at the various courses in March,…

  • Responsibilities vary for wedding party participants

    When asked to play a role in the wedding of a friend or family member, most people are honored and willing to do whatever it takes. That willingness to be helpful is often a blessing, as wedding party participants each have their own unique responsibilities. Maid of honor and best man The maid of honor…

  • How to find the right banquet hall for your big day

    A Green Affair Planning a wedding is no small feat, as couples are faced with many decisions seemingly from the moment they get engaged right up until they walk down the aisle as man and wife. One of the biggest decisions a couple will make is where to host the reception. Couples must consider a…

  • Proposed school budget brings $42 tax increase

    Tensions flare between former board member and superintendent BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer MONROE — School officials are touting a tentative budget for 2013-14 that includes the lowest tax increase since the 1990s. The $109 million budget, tentatively approved at the March 5 Board of Education meeting, will be supported by a general fund tax…

  • South River students showcase artwork in Newark

    Adela Tai and Usra Attalla have pieces on display at NJPAC BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent Usra Attalla (l-r), Adela Tai, and Usra’s twin sister, Sarah, attended the reception for the Art Educators of New Jersey Late Winter Exhibit at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark, where Tai and Usra have artwork on display.…

  • J’burg schools form partnership with Rutgers

    District to benefit from free professional development BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer JAMESBURG — Borough administrators and faculty will enjoy a rare opportunity for professional development at no cost to taxpayers. The Jamesburg Board of Education unanimously approved a memorandum of agreement with the Rutgers University Graduate School of Education at the Feb. 28 school…

  • Francis Parker Memorial Home receives $25,000 grant

    EAST BRUNSWICK — Francis Parker Memorial Home is one of four recipients of a $25,000 grant in the initial round of funding through the Innovations Fund, which seeks to catalyze innovation among nonprofit providers of aging services by funding programs that promise to have a demonstrable impact on residents, clients, families, employees or the broader…

  • Hatikvah accuses E.B. board of misusing taxpayer dollars

    Board attorney defends officials’ conduct BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Weeks after a skirmish with the Township Council over its building application, a charter school’s board is calling into question the involvement of school officials. The Hatikvah International Academy Charter School’s board of trustees last week called upon the New Jersey Attorney…

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