• Send us your team photos

    Be part of the Greater Media team. Send your team photos. Greater Media News/StringFly wants you to submit team sports photos. It can be any sport or activity – baseball, football, soccer, cheer squad – and from any high school, Little League, or community league team. When you submit the photo, tell us the name…

  • Richard M. Mumford

    Mr. Mumford, 75, died on Dec. 22, 2012, at Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Born in Soda Springs, Idaho, he had lived in New Brunswick since 1987. Mr. Mumford had worked for Kaiser Aluminum as a certified public accountant for more than 20 years. He was also the owner of Paddy’s Liquors in North…

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    All saltwater boaters are now invited to go online and map their boating routes this summer to help researchers better understand boating activity in the Northeast. The information gathered from this open online mapping program will supplement the data being collected through the more rigorous 2012 Northeast Recreational Boater Survey, which is a monthly online…

  • Calogera “Carolina” Prinzivalli Salerno

    Mrs. Salerno, 82, of North Brunswick, died Dec. 18 2012. Born in Italy, she lived in North Brunswick for over 50 years. Surviving are her husband, Domenico Salerno; her son, Matthew Salerno, and his wife, Rosanna, of North Brunswick; her daughter, Maria M. LaPunta, and her husband, Nuccio, of Monroe Township; and grandchildren Caroline Salerno,…

  • Bishop Ahr’s girls continue winning ways in GMC soccer

    BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent Call it a promotion for excellent performance. The Bishop George Ahr High School girls soccer team has been elevated to the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) White Division after years of winning the smaller school Blue Division crown. The Trojans continue to be victorious. Headed into this week’s action, Bishop Ahr has…

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    Paul Muniz of Edison has been named one of 16 presidential scholars for the 2012-13 academic year at the State University of New York (SUNY), Geneseo, N.Y. To receive the honor, a student must hold a minimum grade point average of 3.6 and demonstrate an active involvement with the community. Students are nominated by faculty…

  • Metuchen girls soccer has unfinished business

    BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent Junior Devon Philbin (9) has scored two goals and assisted on two others for the Metuchen High School girls soccer team, which is off to an 8-0-1 start this season. Metuchen has played in the last three state sectional finals, although it did not win any of them. The goal for…

  • Presbyterian Church variety show Jan. 26

    The First Presbyterian Church of Metuchen, 270 Woodbridge Ave., will present a fun-filled benefit variety show 7-10 p.m. Jan. 26. The show will feature local music, song and dance, and will mark the opening of the newly renovated social center. This show is intended for people of all ages. Suggested donation is $15 for adults…

  • Rehabilitation facility works to return patients to active lifestyle

    Johnson Rehabilitation Institute again named among best facilities in nation BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Arlen Ray (r), clinical manager and physical therapist at the Johnson Rehabilitation Institute in Edison, works on the knee of Louise Ventrella of Westfield. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff EDISON — A knee replacement, a brain injury, or a stroke…

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