• Task force on opiate use will convene

    The Governor’s Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Task Force on Heroin and Other Opiate Use by New Jersey’s Youth and Young Adults will hold the third of its public hearings at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, 125 Symmes Drive, Manalapan on Aug. 29 starting at 10 am. According to a press release, the task…

  • Changes coming to Six Flags safari

    A giraffe mingles with guests proceeding through the Six Flags Great Adventure Wild Safari in Jackson. Executives at the theme park announced this week that after Sept. 30, visitors will no longer be permitted to drive their vehicles through the safari. RON WYATT JACKSON — After 38 years of operation and more than 10 million…

  • on campus 

    The University of Delaware, Newark, Del., has named the following local residents to the dean’s list for the spring semester: From Howell, Alaina Johnson, Alyssa Jones, Mark Livolsi, Emily Lukas, Brieanna Scolaro, Matthew Skiba; From New Egypt, Haley Anderson; From Jackson, Kelly Cornell, Eugene Garner, Brooke Lemunyon, Christopher Mancini, Gregory O’Connor, Nicholas Oleck, Brittney Petel,…

  • GREEN SCENE

    Chore-free gardening … an oxymoron? GOTTI KELLEY “Gardening is about enjoying the smell of things growing in the soil, getting dirty without feeling guilty, and generally taking the time to soak up a little peace and serenity.” — L. Karstens We constantly look for vibrant flowers that won’t quit despite heat or lack of water.…

  • Horseracing should be state’s winning ticket

    Why do Gov. Chris Christie and state Senate President Steve Sweeney continue to block all efforts to put slot machines and table games in at the Meadowlands (racetrack) when Jeff Gural, the operator of the Meadowlands, has said he would pay a 55 percent gaming tax that would generate hundred of millions of dollars? Atlantic…

  • Do not project your values onto other people

    This letter is in response to Timothy L. Eshelman’s recent letter to the editor about Greater Media Newspapers columnist Greg Bean having his facts and logic wrong about Gov. Chris Christie being on the wrong side of marijuana legalization and the same sex marriage issue. Sorry to say, but Timothy, you have your facts wrong…

  • Residents may use StringFly program to submit photographs for publication

    Greater Media Newspapers is reaching out to the community with the introduction of Greater Media StringFly, a citizen journalism photography program. Greater Media StringFly will give people of all ages and from all communities the opportunity to take photographs of events that occur in their hometown and to submit them to Greater Media Newspapers for…

  • Body still unidentified

    JACKSON — As of Aug. 20, law enforcement officials were unable to release updated information regarding the recovery of a man’s body near Lake Enno in Jackson on the morning of Aug. 17. On the night of Aug. 16, police officers found a vehicle at the lake. The vehicle belonged to a man who had…

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