• District honored for providing teens with AP opportunities

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer The College Board has honored the Freehold Regional High School District (FRHSD) with placement on the fifth annual AP District Honor Roll and highlighted the district’s commitment to providing opportunities for students of diverse backgrounds. Placement on the annual AP District Honor Roll is given to districts that offer students…

  • Lack of wealth can put people in harm’s way

    Most people have a strong feeling about whether or not Officer Darren Wilson acted appropriately in shooting and killing Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. While everyone is entitled to their opinion, the grand jury has made their decision and we must live with it. In my opinion the death of Mr. Brown was a tragedy,…

  • It is time to stop spinning and start acting

    I wanted to comment on the recent letter to the editor from (Monmouth County Democratic leader) Vin Gopal and an article about a task force that is examining the Monmouth County care centers. Both have the same physical and mental effect on me, they make me spin. Mr. Gopal attacks the Monmouth County Republican freeholders…

  • ‘Interfaith’ holidays confusing to children

    After reading the Greater Media Newspapers article “Interfaith Families Embrace Holidays” about interfaith families celebrating Judaism and other religions, I am of the opinion that this has to be extremely confusing to children. If a couple is Jewish and Catholic, and are mixing the two together, they are doing an injustice to the children. These…

  • Photo

    STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR A deer blends in with the surrounding brush on an early winter day.

  • New job titles reflect changes

    By MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer HOWELL — Five employees in the Howell K-8 School District have new job titles as administrators updated job descriptions in a restructuring to go along with new initiatives. The following job descriptions were approved by the Board of Education at a meeting on Dec. 10. The recommendations for the new…

  • DATEBOOK

     The Plumsted Township Committee will hold its reorganization meeting at noon Jan. 1 at 121 Evergreen Road, New Egypt.  American Legion Post 504, Jackson, will meet at 7 p.m. Jan. 14 at the Knights of Columbus hall, 401 Bartley Road, Jackson. Bring military identification. Annual dues are $25. Details: [email protected].  Judie Jensen,…

  • Green Team returns in Howell

    By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer HOWELL — The Township Council has re-established a municipal board that will work to preserve and protect Howell’s environmental resources. Mayor Bill Gotto said the governing body has reconstituted the Green Team. The panel will be eligible to receive funding that will be used to preserve and protect the…

  • A look back

    Greater Media Photographer Eric Sucar shares some of his favorite photos from 2014. Adam Fearon and his newly adopted son, Justin, share a hug before a ceremony held during Adoption Day at the Monmouth County Courthouse in Freehold Borough on Nov. 21. Seniors at Jackson Memorial High School wait for the graduation ceremony to begin…

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