• BACK TO BUSINESS

    News of Greater Media Newspapers’ advertisers Kate Shepard, executive director at Reformed Church Home (RCH), Old Bridge, recently presented a check for $500, along with several hundred pounds of food, to representatives from the Food Bank of Old Bridge during the pre-Thanksgiving celebration. Rose Welsh (l), food bank supervisor, and Lollita Andrews (r), volunteer, were…

  • Local charity launches fundraising campaign

    Catholic Charities, Diocese of Metuchen, will kick off the Champions for Catholic Charities campaign, a new fundraiser that replaces three annual fundraisers — the Flame of Charity Dinner, Bread & Roses Ball and Golf Classic — and is designed to attract the attention of a broader audience. Helping individuals and families in need through its…

  • Discount store enjoys one last holiday season

    By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer Marc Greenfield’s father opened the business at the Englishtown Auction in the 1950s. Forty-five years later, Greenfield and his wife, Meg, are ready to say goodbye to Susan Greene. BOB NOPPE MATAWAN — The story of Susan Greene — a store that sells quality, affordable handbags and accessories —…

  • Brew-haha

    MATT DENTON Jason Pappas pours a sample of his award-winning beer for Brian Bender during an “Advanced Home Brewing Q&A: Beyond Extract” class for experienced home brewers, which was hosted by the Rutgers Cooperative Extension at the Rutgers University Cook Campus in New Brunswick on Nov. 21.

  • Suspect charged in 10 home burglaries after yearlong search

    A New York man has been charged for his alleged role in numerous residential home burglaries in South Brunswick, Edison and East Brunswick, dating back to last December. Police have charged Felix Bruno, 32, of the Bronx, N.Y., with 10 counts of burglary, South Brunswick Police Chief Raymond Hayducka announced on Dec. 2. “I want…

  • Music makers

    PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN Students from the East Brunswick High School orchestra and chorus programs perform holiday selections during their winter concert on Dec. 4. Students from the East Brunswick High School orchestra warm up before performing holiday selections. Below: Miles Friedman prepares for the show.

  • South Brunswick hit-and-run yields $3.25 million settlement

    By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — A case involving a 2011 hit-and-run accident has been settled for $3.25 million after laboratory analysis matched the victim’s belt to the suspect’s vehicle. Reynaldo Torres Pena was 18 years old in August 2011 when he was struck by a box truck on the shoulder of the…

  • Put a ring on it

    PHOTO COURTESY OF ST. STANISLAUS KOSTKA SCHOOOL Logan Brown, left, an eighth-grade student at St. Stanislaus Kostka School in Parlin, receives his class ring from the Rev. Kenneth Murphy on Dec. 5. The ring is a symbol of the everlasting bond to the school and fellow students as the Class of 2015. Also pictured is…

  • Christmas concert coming to church

    Saints Peter and Paul Orthodox Church, 76 Whitehead Ave., South River, will host its 13th annual Community Christmas Concert at 3 p.m. Dec. 14. The family event will feature Christmas music from various Orthodox traditions, along with seasonal classics. Admission is free of charge; however, a canned-goods donation to support the South River Food Bank…

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