Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor

  • Ocean Action Plan explained at open house

    Ocean Action Plan explained at open house

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer WEST LONG BRANCH — Stakeholders and environmentalists were given the first look at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Ocean Action Plan, a multi-jurisdictional plan aimed at improving communications between government entities. John Kennedy, director of the Mid-Atlantic Gateway at U.S. Maritime Administration, said during the July 14 open house that was held…

  • Soaring home sales

    Soaring home sales

    Why purchases and prices are up and inventory is down — and what it means to buyers and sellers By Erik J. Martin CTW Features The real estate market is in full comeback mode, per the latest data — thanks to strong sales, continued low interest rates and more motivated buyers and sellers. Both parties…

  • Bodymotion Racing team making Porsche history on IMSA circuit

    Bodymotion Racing team making Porsche history on IMSA circuit

    By Tim Morris Being the subject of a Porsche poster is good for business — the business of motor racing. Porsche likes to recognize winning teams that use its cars by putting them on a poster. Bodymotion Racing, located in Ocean Township, which competes in the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge…

  • Mission: Buy affordable vacation home

    Mission: Buy affordable vacation home

    By Marilyn Kennedy Melia CTW Features It’s not just kids who wish summer vacation would never end. Last year, some 920,000 American adults turned that dream into reality by buying a vacation home. In locales where recreation depends on sunny, warm weather, most of the vacation home buying occurs from spring to early fall, says…

  • Shore Regional developing players in summer baseball league

    Shore Regional developing players in summer baseball league

    By Warren Rappleyea Shore Regional High School is using the Greater Middlesex Coaches Summer Baseball League to develop players for the varsity team as well as for its other teams. With the demise of the league’s Junior Division, Blue Devils head coach Patrick O’Neill opted to employ one team with two sets of players. For…

  • Eatontown promotes fire safety

    Eatontown promotes fire safety

    By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer EATONTOWN — Volunteers went door to door recently to educate local families about fire safety and to install free smoke alarms in homes that needed them. Members of the Red Cross, Sen. Jennifer Beck’s (R-Monmouth) office, the Eatontown Fire Department, First Aid and Office of Emergency Management visited homes…

  • Ocean considering redevelopment zones

    Ocean considering redevelopment zones

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer OCEAN TOWNSHIP — The Township Council may be looking to spark up some stagnated commercial developments by implementing redevelopment zones. During the July 21 Workshop meeting, the council discussed possibly creating redevelopment zones in some of the commercial areas that may need a boost. “We’ve been talking about redevelopment zones…

  • Rollover motor vehicle crash snarls traffic on Route 9

    Rollover motor vehicle crash snarls traffic on Route 9

    There was a rollover motor vehicle crash this morning on Route 9 north in the area of DCH Honda in Sayreville. According to a post on the Sayreville Police Department’s Facebook page, there are no serious injuries reported. The accident backed up traffic during rush hour.  

  • Heatter readies for final season at Monroe before heading to Rutgers

    Heatter readies for final season at Monroe before heading to Rutgers

    By Jimmy Allinder It’s rare for a high school sophomore to receive a four-year scholarship offer from an NCAA Division I college, but that’s exactly what happened to Eric Heatter. The rising senior at Monroe Township High School established himself as one of the up-and-coming pitchers in New Jersey as a freshman with his imposing…