Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor

  • Big pickups found lacking in crash tests

    Big pickups found lacking in crash tests

    Only one model managed to obtain top scores across the board for crash safety By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features One of the underlying axioms of auto safety is that, all else being equal, a larger and heavier vehicle will inherently protect its occupants better in a crash than will a smaller and lighter one. Well…

  • Summit search

    Summit search

    Steering You Right with Sharon Peters Q: We’re contemplating getting a 2016 Jeep at the end of this model year — new but discounted because the 2017 models are coming. Our son said we should look into the Summit. We did a Sunday cruise through the dealer lot (to avoid salespeople) and didn’t find anything…

  • Goldberg Financial Associates hosts red carpet event at Ray Catena Maserati

    Goldberg Financial Associates hosts red carpet event at Ray Catena Maserati

    Jerry Goldberg, president of a central New Jersey-based insurance and investment strategies firm, Goldberg Financial Associates, hosted his loyal clients, turned friends, for an exclusive evening at Ray Catena Maserati in Oakhurst recently. “My team and I wanted to provide a night of pure fun and enjoyment for our clients. We value them as the…

  • On Campus

    On Campus

      The following local students have been named to the dean’s list at the University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, for the spring 2016 semester: From North Brunswick: Kelsey Aloia, Catherine Clark, Jordan Gonzalez and Breanna Nicholson; From Monmouth Junction: Samantha Bell and Olivia Kaczowski; From Kendall Park: Jamie Dellapa, Steven Desmond, Nicole Hudak and Alexis Rodriguez; and…

  • Company reps get an earful of opposition to compressor project

    Company reps get an earful of opposition to compressor project

    By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Members of the public and township are vehemently opposed to a proposed compressor project slated for nearby Franklin Township. And they made sure representatives of the Williams Companies knew of their disapproval. Several experts visited the township on July 12 during the council’s workshop meeting to be…

  • Perseverance leads Napolitano to spot at Snapple Bowl

    Perseverance leads Napolitano to spot at Snapple Bowl

    By Warren Rappleyea Christian Napolitano is thankful for the opportunity to play in the 23rd annual Snapple Bowl July 21 at Woodbridge High School. It’s a perfect ending to an interscholastic career that included an NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group V championship for South Brunswick High School last fall. The 6-foot-2, 235-pound center will line up…

  • Updates to destroyed warehouse are limited one year later

    Updates to destroyed warehouse are limited one year later

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – One year after a massive nine-alarm fire destroyed one million square feet of warehouse space at the DCH Collision Center on Livingston Avenue in North Brunswick, information is limited as to the fire investigation, the future of the property and any potential lasting environmental and health hazards. The blaze started…

  • On Campus

    On Campus

    Emily Grossi of Monmouth Junction and Garrett Chin of Kendall Park were named to the dean’s list at Ithaca College, Ithaca, New York, for the spring 2016 semester.   The following local students were named to the dean’s list at Stockton University, Galloway Township, for the spring 2016 semester: From Dayton: Kevin Doktor, senior, business studies; From…

  • High school students show their altruistic spirit throughout the year

    High school students show their altruistic spirit throughout the year

    By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Hundreds of students volunteered thousands of hours over the course of the 2015-16 school year at North Brunswick Township High School. Through dozens of community service projects and charitable donations, students collectively gave 2,384 hours of their time and raised $22,675 to benefit others. “We are very…