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  • Hot new pickups coming this fall

    By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features Truck sales are surging, with automakers preparing new pickups in the compact, full-size and sport-truck segments to reach dealerships later this year Truck sales are booming, with automakers delivering 21.9 percent more pickups to customers in January than they did during the same month in 2013, with full-size models continuing…

  • Welcome to pothole season

    Spring may be in full swing, but that also means it’s the time of the year when winter’s wear and tear has left behind pockmarked pavement that can wreak havoc with our cars’ tires and suspension systems. Allstate Insurance in Northbrook, Ill., offers these tips to help drivers avoid blowouts and other damage while negotiating…

  • Police issue warning after woman overdoses on synthetic marijuana

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Police are warning residents about the use of synthetic marijuana after a South Brunswick woman was found unresponsive last week. South Brunswick police and EMS personnel responded to a township home where a 22-year-old female was convulsing and vomiting on April 21, according to police Lt. James Ryan. Officers found her lying…

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    SCOTT FRIEDMAN Alexa David, 12, takes a shot on a goal during Kohl’s U.S. Youth Soccer American Cup soccer tournament at Michael J. Tighe Park, Freehold Township, on May 2. The event gives recreational youth soccer players an opportunity to experience a statewide tournament in a fun atmosphere.

  • Community grows with the help of master gardeners

    By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer Matt Milburn, left, and Michele Bakacs work in the butterfly garden at Davidsons Mill Pond Park, South Brunswick, April 22. FRANK WOJCIECHOWSKI School gardens are in high demand, as they cultivate more than fruits and vegetables. Bringing lessons in science, the environment and the community out of the classroom, these…

  • Demographic swing changes housing plans

    By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer Mixed-use commercial and residential projects will pop up around the region in the next five to 10 years if recent proposals become a reality. The plans for these new developments are reflective of a trend toward an all-inclusive community. “Market forces are driving it,” said Charles Latini, president of the…

  • Freehold Borough problem-solvers to compete in Iowa

    By CLARE MARIE CELANO Correspondent Eight pupils from the Freehold Borough K-8 School District Future Problem Solving Program International will travel to Iowa State University in June to take part in an international competition. PHOTO COURTESY OF FREEHOLD BOROUGH K-8 SCHOOL DISTRICT Eight students from the Freehold Borough K-8 School District Future Problem Solving Program…

  • Manalapan budget includes full slate of capital projects

    By MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — Improvements to roads, curbs, playing fields and the recycling center are among the projects provided for in the 2015 municipal budget that has been adopted by the Township Committee. Scheduled work this year includes road repaving, curbing and drainage upgrades in the Yorktowne and Monmouth Heights developments; sections…

  • Discussion to focus on PARCC exam

    Middlesex County College, 2600 Woodbridge Ave., Edison, will host a discussion about the PARCC exam at 7 p.m. May 7 in the College Center cafeteria. Speakers include Darcie Cimarusti, who serves as communications and outreach coordinator for Network for Public Education, which is associated with Diane Ravitch, former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Education. Author of…