Author: Greater Media

  • Freeholders award contract for road work in Howell

    By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer HOWELL — The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has awarded a contract for a project that officials said will improve a troublesome intersection in Howell. The improvements will be made at the intersection of Squankum-Yellowbrook and West Farms roads. The intersection is near Howell Middle School North and Howell…

  • BUSINESS BRIEFS

    Norman’s Hallmark, a family-owned card and specialty gift retailer, recently opened at 4047 Route 9 in the Aldrich Plaza, Howell, announced Levin Management, the exclusive leasing and managing agent for the 150,000-square-foot shopping center. From its beginnings as a one-store card, gift and stationery store, Norman’s Hallmark has emerged as one of the premier Hallmark…

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    STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Snowflakes on a car window on a cold snowy late afternoon.

  • Catastrophe may be in the Keystone pipeline

    We are waiting to see if, after President Barack Obama supposedly vetoes the Keystone XL Pipeline travesty (I have my doubts), the Republicans, who have announced that they are eager to overturn the pipeline veto, will get the job done. It is essential that you prevent the veto override by letting your senators and representatives…

  • Time running out for new county park

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer Less than two months remain for funding to be committed before a proposal for a county park in Aberdeen will come undone. “Where we are right now is we have until the end of February. If we do not purchase the land, we could be looking at 250 houses built…

  • Country Folk Art Craft Show

    TOP PICK The Country Folk Art Craft Show comes to the New Jersey Convention and Expo Center in Edison Jan. 23-25. This is the 33rd anniversary of the show. Craft lovers will find a huge array of unique decorating items in styles including primitive, shabby chic, cottage, new country, Tuscan, northwest lodge, traditional and fine…

  • Questions loom over New Jersey’s fiscal health

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer Gov. Chris Christie’s State of the State address did not sufficiently outline a plan to overcome the economic challenges facing New Jersey in the eyes of some local officials. State Assemblywoman Nancy Pinkin (D-Middlesex) said she was dissatisfied with the speech because she felt the governor did not meaningfully…

  • REAL ESTATE BRIEFS

    Century 21 Cataneo & Associates announces the top five agents for the fourth quarter of 2014. These five agents maintained their high level of production throughout the year from the beginning to the end. The end of quarter rankings were as follows: Caterina Bassani, Aris Maniotis, John Carusio, Pierina Caruso and Ginny Kotler. “My wife…

  • Cheapest cars with the best fuel economy

    Why spend a fortune for a hybrid or electric car? Here are 15 affordable conventional models that get 40 mpg or more By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features MITSUBISHI MIRAGE While full-electric and gas/electric hybrid-power cars can get phenomenal fuel economy, they command stiff price premiums that are difficult to recover in savings at the pump,…