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  • ‘Minicars’ fail latest crash test

    Bigger is still better when it comes to occupant protection By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features HONDA FIT The laws of physics dictate that, all else being equal, a larger and heavier vehicle will always fare better in a crash than will a smaller and lighter one. For years, automotive engineers have been fairly successful at…

  • ARE WE THERE YET

    ‘Today’s like your birthday, but not really’ Lori Clinch A s you might imagine, my Mother’s Day celebrations don’t really involve any theatrics or marching bands. Last year was one for the memory banks. It started when I told Pat, my beloved spouse of many years, that all I wanted was a clean house. Do…

  • ARE WE THERE YET

    Beauty is truly in the eye of the beholder Lori Clinch Every so often, someone will ask where I come up with ideas to write about week after week. In short, it’s a piece of cake. Take a recent incident, for instance. Our eldest and wise-cracking son sent me a text, asking us to join…

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    Two women enjoy a late-afternoon walk along a path at Holmdel Park on April 22.

  • Howell residents facing school tax increase

    Last year I submitted a letter to the editor expressing my concern that Howell K-8 School District officials would raise our taxes by as much as $4.8 million by using all of their “banked cap” (unraised taxation for two years of flat budgets). Well, they did not do it then, so I was wrong. Well,…

  • State assemblyman seeking support for bill

    First responders, such as firefighters, are essential to protecting the safety and well-being of their fellow citizens. Emergency responders often face dangerous situations that many people will never encounter, and many offer their services solely on a volunteer basis, which removes a tremendous financial burden from countless budgets across the state. In an effort to…

  • A binding arbitration law is needed in N.J.

    Few things in government are ever black and white. Most fall within shades of gray, to be parsed out by policy makers. But the current issue of the expired binding arbitration cap is not one of these. The message is simple — we must make this law permanent. Allowing this critical law to expire is…

  • Reusable tote bags better for environment

    Kudos to the New York City Council for introducing a bill that would impose a 10-cent fee on all plastic and paper grocery bags. If the bill passes, it will help clean up our environment and save countless animals. According to Rebecca Hosking, who made the riveting documentary, “Hawaii: Message in the Waves,” plastic bags…

  • Health options exist for small businesses

    RAY HURD Small business owners looking to make sense of the Affordable Care Act and provide health insurance options to their employees have new resources available. The Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP), a part of the new Health Insurance Marketplace, gives small business owners access to available choices for quality, private health insurance plans.…