• U.S. Sen. Lautenberg, in fifth term, dies at 89

    U.S. Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg, who has represented New Jersey by serving five terms in the Senate since 1982, passed away due to complications from viral pneumonia in the early hours of June 3 at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center. He was 89 years old. Lautenberg’s office posted news of his passing, describing him…

  • Summer colors

    Butterflies rest their wings at the Butterfly House at the EARTH Center in Davidson’s Mill Pond Park, South Brunswick. Visitors can learn about the life cycle of butterflies and their host plants on Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to noon. Bottom left: A painted lady butterfly feeds on orange slices. Right: Monarch butterflies perch…

  • Obama, Christie herald summer of recovery

    BY KEITH HEUMILLER & NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writers Against the backdrop of Convention Hall in Asbury Park, President Barack Obama tells the audience on May 28 that the Jersey Shore will continue to have his support for Sandy recovery efforts. Story, page 3. Video and more photos at www.gmnews.com. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR The buzzword…

  • Future of tattoo parlors debated in Milltown

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer The Milltown Borough Council voted on the fate of hookah lounges last week. However, the fate of tattoo parlors/ piercing parlors is still up in the air. On May 28, the council voted unanimously to amend an ordinance introduced in April that would prohibit tattoo parlors/ piercing parlors and hookah…

  • Police: Drivers getting the message on DWI

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Police officers with the Monmouth County DWI Task Force set up a command center for a checkpoint in Neptune Township on May 24. FRANK GALIPO It is 11 p.m. on Friday, the start of the Memorial Day weekend. While many people at the Shore are out celebrating the unofficial start…

  • Birdsall sold to CA. engineering firm for $5.6m

    BY KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer While seven former Birdsall Services Group (BSG) executives await trial on criminal charges of campaign finance violations, much of the nearly 100-year-old company is being sold to a California-based engineering firm.  On June 5, a federal Bankruptcy Court judge approved the sale of BSG’s name, trademarks and other assets to…

  • Today’s cool cars, tomorrow’s collectibles

    Some of the sportiest rides on the road may warrant a ‘buy and hold’ investment strategy By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features The collectible car market continues to remain strong, with affluent baby boomers in particular looking to rekindle their youth behind the wheels of muscle cars they yearned for back in the day. How else…

  • Sparking your interest, mirror images

    Q&A with Sharon Peters Q: What are you hearing about Chevy’s new teeny electric Spark? I saw one on the street the other day (didn’t even know they existed until then), and although I’ve been reluctant to buy any of the tiny cars up until now, I have to say this one interested me for…

  • real estate briefs

    Heritage House Sotheby’s International Realty announces that Brian D. Muench was named manager of the Middletown branch. For the last 13 years Muench has been a successful real estate professional who has been an award-winning agent, and then a broker, who built and ran two highly successful real estate brokerages with offices in Hudson and…

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