• Union Beach school better than before

    BY KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer Above: Young volunteers put the finishing touches on a new mural at the Union Beach Memorial School on May 18. Below: Fidelity Investments employee Mohit Desai (2nd from right) works with a team of young volunteers to repair a fence along the school’s athletic field. PHOTOS BY KEITH HEUMILLER More…

  • Summer fun: N.J. style

    BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Outdoor festivals and fairs signal summer in New Jersey. Here’s a compilation of some major events during June, July and August. Red Bank Riverfest: Red Bank’s Riverfest food and musical festival will be held rain or shine at Marine Park, Wharf Avenue, Red Bank, May 31 through June 2. The…

  • U.S. Senator Lautenberg dead 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…

  • Taste of Atlantic Highlands

    The Atlantic Highlands Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring Taste of Atlantic Highlands on Sunday, June 2, from noon to 5 p.m. Bring family and friends to ride the trolley and hop to more than 35 stops to taste all that Atlantic Highlands has to offer: delicious food, libations, entertainment, a scenic trolley tour of the…

  • Obama, Christie announce the start of summer at Jersey Shore

    BY KEITH HEUMILLER and NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writers President Barack Obama and Gov. Chris Christie reunited to tour the Shore Tuesday, addressing a crowd of hundreds gathered on the Asbury Park boardwalk and announcing to the nation that New Jersey is officially open for the summer. “There’s still a lot of work to be done,”…

  • Ram-bunctious!

    The redesigned Ram 1500 pickup comes in a wide variety of models, including a leather-clad version that’s especially ‘home on the range.’ By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features Us city folks don’t usually cotton to big pickup trucks as much as our country cousins, but we found this here Ram 1500 Laramie Longhorn model we recently…

  • Avoiding tragedy, 5-star safety ratings

    Q&A with Sharon Peters Q: We’ve had two really awful incidents lately of people backing up their cars and running over children. It made me wonder how common that is. Do you know? A: More than 50 children a week are backed over by vehicles, and most weeks, two of those incidents turn out to…

  • Are you protected?

    Make sure your homeowners’ insurance coverage gives you the protection you need from common disasters in your region By Rachel Graf CTW Features ‘T he house is gone.” I’ll never forget those words — my father’s initial reaction after Hurricane Wilma tore across the Sunshine State in 2005. Our South Florida home was technically still…

  • Get the low down

    Want to buy a home for less than 20 percent down? It’s possible, but be prepared to show you’re creditworthy By Erik J. Martin CTW Features No need to feel discouraged if you lack the recommended minimum down payment of 20 percent, experts say. Qualifying for a low downpayment loan can be challenging, but there…

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