• Burnham sentenced to five years

    Former Brookdale president will pay back $44,000 with accrued vacation time BY KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer KEITH HEUMILLER Peter Burnham, the former President of Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, is sentenced for the crimes of official misconduct and theft by deception. Peter Burnham is now in prison, after being sentenced to five years in prison on…

  • Officials already working on 2013 Plumsted budget

    Very early projections show potential $490,000 deficit BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer While the calendar says it is still 2012, Plumsted’s 2013 budget is already on the minds of municipal officials. Plumsted department heads and Chief Financial Officer June Madden joined township officials for a meeting on Nov. 27 to discuss the 2013 municipal budget.…

  • Title IX marks 40 years

    This year marks the 40th anniversary of Title IX — federal legislation that prohibited discrimination based on an individual’s gender in schools and opened the door for female participation in sports at the high school and college levels. JEFF GRANIT staff

  • Crreattiive carr tthefftts

    By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features Criminals are finding new ways to victimize auto owners and car buyers. The good news for motorists is that the number of auto thefts dropped last year by 3.3 percent, according to statistics compiled by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The bad news is that still means a car is…

  • Q&A

    Blind-sided with Sharon Peters Q: My car has no blind spot detector. I’ve tried attaching one of those tiny mirrors to the side mirror, and it’s not very helpful. Are there other options? A: You might try the $60 Allview Mirror System, which, at 15 to 17 inches wide, is much bigger than standard in-cabin…

  • N.J. Realtors work with state officials to allow temporary housing in age-restricted units

    The New Jersey Association of Realtors (NJAR) Chief Executive Officer, Jarrod Grasso, issued the following statement regarding the NJ Department of Community Affairs (DCA) accepting the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) guidance on allowing Hurricane Sandy evacuees to temporarily use unoccupied units in agerestricted communities: “I want to thank the Governor’s office…

  • X vs. Y: real estate-ready

    Generations X and Y know to do their homework before buying a house and will pinch pennies to buy it Generations X and Y experienced the housing crisis at very different times in their lives, but they have similar views on real estate, according to a new survey by Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate.…

  • All the single-family (homes)

    Demographic trends of urban growth and postponed marriage age have led to fewer Americans living in single-family homes I s the dream of owning a single-family home withering away? Possibly, according to a new report from Pike Research, a part of Navigant’s Energy Practice that shows that Americans are moving to multi-family homes, rather than…

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    Sayreville War Memorial High School’s Myles Hartsfield (r) tries to run around Colonia High School defender T.J. Curran during the Nov. 30 NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV semifinal played in Sayreville. The defending champion Bombers remained undefeated with a 42-0 win. ERIC SUCAR staff The Old Bridge Angels of the United States Over Thirty Baseball…

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