• Holiday Express delivers music, magic of season

    Music troupe rocks 800th party during its 20th season BY KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer On Christmas Eve 1990, Tim McLoone was asked to take part in a charity event for the homeless in Newark. It was a night that would change his life. “We had a room with about 500 people in it, and all…

  • Middletown recognizes efforts of volunteers

    Hearing Dec. 17 on changes to flood area regulations to align them with FEMA rules BY KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer KEITH HEUMILLER Middletown Mayor Anthony Fiore presents members of the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma with the key to the city on Nov. 19. The organization’s volunteers have been serving meals and helping local residents…

  • Keyport lights Holiday Tree

    Clockwise from top: Santa listens to a youngster’s Christmas wishes during the Keyport Holiday Tree Lighting ceremony, held on West Front Street Nov. 24. Sharon Marie Borelli directs the Keyport Central School Chorus as students sing holiday songs, while Tiffani Slattery conducts the Keyport Intermediate and High School Band in a holiday program. PHOTOS BY…

  • Holiday Express rocks the season

    Mr. and Mrs. Claus greet the crowd at the Holiday Express Concert during the Red Bank Town & Tree Lighting kickoff to the holiday season. FILE PHOTO

  • Christie talks rebuilding the Bayshore

    Mercantante: Towns need federal help for dunes, flood systems BY KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer Gov. Chris Christie and his wife Mary Pat, backed by Middletown first responders and volunteers, address residents and media at the Port Monmouth firehouse on Nov. 26. KEITH HEUMILLER A s the state and many of its storm-battered municipalities enter into…

  • Share your cherished holiday traditions

    Do you remember the excitement of lighting the eighth menorah candle; listening for reindeer hooves on the roof; being allowed to stay up to watch the ball drop on New Year’s Eve; celebrating the seven principles of Kwanzaa? Does your family have a special holiday or festival tradition that helps mark the holiday and ties…

  • CRASH TEST LOSERS

    By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features Several popular upscale models missed the mark under the latest insurance-industry testing procedures. I t could be argued that crash tests, conducted by both government and independent sources, have gone a long way toward making our nation’s cars safer than ever. While a large number of models tend to do…

  • Q&A

    On the edge with Sharon Peters Q: In almost 50 years of driving, I’ve never experienced as many problems with a vehicle as I have with my 2009 Ford Edge with all-wheel drive. I’ve only had the car for two and a half years, and the battery has already died. The dealer tried to convince…

  • Hurricane hitback

    Homeowners may see changes in insurance premiums and mortgage payments in Sandy’s wake Now that Hurricane Sandy has passed, homeowners across the country are holding their breath, awaiting the impact that the disaster may have on their homeowner insurance premiums. Insurance experts are divided on whether homeowners will see changes in their policies. Richard Bunch,…

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