• Officials look at safety issues at crash site

    Fatalities prompt suggestions of lower speed limits, pedestrian-detection cameras BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer I n light of a recent fatal motor vehicle accident, township professionals and public safety officials are looking at ways of improving safety along Dunhams Corner Road in East Brunswick. Officials discussed possible changes including road narrowing and lowering speed limits.…

  • Record-high MPG rating

    A ccording to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the new-for-2013 all-electric version of the subcompact Honda Fit is estimated to achieve the equivalent of 118 mpg, which is the highest rating of any car to date. For those keeping score, this comes out to 29 kilowatt-hours of electricity per 100 miles. The EPA estimates the…

  • Rolling in dough

    High petroleum prices are forcing automakers to find more affordable sources than plastics for use in car interiors. Ironically, that means Ford Motor Co. is considering putting extra cash into their cars — literally. Old paper currency, taken out of circulation and shredded, could join soybeans, denim, plastic bottles and other alternative materials currently being…

  • Cabin fervor

    While it’s a car’s exterior styling that draws the most attention, motorists tend to spend far more time sitting inside a vehicle than they do admiring it from the outside. Automakers are paying extra attention to their vehicles’ interiors these days, with some of the least expensive rides on the road now boasting luxury like…

  • Q&A

    Leaf into action with Sharon Peters Leaf owners continue to weigh in on my response several weeks back to a young woman who had a 60- to 64-mile, round trip commute to work, returning late at night on rural roads. She asked if getting a Leaf, given an inability to recharge at work or along…

  • Form and function

    New insight into how people use their homes shows where to invest time and money By Marilyn Kennedy Melia CTW Features What’s your dream home? Plenty of inspiration is available from shelter magazines and homecentric television shows, but it’s more important to look at the way your own family lives, says Anthony Graesch. Graesch worked…

  • Local Realtor featured on HGTV’s series premier episode of ‘Billion Dollar Block’

    Kathryn Bateman (l), sales associate at Heritage House Sotheby’s International Realty, and Taniya Mayak (r), host of HGTV’s Billion Dollar Block On Oct. 19 at 8 p.m., Heritage House Sotheby’s International Realty’s Kathryn Bateman was featured on the series “Billion Dollar Block” which airs on the HGTV television network. As part of the premier episode,…

  • SJV’s Thompson, CBA win county cross-country titles

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer St. John Vianney High School’s Courtney Thompson will look to complete the county-conference double today on Oct. 25 at the Shore Conference Cross Country Championships. The Lancers’ junior captured the Monmouth County title at Holmdel Park on Oct. 18, running a personal best 18:56 in holding off Holmdel High School’s…

  • Send us your team photos

    Be part of the Greater Media team. Send your team photos. Greater Media News/StringFly wants you to submit team sports photos. It can be any sport or activity — baseball, football, soccer, cheer squad — and from any high school, Little League, or community league team. When you submit the photo, tell us the name…

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