• Volkswagen announces 2013 Jetta Hybrid pricing

    Volkswagen of America Inc. has announced pricing for the 2013 Jetta Hybrid, expected to be the most fuel-efficient Jetta in the lineup. Powered by an all-new, high-tech, 1.4-liter turbocharged and direct-injected TSI engine mated to a zero-emissions electric motor, the Jetta Hybrid has a combined output of 170 horsepower and 184 pound-feet of torque. The…

  • Q&A

    Noisy driving with Sharon Peters Q: We recently bought a Subaru Forester and it’s perfect for our needs. I like almost everything about it, except for how noisy it is. Not the engine, but road noise. My husband says I’m crazy and that it’s just as quiet as our last car. Have you heard anything…

  • Coldwell Banker Previews International website wins award

    Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in New Jersey and Rockland County, N.Y. announces that Coldwell Banker Previews International, the worldwide luxury home marketing program exclusive to Coldwell Banker affiliates, was honored with the Web Award for the “Outstanding Website” achievement of excellence in design and functionality by the Web Marketing Association. Coldwell- BankerPreviews.com placed in the…

  • The perfect renter

    The rental market is competitive, so put your best foot forward to get the apartment you want The rental market is heating up, and now is a busy time in a lot of rentalheavy communities. Prospective renters need to get their papers in order and act fast to snatch up vacant apartments. According to the…

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    Jamie Hand of Georgian Court University, Lakewood, was named the Central Collegiate Conference Women’s Cross Country Rookie Runner of the Week on Sept. 14. Running in just her second meet, Hand, a freshman who is a graduate of Howell High School, finished 17th in the Wilmington University Invitational 5K in Delaware, clocking 23:08.28. Georgian Court…

  • Jaguars pointing toward big finish in soccer season

    BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent The Jackson Memorial High School girls soccer team rebounded from a four-game losing streak into a return trip to the Shore Conference Tournament this week. As of Oct. 15 the Jaguars had won three straight matches and began the week with a 9-6 record. Two of those wins came over Lacey…

  • Junior Titans hockey player becomes YouTube sensation

    Taylor Cox I n a split second, or the time it took him to break a pane of glass, Taylor Cox became a celebrity. Cox, a forward on the New Jersey Junior Titans youth ice hockey team which plays out of Howell Ice World, said he tried to “pump up my teammates” after scoring a…

  • Lions in bounce-back mode after loss to Piners

    BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Jackson Liberty High School running back Bruce Almodovar tries to escape the tackle of Lakewood’s Kenny Enalls during the Piners’ 19-0 win over the Lions in Jackson on Oct. 12. At right, Jackson Liberty’s James Connell brings down Lakewood’s Michael Randolph. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR A fter getting off to a…

  • Halloween food and fun at Twin Pond Farm in Howell

    BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer James Truszkowski, an employee at Twin Pond Farm, helps Lisa Franey of Howell and her seeing eye puppy-in-training, Betty, choose flowers. AMY ROSEN I f you have driven along Route 9 North in Howell lately, it’s hard to miss the oranges, reds, yellows and purples emanating from Twin Pond Farm.…

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