• Top used cars for teens

    There’s one sure way to hike a family’s car insurance rates, and that’s to have a teenage son or daughter with a freshly minted driver’s license. According to CarInsurance.com’s Des Toups, parents can expect their premiums to at least double — perhaps even triple. “It’s not the extra car that drives up your rates,” he…

  • Q&A

    with Sharon Peters Most improved Q: I heard a news report from the Environmental Protection Agency that said Kia vehicles have the best fuel economy. I’m looking to buy a new car in the fall, so I paid attention. But I’m seeing lots of cars that have better miles per gallon. What’s the story? A:…

  • Gloria Nilson Realtors unveils new elegant homes division catering to luxury home needs

    Gloria Nilson Realtors, Real Living officially announces the launch of its Elegant Homes International division. Luxury homes are typically something separate and apart from a typical residence, and as such, listings for those properties are best handled by those who understand the luxury home market best. Following quickly on the heels of the New Jersey…

  • Save, toss or store?

    When moving, storage is a tempting alternative to throwing away precious possessions; just don’t get carried away No wonder moving is ranked as one of life’s most stressful events. It puts one of life’s most complicated relationships to the test: the bond between people and their “stuff.” Moving forces a “take it or leave it”…

  • Matawan grad Hurtault serves as Dominica’s Olympic flag bearer

    I t’s the thrill of a lifetime to compete in the Olympics. Matawan Regional High School graduate Erison Hurtault was already a veteran Olympian prior to the London Games. Hurtault, a 400-meter sprinter in track and field, competed in Beijing in 2008 for Caribbean island Dominica because that’s where his parents are from. This year’s…

  • Baffert does it again as Paynter wins Haskell

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Paynter, with Rafael Bejarano up, is clear of the field heading to the finish line of the 45th Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park, Oceanport, on July 29. Paynter’s victory in the $1 million Grade I stakes race was a record third straight Haskell win for trainer Bob Baffert, whose horses…

  • Colts used summer league to work on scoring runs

    CBA baseball team played well in GMCSBL BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Hitting received extra attention for the Christian Brothers Academy’s (CBA) baseball team in its summer league after the Colts fell just short of competing in several championship games. “Our problem was scoring runs. We had five close losses where that was the difference,” said…

  • Pancetti to continue his javelin career at Manhattan College

    Won SC, State championships at St. John Vianney H.S. BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent Old Bridge’s James Pancetti set school records in the javelin throw at St. John Vianney this spring. The senior graduate, who is headed to Manhattan College in New York to continue his throwing career, set the school record of 195-9 when he…

  • ‘Beatlemania’ benefit scheduled for Aug. 5

    A benefit performance of the “Beatlemania Stage Show” is set for 3-5 p.m. Aug. 5 at the Two River Theater, 21 Bridge Ave., Red Bank. Net proceeds will go to benefit Housing and United Services Inc., Leonardo section of Middletown, which works to assist individuals with vision loss and other disabilities and is in the…

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