• Big or small?

    Q&A with Sharon Peters Q: Bigger tires or smaller tires for a new SUV I’m buying? It can go either way. I won’t be off-roading or anything like that. What’s your preference? A: Smaller. They’re better from a fuel-economy perspective, and they’re almost always quieter. They cost less, too. Q: My brakes feel a lot…

  • Fuelish behavior

    By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features Many motorists think their cars’ MPG ratings are inaccurate, but they may only have themselves to blame Most every new-car ad that notes a vehicle’s estimated fuel economy bears a variation of the phrase, “your mileage may vary,” which has become a modern-day catchall expression for verbal waffling. Indeed, according…

  • BUSINESS BRIEFS

    Honor Yoga will expand its programming to include “Wellness and Recovery,” a program designed to use the many aspects of yoga, including meditation and psychology, to increase the overall mental, physical and emotional well-being of individuals who may be living with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and/or addiction. The newest division, led by Dr. Nathalie Edmond,…

  • N.J. equine board offers scholarship

    The New Jersey Equine Advisory Board is offering a $1,000 scholarship to help 4-H and FFA members pursue their equine activities. Members of organizations that are represented on the New Jersey Equine Advisory Board are also eligible. Applicants must be New Jersey residents between the ages of 15 and 19. The Sara Dubinin Scholarship, in…

  • Redbird band celebrates success at USBands event

    By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent ALLENTOWN — Ross Hecht, who directs the Allentown High School Redbird Marching Band, has reason to sing the praises of his student-musicians. On Nov. 8 the Redbirds placed second with a score of 96.525 in the USBands National Championships in Allentown, Pa. On the road to their second-place finish, the Redbirds…

  • ON CAMPUS

    Kelly Tarcza of Allentown participated in local service projects as part of the Pre- Orientation Service Program coordinated by the Landis Center at Lafayette College, Easton, Pennsylvania.

  • Mayor-elect pledges to serve residents

    I would like to thank the voters of Allentown for their support for my running mates Johnna Stinemire and Robert Strovinsky and I in the 2015 election for Borough Council and mayor, respectively. Thank you to the many folks I have met who have shared their thoughts about Allentown. I am honored and humbled by…

  • Alternate property may be considered for cell tower

    REGIONAL INTEREST By MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The question of where to place a cellular communications tower remained unresolved at a recent meeting of the Freehold Township Zoning Board of Adjustment. However, representatives of New York SMSA Limited Partnership (Verizon Wireless) revealed they may have an alternate site for the proposed 120-foot-tall…

  • Chef brings culinary talent to iPlay America restaurant

    By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer A champion chef has taken over the kitchen at iPlay America, Schanck Road, Freehold Township. Joe Raiola, the 2010 winner of the Food Network series “Chopped,” has been transforming the menu at the indoor amusement park’s restaurant, Game Time Bar and Grill, since he took over 19 months ago. “We…

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