• Booster rules

    Q&A with Sharon Peters Q: I saw a report on TV in which the statement was made that all but two states require booster seats for children who have outgrown child safety seats but are too small for adults’ seat belts. If that’s true, can you tell me what are those two? A: According to…

  • Car buyers deeper in debt

    By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features New-vehicle sales are up, but so are transaction prices, loan terms and monthly payments While new-car sales continue to skyrocket — the National Automobile Dealers Association in McLean, Va., predicts that close to 17 million units will be delivered to customers this year, which is the highest number recorded since…

  • New models now open daily at two in-demand 55+ communities from K. Hovnanian

    It’s been a busy fall for New Jersey’s largest homebuilder, K. Hovnanian Homes. The renowned builder has opened model homes at several new communities this fall, including two of the Garden State’s most popular new active-adult neighborhoods: K. Hovnanian’s Four Seasons at Monroe in Middlesex County’s Monroe Township; and K. Hovnanian’s Four Seasons at Monmouth…

  • Coldwell Banker reports ranks most expensive, most affordable markets in N.J.

    Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC has released its 2015 Home Listing Report (HLR), which ranks the affordability of 188 real estate markets in New Jersey. The Coldwell Banker HLR named Chatham Township the most expensive market in New Jersey, with an average listing price of $882,260, while Willingboro ranked as the most affordable market in…

  • Hawks stun UCLA in overtime at legendary Pauley Pavilion

    MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY Monmouth University’s men’s basketball team scored a program-defining victory in one of the most hallowed gymnasiums in college basketball, UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion. The Hawks, to say the least, stunned UCLA on the floor where Lew Alcindor (now Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) and Bill Walton once ruled and where head coach John Wooden led his Bruins…

  • South River boys capture sectional soccer crown

    By JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent There’s something about the state tournament that transforms a good South River High School boys’ soccer team into a great one. This year, the Rams, 10-8-1 and the fifth seed heading into the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group I tournament, stormed through the bracket winning three games — two against higher-seeded teams…

  • Rutgers’ bowl chances slim following loss to Nebraska

    By JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent The scene at Rutgers University’s High Point Solutions Stadium in Piscataway shortly before kickoff of the Nov. 14 game with the University of Nebraska. Most of the South end zone reserved for students was empty. Unless there is a shortage of eligible teams to fill the 80 slots in 40 postseason…

  • Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Oh My!

    TOP PICK The Monmouth Museum’s Annual Holiday Exhibition is “Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Oh My!,” with an opening reception on Nov. 22 from 4 to 6 p.m. The Monmouth Museum model train display will return. The Friends of the Monmouth Museum will present their Annual Holiday Tree, decorated with transportation memorabilia. Art scholars often talk…

  • Did you know …

    Daisy Betts and Mike Vogel in “Childhood’s End” NARELLE PORTANIER/SYFY Syfy will premiere its six-hour television event, “Childhood’s End,” on Dec. 14-16 from 8 to 10 p.m. each night. Arthur C. Clarke’s book, one of the most acclaimed science-fiction novels of all time, will come to life in this first-ever adaptation over three nights exclusively…

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