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    GENE LENNON/STAFF A slice of autumn at the Kingston Mill, Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park, Route 27, at the border of Middlesex and Somerset counties.

  • Seven candidates pursue three Old Bridge council seats

    Election 2015 By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Seven candidates are vying for three at-large seats on the Township Council on Nov. 3. Republican Anita Greenberg-Belli, has lived in Old Bridge for 21 years and is seeking her first term on council. She has a bachelor’s degree in animal science and a doctorate…

  • Annual Haunted Woods attraction includes new asylum, zombie area

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer This text will be replaced A haunted house (top), Clown Town (left) andmechanical children wait for visitors along the Haunted Woods trail in Old Bridge, which is open on weekends until Oct. 30. The “first screams of October” were heard in the woods off Spring Hill Road on Friday night.…

  • Women mind the gap: gender pay disparity persists

    By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer Despite societal images of female presidential candidates and feminine corporate CEOs, the practice persists of women workers being paid less than their male counterparts for the same work. “When women graduate from college, there immediately is a pay gap between men and women,” said Carol Cohen, president of the American…

  • Old Bridge mayor challenged in bid for second term

    Election 2015 By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Voters will head to the polls to cast their votes to re-elect Republican Mayor Owen Henry or to vote for change by electing Democrat and former police captain William “Bill” Cerra to a four-year mayoral term on Nov. 3. Henry, who is seeking his second term as mayor…

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    SCOTT FRIEDMAN Gargoyles adorn the scary trail through the Haunted Woods in Old Bridge, which is open on weekends until Oct. 30. For the story, see page 3.

  • MPG OK?

    Q&A with Sharon Peters Q: Have you ever known of or heard of anyone whose new car actually got the mpg numbers detailed on the window stickers they put on cars in the lot (the fuel economy numbers EPA attaches to cars)? I think they’re a joke. A: That’s been a question among consumers for…

  • The dangers of driving with dogs

    By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features Transporting a pet can be hazardous to one’s driving, especially if Fido or Fifi is not properly restrained Add taking one’s dog along for the ride to the list of potentially dangerous behind-the-wheel distractions faced by today’s drivers. According to data compiled by the AAA in Orlando, Fla., and pet…

  • Scoring new ‘subprime’ loans

    By Marilyn Kennedy Melia CTW Features ‘Subprime.” The word holds dramatically different meanings. Before the housing crisis, the term generally referred to mortgages made to borrowers who didn’t have to prove much — if anything — about their income or financial stability. Now, the “subprime” mortgages, which the credit bureau Equifax recently reported increased 30.5…

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