• Candidates vie for four seats on Edison council

    By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent Gaetano “Guy” Gaspari With four positions up for grabs, Edison Republicans see this year’s election as an opportunity to seize a majority on the seven-member Township Council. The Democrats are attempting to retain full control of the council with incumbents Robert Karabinchak and Michael Lombardi, and newcomers Ajay Patil and Leonard…

  • The dangers of driving with dogs

    Transporting a pet can be hazardous to one’s driving, especially if Fido or Fifi is not properly restrained By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage honors quarterly best sales agents

    Hal Maxwell, president of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in New Jersey and Rockland County, N.Y., recently hosted a Quarterly Best Reception at the Park Savoy in Florham Park to honor 225 affiliated real estate agents for their outstanding achievements in the first six months of 2015. Categories for which agents were honored included Open Buyer-Controlled…

  • SPORT SHORTS

    The Fourth Annual Step Up For Sarcoma 5K was held Sept. 27 at the Manalapan Recreation Center. Hundreds of runners and racewalkers completed the 3.1-mile race that benefits sarcoma research at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Over the four-year history of the race, the event has raised $62,000 for sarcoma research. The overall male and…

  • Sapone repeats as course winner at the Manhattan Invitational

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Winning never grows old. Winning on a historic cross-country course twice is even more gratifying. Red Bank Regional High School’s Lauren Sapone experienced the triumph at the famed Van Cortlandt Park 2.5-mile course in the Bronx, New York, Oct. 10 when she won the Manhattan Invitational Varsity C race in…

  • Lancers gymnasts emerge as serious contender in first year

    By MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent It did not take long for St. John Vianney to make a name for itself in Shore Conference gymnastics. In their first year on the varsity level, the Lancers will be among the favorites to compete for conference and state titles. The Lancers, who have won four of their six meets…

  • Lining up the shot

    Ocean Township High School’s Brianna Roskey, left, prepares to put a shot on goal as Long Branch High School’s Mia Hernandez defends during the Oct. 16 game played in Oakhurst and won by the Spartans, 9-1. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR

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