• Wine tasting event will benefit multiple sclerosis center

    CentraState Healthcare Foundation will host its 14th annual multiple sclerosis fundraiser, “An Evening in the Vineyards,” from 7-10 p.m. Sept. 18 at the Star and Barry Tobias Ambulatory Campus, 901 W. Main St., Freehold Township. Proceeds from the event will support the Linda E. Cardinale Multiple Sclerosis Center, according to a press release. The Linda…

  • Escape Room provides newest entertainment

    By PETER ELACQUA Staff Writer Visitors to the Amazing Escape Room in Freehold Borough will be challenged to find their way out of themed rooms — such as the Black and White Room — by solving clues and unlocking the secrets of the chamber. PETER ELACQUA/STAFF A new form of entertainment has arrived in New…

  • Paid EMTs will fill out crews

    By P.J. CANDIDO Staff Writer Paid emergency medical technicians will supplement the efforts of volunteers on the Englishtown-Manalapan First Aid Squad. The impending employment of career EMTs will mark the first time in the squad’s 74-year history that the all-volunteer organization will employ paid professionals. The first aid squad has its headquarters on Sanford Street,…

  • Art finds a home in nature at Grounds For Sculpture

    By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer A patron takes a solitary stroll through Grounds For Sculpture, Hamilton Township, an oasis of nature and art. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR An escape from everyday life can be found in the sculpture garden and arboretum of Grounds For Sculpture. “I know it sounds cliché, but we are an oasis,”…

  • What, no flux capacitor?

    We’re usually skeptical of such assertions, but luxury automaker Lexus recently announced it’s developing a working prototype of a hoverboard like the one that lead character Marty McFly rides (after time traveling forward to 2015) in the movie “Back to the Future II.” The company says the skateboard of the future employs magnetic levitation via…

  • States with the highest and lowest car insurance rates

    While auto insurance premiums are largely based on a motorist’s driving record, two otherwise equivalent drivers will find they face drastically different insurance rates based solely on where they live. According to Insure.com in Foster City, Calif., those living in Maine ($805), Ohio ($843), Idaho ($877), Iowa ($886) and New Hampshire ($905) will pay the…

  • The finer points of negotiating the deal

    5 tips for homebuyers and sellers to follow when it’s time to make or counter an offer By Erik J. Martin CTW Features If you’re shopping for a home and think you’ve located the perfect property, you likely want to act with swift determination and submit a bid before somebody beats you to it. If…

  • Saturday in the Park benefits women’s, children’s services

    The Jersey Shore Running Club’s 22nd annual Saturday in the Park 5K “Women Taking Steps to Help Women” will be at Holmdel Park Sept. 5. The event features a Women’s 5K Run and Scenic 3-Mile Walk that start at 9 a.m. and Children’s Races at approximately 10 a.m. Close to 500 women runners and walkers…

  • Principe left lasting legacy as longtime coach at Keyport

    By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Sal Principe can’t help feeling nostalgic. It’s his nature, and many people who share his memories as a successful longtime coach for two generations at Keyport High School keep in touch with him, even though he lives thousands of miles away these days in Bradenton, Florida, since retiring after the 2013-14…

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