• Childhood poverty on the rise, according to national report

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer A report detailing levels of childhood poverty nationally and statewide found more children are growing up impoverished than were following the 2008 financial crisis. The Annie E. Casey Foundation, the private charitable organization that released the annual Kids Count Data Book on July 21, concludes that while childhood poverty…

  • Inductees recognized for service to country, community

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer J. Jeffrey Devine, retired spacecraft operations engineer; Lt. Col. Adam L. Musoff, a retired U.S. Marine and a former dedicated fifth grade teacher; and Jessica Uveges Lonigro were named to the Old Bridge High School Wall of Fame this year. Pictured from left are: Devine, Musoff and Damien Lonigro, husband…

  • Upgrades bring OBTV into 21st century

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Above: Amy Schenck, station manager, works the controls at OBTV-15. With the hiring of Schenck and a push by the administration, Old Bridge Township’s television station is moving into the 21st century. Below: Three new cameras stand by in the newly equipped station at the Municipal Complex. Up until last…

  • Libraries thrive amid changes in digital age

    By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer With help from teacher Shari Silverman, far left, and Anita Burke, foreground, four-year-old Rudra Rane, center, and his eight-year-old sister Aditi Rane participate in the “Yoga for Kids” program at the South Brunswick Public Library in Monmouth Junction on July 23. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Those who thought libraries might…

  • Bulletin Board

    – Jazz Shabbat musical event on tap at temple Temple B’nai Shalom, 15 Fern Road, East Brunswick, will host its free Jazz It Up Musical Shabbat for prospective members Aug. 21. A wine-and-cheese reception will begin at 6:30 p.m. Shabb

  • What’s the flow?

    Q&A with Sharon Peters Q: They’re constructing a new intersection and traffic flow setup at the highway that intersects the interstate. It’s called a diverging diamond interchange. A diagram was in the paper, and it looked like a tangle of crossovers, raising more questions than it answered. Do you know anything about this approach? Does…

  • Today’s new cars, tomorrow’s collectibles

    Check out the current models that astute investors should buy and hold for maximum appreciation down the road By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features 2015 CHEVROLET CAMARO Z/28 While it’s difficult to predict which new vehicles will someday become treasured collectible cars, the valuation experts at classic-car insurer Hagerty in Traverse City, Mich., have shaken their…

  • Waples drives Split the House to Abbatiello New Jersey Classic win

    Split The House gave trainer James “Friday” Dean his third Anthony Abbatiello New Jersey Classic victory July 25 at the Meadowlands. Wicked Little Minx overcame post 10 and a first-over trip to win the Thomas D’Altrui Miss New Jersey as the Meadowlands’ spotlight was on New Jersey-sired 3- year-old pacers. In the hands of Randy…

  • Big field expected Aug. 8 for 12th annual Asbury Park 5K

    The Jersey Shore Golden Grand Prix picks up again Aug. 8 with the 12th annual Asbury Park 5K road race. The runners will start at 8:30 a.m. The Asbury Park course is racerfriendly. It is fast, flat and also spectatorfriendly. Those who come to watch the race will get to see the runners pass twice.…

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