• Volunteer EMS providers are vital to towns

    I want to thank our volunteer EMS providers, who are vital to the communities they serve, for all they do for the residents of New Jersey. In addition to facing some of the same issues as paid services, New Jersey’s volunteer EMS squads address the challenges of recruiting and retaining members, raising funds, and maintaining…

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    JESSICA D’AMICO/STAFF A fallen tree reaches into the Delaware River in Frenchtown, Hunterdon County.

  • Jackson ROTC unit adds to legacy of achievement

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — The Jackson School District Board of Education recently commended the Air Force Junior ROTC program’s 240 cadets for being recognized as one of the top units in the United States. During a May 12 meeting, district administrators announced the Jackson unit had once again received the Distinguished Unit…

  • Miniature therapy horses bring hope, healing

    By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer Above: Valor, a Gentle Carousel Miniature Therapy Horse, was named in honor of Kenneth Tietjen, a Middletown resident who lost his life in the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. Right: Valor and Magic visit the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C. They are there soon after…

  • Residents may discuss pipeline at open house

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer New Jersey Natural Gas (NJNG) will host an informational open house about a proposed natural gas pipeline that is planned to run through portions of Monmouth, Ocean and Burlington counties. From 5:30-7:30 p.m. June 11, members of the public will be able to discuss the company’s Southern Reliability Link with…

  • Summer escapes offer time to recharge

    By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer Destinations within reach of central New Jersey include the 47-mile Pine Creek Gorge, left, which is surrounded by 165,000 acres of Tioga State Forest in Pennsylvania, and the National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, D.C., which evokes a wind-sculpted rock formation and is in walking distance of the U.S.…

  • More drivers taking the ‘high’ road

    While the number of drivers having alcohol in their systems declined by nearly one-third since 2007, one in four drivers now say they’ve driven under the influence of at least one drug that could impair their safety — usually prescription drugs or marijuana. That’s according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s latest Roadside Survey…

  • Rebirth of the electric car

    Chevrolet hopes buyers will get a jolt out of its redesigned Volt and allnew Bolt electric vehicles in the coming months By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features 2016 CHEVROLET VOLT Though electric car sales may have stalled in relation to falling fuel prices, automakers are pressing ahead with new models that draw their power from the…

  • K. Hovnanian’s South Grand now open in Asbury Park

    K. Hovnanian Homes, New Jersey’s largest homebuilder, has announced the opening of South Grand, a new collection of luxury townhomes being developed in the heart of Asbury Park. K. Hovnanian’s South Grand, located on Cookman Avenue at the intersection of Grand and Monroe Avenues, features 28 new, four-story townhomes and is another lynchpin in the…

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