• Long Branch High Class of 1975 to reunite

    The Long Branch High School (LBHS) Class of 1975 will sponsor a 40th reunion Oct. 10. For more information, call Diane Hiro Gerwer at 732-776-7180 or search for LBHS Class of 1975 on Facebook.

  • Raritan Poets to meet monthly at library

    The Raritan Poets, a reading group and workshop established in 1994, will meet the first Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the East Brunswick Library, 1 Civic Center Drive. The next meeting will be April 7. All ages are welcome. Bring 10 copies of the reading sample.

  • No takers for Helmetta animal shelter building

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer HELMETTA — The borough received no responses to its request for proposals (RFP) to privatize the Helmetta Regional Animal Shelter by the March 31 deadline, leaving officials with few options for the facility. Councilwoman Yvette Bruno, chairwoman of the Borough Council’s animal shelter committee, confirmed that no private entities…

  • South River planners study Main Street

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer SOUTH RIVER — The Planning Board will study whether Main Street is a candidate for revitalization. The Borough Council approved a resolution during its March 23 meeting authorizing the Planning Board to study whether the Main Street Rehabilitation District could be labeled as a redevelopment zone. Main Street is the…

  • Salamanders, frogs make annual Beekman Road crossing

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer Left: Families walk carefully on Beekman Road on March 25, using flashlights to search for salamanders and wood frogs crossing the road. Above: In early spring, the road is closed to protect amphibians, like this tiny frog, that cross the road to breed in the vernal pools in the forest.…

  • County jail seeks to improve justice system

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer The search for more effective alternatives to the solitary confinement of prisoners has spurred a partnership between a nonprofit and five correctional facilities, including the Middlesex County Adult Correction Center. The North Brunswick-based correctional facility was chosen from among 14 applicants to partner with the Vera Institute of Justice,…

  • Candy sweetens spring holidays

    By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer David Gunther pours chocolate out of one of the many molds used at Old Monmouth Candies in Freehold on March 24. The shop owners say the chocolate bunnies represent the start of spring. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR New Jersey candy factories have discovered new ways to satisfy a customer’s…

  • Total recall?

    Q&A with Sharon Peters Q: It seems like every time I turn on the TV I hear about another recall. Is there any way to find out how many vehicles have been affected? And how does that compare to years past? Maybe I’m just hypersensitive, but it seems like way more recently. A: It was…

  • Best new-car engines for 2015

    By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features The engine is a vehicle’s heart and soul, with the best of the breed able to deliver brisk acceleration while minimizing fuel consumption It’s not an easy task, but automakers have been hard at work developing automotive engines that maximize both a vehicle’s performance and fuel economy, via an array…

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