• Teen Arts Festival inspires artistic spontaneity

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer Students from Matawan Regional High School, top left, and Long Branch High School, above, perform at the 2015 Teen Arts Festival. At left, students explore visual arts by designing mural sculptures with spray paint and paint markers. Art isn’t always meant to be permanent; sometimes the most lasting works are…

  • Façade changes spark concerns in Red Bank

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer Members of the Historic Preservation Commission are concerned with façade changes in Red Bank’s Central Business Zone Historic District, including the removal of original vestibule storefronts on Broad Street. While many residents take pride in Red Bank’s historic identity, some members of the borough’s Historic Preservation Commission say the town…

  • Central New Jersey springs to life

    By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer Veronica Walsh, 4, of Holmdel, is intent on coloring an egg with natural dyes during an event at Poricy Park Conservancy, Middletown, on March 22. The park will host day camps during spring break in April. SCOTT FRIEDMAN With spring break approaching, children and teens in central New Jersey…

  • Bulletin Board

    – Training available for volunteer advocates 180 Turning Lives Around (180), a private, non-profit organization that provides support and advocacy to victims of domestic violence, will conduct a 40-hour mandatory training course for Domesti

  • 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…

  • Weichert.com offers quickest way for homebuyers to get accurate information about homes for sale

    Whether patronizing a restaurant or store, or making a phone call to request information or assistance, one constant holds true: People today want quick, personal and high-quality service. When it comes to real estate, homebuyers can find this top-of-the-line customer service on Weichert.com, the web site for Weichert, Realtors. A robust source of accurate information…

  • Final opportunities offered at rapid-selling Orchards at Monroe

    K. Hovnanian’s The Orchards at Monroe, a new community of single family homes in Monroe Township, is now offering its final opportunities for homebuyers. The popular community has sold rapidly since opening and is now already more than 80 percent sold and in its final phase. With the spring buying season heating up soon, interested…

  • SPORT SHORTS

    Highlighters Lacrosse coach Sandy Diebold of Howell has won Positive Coaching Alliance’s coveted Double-Goal Coach Award presented by TeamSnap for her positive impact on youth athletes. Diebold is one of 25 national recipients of the Double-Goal Coach Award, named for coaches who strive to win while also pursuing the more important goal of teaching life…

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