• 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…

  • Shore Builders Association honors Gloria Nilson & Co. with FAME Awards

    Gloria Nilson & Co. Real Estate was once again recognized by the Shore Builders Association of Central New Jersey during its Fabulous Achievements in Marketing Excellence (FAME) Awards celebration on Feb. 26. Gloria Nilson & Co. received a FAME award for Best Associate Ad, Black and White. In addition, the association recognized the following Gloria…

  • MCAR raises funds and awareness in the fight against hunger

    The Monmouth County Association of Realtors recently completed its year-long initiative to collect nonperishable food and monetary donations for The Foodbank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties. The Monmouth County Association of Realtors members donated and collected money at various events throughout the year and presented a check to the Foodbank for $4,663.80. “Fighting hunger in…

  • ERA Central Realty Group offering scholarship

    At ERA Central Realty Group, they are more than just people who sell houses. They are there when your family grows and when the children leave the nest. They are there when your job has relocated you or when you’ve retired. They see you at school functions, public meetings and social events. They have families…

  • 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 buyers…

  • Author’s visit a hit at Millstone school

    By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent MILLSTONE — Any child who attends the Millstone Township Elementary School is likely to know all about Michael Dooling, the author and illustrator of children’s books of a historic nature. Dooling visited the school on Feb. 27, and during two assemblies, he taught pupils about reading, writing and drawing. The children…

  • Some Millstone students decline to take new standardized exam

    By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent MILLSTONE — About 40 pupils in the Millstone Township K-8 School District refused to take the Partnership for the Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) exam in the recent first round of testing, according to Superintendent of Schools Scott Feder. PARCC is a mandated test for assessing Common Core…

  • 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…

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