• Sea Bright businesses oppose metered parking proposal

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer SEA BRIGHT — Local business owners voiced their opposition to the idea of metered parking in the Sea Bright municipal lot. At the Feb. 3 Borough Council meeting, Mayor Dina Long read a letter from the Businesses of Sea Bright (BSB), a collective of borough businesses, voicing their concerns that…

  • Day of wine & chocolate

    PHOTOS BY MATT DENTON Clockwise from top: Greater Media Newspapers hosted a Chocolate & Wine Festival at Branches in West Long Branch on Feb. 7. More than 1,500 attendees came from across the state. Denise Bioland, left, and Paula Benanti admire Erin Williscroft’s work. Melissa Diller reaches for a sweet treat. Patrons waited in line…

  • Project Community Cares offers help to those in need

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer Above: A volunteer organizes the more than 200 coats that were collected throughout January and given to attendees at Project Community Cares. Below: Representatives from multiple organizations attended the event to provide information for those in need. When people are struggling and hurting, all they need is to know who…

  • How does your garden grow?

    Director Bruce Crawford and the staff of Rutgers Gardens, New Brunswick, have compiled a list of gardening tips for the early spring:  Reread your journal from the past year, and note some of the major problems that can be resolved this year.  Take stock of your tools. Sharpen, clean, oil, and repair saws…

  • Spring is in the air for home gardeners

    By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer A multitude of orchids were on display at the Deep Cut Orchid Society’s annual show held Feb. 5-8 at Dearborn Market, Holmdel. Those preparing for the spring growing season may also visit the New Jersey Flower & Garden Show, which runs Feb. 12-15 in Edison. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR If…

  • AARP volunteers offer free tax returns

    The AARP Tax-Aide Program will offer free tax preparation for seniors and low-income individuals with simple taxes 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, through April 9, at the South Brunswick Public Library, 110 Kingston Lane, Monmouth Junction. Trained volunteers will prepare efiled federal and state tax returns free of charge. Bring a copy of last…

  • Big apple Caddy?

    Q&A with Sharon Peters Q: Is it true that Cadillac is leaving Detroit and will now be built in New York City? A: No. But I know why you might be a little confused. An announcement was made in September that Cadillac is moving its headquarters to New York. That corporate office will, according to…

  • Be wary of ‘washed’ car titles

    Used car shoppers should beware of an emerging fraud called title washing, with consumers in New Jersey, North Carolina, Mississippi, California and Georgia said to be at particular risk. That’s according to a report issued by the title search company Carfax in Centreville, Va., which indicates as many as 800,000 vehicles may be affected nationwide.…

  • Time for a change?

    Automakers love to boast about their vehicles’ longevity, building ads around bruised and beaten up models still running after several hundred thousand miles, their proud owners beaming in the background. Unfortunately, a recent analysis cautions that long-time car owners are actually among the least brand-loyal new-car shoppers. According to Experian Automotive in Schaumburg, Ill., the…

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