• Sewer plant may require expansion

    By MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer The day is coming when the commissioners and professionals who oversee the Western Monmouth Utilities Authority (WMUA) will have to start thinking about expanding the size of the authority’s treatment plant. That news was delivered by WMUA Executive Director Brian J. Valentino and Glen Mendez, one of Manalapan’s two WMUA…

  • Heart healthy events

    Local hospitals are scheduling the following events to raise awareness of heart health:  Wear Red Day will be held 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Feb. 6 outside Monmouth Medical Center’s SeaBreeze Café, located on the hospital’s first floor at 300 Second Ave., Long Branch. In recognition of the American Heart Association’s “Go Red for Women” movement…

  • In matters of the heart, time is of the essence

    By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer The idioms are endless: Home is where the heart is. Bless your heart. Be young at heart. Absence makes the heart grow fonder. Well, now is the perfect time for a heart to heart conversation. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, heart disease is the leading cause…

  • Photo

    STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR The hill near the Howell library attracted children of all ages for hours of sledding on Jan. 28.

  • Cheap seats

    Q&A with Sharon Peters Q: We’ve had higher-end cars for 16 years, but a change in circumstances requires us to downshift into moderate or lower-end cars. We’re test driving a few, and I find most are acceptable in most ways except that the seats are back-breakingly awful. My husband says that’s just the way it…

  • 2015 cars with the best resale values

    By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features Big money can be at stake depending on how quickly a given car or truck depreciates. Here’s which models are expected to best preserve their resale values over time. As astute car shoppers already know, the best way to wring maximum value out of a new car or truck is…

  • Pledge assurance to the buyer

    By Erik J. Martin CTW Features Quell a potential buyer’s worries of unplanned-for expenses and repairs with a home warranty Want to sell your home faster and at a higher price? Ponder adding a protection plan in the form of a home warranty, which can benefit both buyers and sellers, say the experts. A home…

  • Weichert made the words ‘Happy Holidays’ ring true

    The Weichert Family of Companies completed its 36th Annual Toy Drive, collecting more than 16,000 new toys and more than $5,000 in monetary donations for disadvantaged children in time for the holiday season. The collected toys were donated to numerous charities throughout the regions in which Weichert does business, including Grace Smith House, Salvation Army,…

  • REAL ESTATE BRIEFS

    Gloria Nilson & Co. Real Estate announces its top performing sales associate by transactional volume, Mario Venancio, has broken the $100 million ceiling by closing $100,957,896 in real estate sales involving 112 units in 2014. The Monmouth County resident previously distinguished himself in terms of sales volume by closing more than $95 million in transactions…

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