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Questions loom over N.J.’s fiscal health
By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer Gov. Chris Christie’s State of the State address did not sufficiently outline a plan to overcome the economic challenges facing New Jersey in the eyes of some local officials. State Assemblywoman Nancy Pinkin (D-Middlesex) said she was dissatisfied with the speech because she felt the governor did not meaningfully…
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PHOTOS BY STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Jon Bon Jovi Soul Kitchen’s Sharen Sacchi serves hot dishes at the Spoon Full of Hope kitchen inside the Union Hose Fire Company No. 1 in Union Beach on Jan. 14. See story, page 3.
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Zip rules
Q&A with Sharon Peters Q: Recently you and others who were describing driver bullying tactics mentioned the person who doesn’t merge early when there’s notice of a lane closure ahead, but keeps moving ahead in the soon-to-close lane until the very end, then moves over in front of others into the one open lane. Bad…
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Cheapest cars with the best fuel economy
Why spend a fortune for a hybrid or electric car? Here are 15 affordable conventional models that get 40 mpg or more By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features MITSUBISHI MIRAGE While full-electric and gas/electric hybrid-power cars can get phenomenal fuel economy, they command stiff price premiums that are difficult to recover in savings at the pump,…
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Monmouth County Assoc. of Realtors and South Monmouth Board of Realtors announce merger
The Monmouth County Association of Realtors (MCAR) and the South Monmouth Board of Realtors (SMBOR) announce their merger into one association. The merger will combine SMBOR’S 550 members with MCAR’S nearly 6,000 members and will be known as the Monmouth County Association of Realtors. Donald Willis, executive vice president of MCAR, will serve as the…
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Brookdale men’s basketball ready to make region run
By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Brookdale Community College’s men’s basketball team has had to make a lot of adjustments this winter. Head coach Paul Cisek has had to nurture a freshmen-dominated team with no returning starters through its growing pains. At the same time, the Jersey Blues have something they haven’t had in recent seasons:…
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Jaguars look to turn season around on the hardwood
By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Jackson Memorial High School’s boys basketball team will look to turn things around and get back into the tournament qualifying picture after some of the tough losses it has had in a 3-7 start. First-year coach Kevin McQuade said the team now faces a “really big week.” Five of its losses…
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Ex-Rebel Gallo inducted into track Hall of Fame
Former Howell High School state champion Lindsey Gallo was recently inducted into the University of Michigan’s Track and Field Hall of Fame. A six-time All-American, Gallo is among the most decorated distance runners in Michigan history. She contributed to eight conference champion teams during her years in Ann Arbor (two crosscountry, three indoor and three…
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Jaguars, Liberty Lions off to good starts on the ice
By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent The Jackson Liberty High School and Jackson Memorial High School hockey teams continue to enjoy solid starts in their bids to qualify for the state and Shore Conference tournaments by the early- February cutoffs. JACKSON LIBERTY Jackson Liberty is 7-5-2 under Kyle Weise, who is in his first year as head…
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