• State law trivializes bullying situations

    Decades ago when I was a young boy, Decades ago when I was a young boy, I insulted my classmates’ physical build, clothing, odor and parents. And my classmates did the same exact thing to me. If you told jokes about my mother, I came back with better jokes about your mother. This was and…

  • Swimming at the Ritz

    New Jersey Repertory Company presents “Swimming at the Ritz,” based on the life of socialite Pamela Digby Churchill Hayward Harriman, who was appointed the U.S. ambassador to France in 1993 by former President Bill Clinton. The show will have a limited engagement from Jan. 8 to Feb. 1. Harriman was dubbed the ultimate “party girl”…

  • Allentown photographer’s images conjure up ‘Trouble in the Heartland’

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer “This Cold Place” Bruce Springsteen and his music are synonymous with a lot of things about New Jersey: the working man, the Jersey Shore, “Glory Days” and “Atlantic City.” But in a new book, “Trouble in the Heartland,” Springsteen songs such as “Hungry Heart” and “Born to Run” found a…

  • Reader advice

    Q&A with Sharon Peters This week, I’m passing on some communication from readers who have some observations definitely worth sharing: First, a sharp-eye reader corrects me. He politely told me I’d recently messed up. “I have a comment regarding the Dodge Ram EcoDiesel mentioned in your column,” he wrote. “It is no longer the Dodge…

  • Fast and family friendly

    By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features The midsize Volvo S60 sedan remains a safe and stylish choice, with a new turbocharged and supercharged engine making it a speedy one as well It wasn’t that long ago that the Holy Grail among automotive engineers was to develop an engine that produced at least 100 horsepower per liter…

  • DATEBOOK

     The Horsemen’s Association of Millstone Township will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Jan. 20 at the Millstone Community Center, 463 Stagecoach Road. All individuals who have an interest in horses are invited to attend and learn about upcoming trail rides and other activities. Details: www.hamt.org.  Jeannie Geremia, the Garden Club of…

  • Brookdale employees air concerns to freeholders

    By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer Faculty and staff members at Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, are joining forces in an effort to have their voices heard following a reduction in force that was recently approved by the college’s board of trustees. At the Dec. 18 Monmouth County Board of Freeholders meeting, several Brookdale employees commented…

  • Photo

    STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR An estimated 10,000 men, women and children in lavish costumes twirled and strutted down Broad Street in Philadelphia during the annual Mummers Parade on Jan. 1.

  • It is time to stop spinning, start acting

    I wanted to comment on the recent letter to the editor from Monmouth County Democratic leader Vin Gopal and an article about a task force that is examining the Monmouth County care centers. Both have the same physical and mental effect on me — they make me spin. Mr. Gopal attacks the Monmouth County Republican…

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