• Red Bank celebrates restored stationhouse

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer RED BANK — Local and state officials praised the completed restoration of the stationhouse at the Red Bank Train Station. “This is symbolic of a visible re-energy in the train station area,” Mayor Pasquale Menna said during a Dec. 16 ceremony. He noted the station’s close proximity to the West…

  • Sights of the season

    The Heart of New Jersey Chorus sings in downtown Red Bank MATT DENTON Annual Holiday Model Train Exhibit at Barron Arts Center, Woodbridge SCOTT FRIEDMAN Visiting Santa at New Beginnings Animal Rescue in East Brunswick FRANK WOJCIECHOWSKI Getting ready for Hanukkah in Tinton Falls MATT DENTON Frosty at the 12th annual holiday lighting celebration in…

  • Coalition forms to oppose Port Ambrose

    By GREG KENNELTY & ADAM UZIALKO Staff Writers A coalition of New Jersey environmental groups is mobilizing opposition to a proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility off the coast of Long Branch. The Anti-LNG Coalition is composed of 129 environmental advocacy groups from New Jersey and New York, led by Clean Ocean Action (COA). The…

  • New Year’s festivities go beyond the party

    By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer Year after year, when the main-event holiday hubbub dies down, the ageold question persists: “What are you doing New Year’s Eve?” Sure, the region is rife with bars and restaurants serving up the traditional party fare of prix fixe menus and open bars. But those seeking a different way to…

  • Community gathering set to address Dec. 22 shooting

    By Jeremy Grossman RED BANK — Borough officials have scheduled an information session for 7 p.m. tonight, Dec. 23, at Borough Hall to address a shooting incident that occurred Dec. 22 on the borough’s west side. The incident was the latest in a series of shootings that has been described as “a feud between two…

  • Subcompact standards

    Q&A with Sharon Peters Q: We just drove a BMW M325i. Like it. Can’t understand why it’s classified as a subcompact. It’s a two-door and it’s not huge. But a subcompact? Never occurred to me. How does the classification happen and how big/small does a car have to be to qualify? A: The U.S. Environmental…

  • Your car is telling you something

    By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features When a light flashes on a vehicle’s dashboard it usually means there’s a problem. How bad? Read on. I t’s normal to have a car’s instrument panel light up like a Christmas tree for a few seconds every time the ignition is engaged, but if one or more of those…

  • Resources for first-time home buyers

    The housing market has begun to heat up thanks to an economy on the rebound. Few people aspire to rent for life, and home ownership is a dream shared by both natives and immigrants who came to the country seeking a better life. Each year the National Association of Realtors compiles a profile of buyers…

  • 5 tips for relocating the family

    Did you know the average person moves 11.4 times in his or her lifetime? So says the most recent information from the U.S. Census Bureau. Various factors prompt people to move, from job opportunities to the desire to be closer to family members to wanting to live in a nicer climate. Moving is seldom an…

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