• Keyport homeowners open doors for candlelight tour

    By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer KEYPORT — The Candlelight House Tour is a Keyport holiday season tradition that began as a bike tour one Saturday afternoon during December. “People would ride their bikes, visiting around 120 homes,” said Tom Gallo, a member of the Keyport Historical Society. While some of the records regarding the…

  • Tidings of comfort

    By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Organizations are doing their best to provide warmth and comfort this holiday season with gifts of coats and toys for needy youngsters, and even some treats for pets. Jersey Cares, Newark, has collected more than 400,000 coats for New Jersey residents in need through its annual drive over 18…

  • Red Bank to celebrate restored stationhouse

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer Red Bank will celebrate the restoration of the stationhouse at the Red Bank Train Station with a ceremony on Dec. 16. The $2.5 million NJ Transit project restored the landmark to its 1875 appearance. JEREMY GROSSMAN/STAFF New windows, siding and a fresh coat of paint are a few elements of…

  • County to replace bridge spanning Matawan Creek

    By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer Monmouth County Engineer Joseph M. Ettore discusses the upcoming reconstruction of the county bridge over Matawan Creek in Aberdeen Township and Keyport Borough at a meeting on Dec.3. KAYLA MARSH/STAFF The county bridge that spans Matawan Creek from W. Front Street in Keyport to Amoby Avenue in Cliffwood Beeach…

  • Volunteers share joy at holidays

    By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Operation Christmas Child volunteers Karlee Fry, 21, and Evan Farrar, 19, both of Jackson, place labels on packages at the Colts Neck Community Church. The packages are shipped to children in various parts of the world. FRANK GALIPO The holiday season can be a time of stress, expenses and…

  • Photo

    STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Maria Sabatino of Manalapan looks for the perfect evergreen to select for the holidays among the many specimens of firs and pines on display at Matawan World of Gardening in Old Bridge on Dec. 4. For the story, see page 35.

  • Bulletin Board

    – Church to host carol sing, tree lighting The Cross of Glory Lutheran Church invites the Aberdeen and Matawan communities to its seventh annual Christmas Tree Lighting and Carol Sing at 5 p.m. Dec. 14 at 95 Cambridge Drive, Aberdeen. This is a rain-or-shine event. The celebration will begin with the singing of Christmas songs,…

  • Hydroplane plan

    Q&A with Sharon Peters Q: You’ve offered advice in the past about things to do in various unexpected crises on the road. Here’s a new one: What do you do when the car hydroplanes? A: Don’t brake! Hydroplaning occurs when you’re driving on a wet road, usually faster than the conditions demand, and a thin…

  • Driving with the big boys

    By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features The redesigned GMC Yukon SUV is an XXL ride, but it affords limo-like interior room with exceptional towing and hauling abilities Whether it’s because American motorists have finally gotten accustomed to high gasoline prices or pent up demand stifled by the Great Recession is finally boiling over, sales of large…

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