• 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…

  • Classic Images calendar celebrates maritime heritage

    This century-old photo of a family gathering on the beach at Sandy Hook is featured on the cover of “Tides of Times Past,” the 2015 Dorn’s Classic Images calendar. The baby perched on his mother’s lap is Norman “Dutch” Sickels Sr., father of Red Bank official Stanley Sickels. COURTESY OF DORN’S CLASSIC IMAGES FAIR HAVEN…

  • Pier Village sale seen as vital to Long Branch

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer The Pier Village complex at the beachfront in Long Branch has been acquired by developers Kushner Companies and Extell Development. The mixed-use complex includes retail and residential units. The developers also acquired the property slated for development as the third phase of Pier Village, which will include additional housing units,…

  • Local towns, schools unite to stem drug use

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer With Monmouth County facing a growing drug problem, a group of local municipalities and school districts are joining together to combat drug use among students. Jennifer Czajkowski, student assistance counselor at Shore Regional High School in West Long Branch, said last week that the Shore Regional Municipal Drug Alliance is…

  • 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

    ERIC SUCAR staff Maria Sabatino of Manalapan looks for the perfect evergreen to select for the holidays from among the many specimens of firs and pines on display at Matawan World of Gardening in Old Bridge on Dec. 4. See story, page 10.

  • 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…

  • ERA Central Realty’s ‘Food Fight’ to benefit local food pantries a success

    ERA Central Realty Group, with offices in Freehold, Bordentown and Cream Ridge, has partnered with Move for Hunger, a national not-for-profit organization based out of Neptune, to fight the hunger epidemic in our local communities. During November, ERA Central Realty Group of Freehold held a month-long food drive with a party celebration as the highlighting…

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