• Local families celebrate Adoption Day

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer Dennis and Tara Carroll celebrate National Adoption Day with their children Jack, 8, Nathan, 3, the newly adopted Dylan, 2, and the soon-to-be adopted Julia, who is 10 months old. COURTESY OF RANDALL BRINKLEY In what officials described as the year’s “happiest day in the courthouse,” 10 local families finalized…

  • NJSPCA assumes control of Helmetta shelter

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer The borough of Helmetta has agreed to a request by the New Jersey Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (NJSPCA) to relinquish control of the borough’s quarantined animal shelter. The Helmetta Regional Animal Shelter will be under the advocacy group’s supervision for 90 days and a subsequent…

  • Gasko’s open house to benefit injured teen

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer Roseann Goodman prepares holiday wreaths at Gasko’s Family Farm and Greenhouses in Monroe. The farm will host its Christmas Open House on Nov. 29 to raise money for high school hockey player Mikey Nichols, who suffered a spinal cord injury last winter. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR The annual winter…

  • Bulletin Board

    – Special-needs fitness to be topic at library Angelo Fiouris, a certified personal trainer, will speak about the benefits of fitness for challenged adults and children at a program set for 7 p.m. Dec. 3 at the Old Bridge Public Library Main Branch, Route 516 and Cottrell Road. The event is designed to provide information…

  • Diesel truck options

    Q&A with Sharon Peters Q: I don’t understand why it is that only the big pickups are diesel powered. We need a smaller truck and prefer diesel. Any plans afoot you know of? A: The Dodge Ram 1500 EcoDiesel is diesel powered. As of mid-summer it was the only half-ton pickup with a diesel engine.…

  • Must-have safety and connectivity features

    By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features Cars are becoming loaded with more high-tech systems than ever, some of which can truly be life-savers. Here’s what to look for at dealers’ showrooms for 2015. The term “basic transportation” is all but a misnomer in the automotive business these days, as even the smallest rides on a dealer’s…

  • Fear in the time of buying

    By Erik J. Martin CTW Features It might be a good time to purchase a home, but a new study reveals apprehension and confusion about mortgages A mericans pride themselves on being well-educated consumers. But although our commitment to kick the tires and do our due diligence before signing on the dotted line is admirable,…

  • NAIOP seeks nominations for 28th Annual Commercial Real Estate Awards

    The National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP), the commercial real estate development association, is now accepting nominations for the 28th Annual Commercial Real Estate Awards. Details and nomination forms are available at www.naiopnj.org. The awards will be presented at the 2015 Gala on May 14, slated for the Palace at Somerset Park, Somerset.…

  • On the waterfront

    A body of water adds some idyll to a home — and a lot of value. Here’s what a nearby lake or ocean does to home prices. One of the biggest indicators of a high-value home is easy to see. All you have to do is look for water. Across the country, the typical singlefamily…

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