• BUSINESS BRIEFS

    The Central Jersey Business Alliance (CJBA) will hold its Holiday Networking Dinner 5:30-7:30 p.m. Dec. 4 at the Cambridge Inn, 19 Summerhill Road, Spotswood. The event is sponsored by the Cambridge Inn and the CJBA. Admission is free of charge for members, $10 for nonmembers. To register, email [email protected]. Space is limited. Nonmembers may attend…

  • South Amboy OKs redevelopment plan calling for 1,750 residences

    By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY — The city’s efforts to finally shut down and redevelop the Amboy Aggregates site — something officials have been looking to do for almost a decade — reached a milestone earlier this month when a representative of the South Amboy Redevelopment Agency (SARA) presented the Manhattan Beach project to…

  • 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 I n what officials described as the year’s “happiest day in the courthouse,” 10 local families…

  • Sayreville aims to unite, heal, move forward

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer The focus for much of the Sayreville community remains on healing and recovery as the school district continues an investigation into allegations of sexual assault involving members of the high school football team. The Sayreville Coalition of Community Leadership, formed to counter the negative portrayal of the borough resulting…

  • 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

    – Animal Hall of Fame accepting nominations The New Jersey Veterinary Medical Association is accepting nominations for the 20th annual Animal Hall of Fame. The Animal Hall of Fame honors the human-animal bond in the state of New Jersey. To make a nomination, visit njvma.org. To be considered, all nominations should include an official application…

  • What it costs to insure a teen driver

    Got a kid at home who’s about to obtain his or her driver’s license? Expect to see the family’s car insurance premiums skyrocket. Adding a teen driver to a married couple’s auto insurance policy boosts rates by an average 79 percent according to a report conducted by InsuranceQuotes.com in San Francisco, Calif. Insuring a 16-yearold…

  • 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 midsummer it was the only half-ton pickup with a diesel engine.…

  • Weichert Corporate Housing names Marea Nathason national director of business development

    Frank Palestrini, president of Weichert Corporate Housing, announces that Marea Nathanson, a nine-year veteran of the corporate housing industry, was recently named to the organization’s executive team as national director of business development. Nathanson, a member of the New York Council of Relocation Professionals and Worldwide ERC, the workforce mobility association, comes to Weichert Corporate…

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