• Country band will have rockin’ reunion

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer For the first time in 32 years, the members of the New Jersey southern rock band Badlands will perform live together on Oct. 18 at Jenks Club in Point Pleasant. I t seemed like the story of the Badlands band was finished in 1982 when the New Jerseybased southern rock…

  • State grant will fund police vehicles

    By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer Edison will receive close to $100,000 as part of a Safe Corridor grant from the state to purchase traffic-enforcement equipment. “The $95,995 that Edison is earmarked to receive this year will once again help our community cover the cost of replacing 10 to 12 new police vehicles,” Mayor Thomas Lankey…

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    Edison High School’s Jonathan Collins dribbles the ball through a line of Colonia High School players during an Oct. 9 game in Colonia. MATT DENTON

  • Snack Shack will fill special need in Edison

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer The new Snack Shack at Town Hall will not only serve up affordable, nutritious foods, it will offer employment to people with disabilities. Opening Friday in the first-floor lobby of the Edison municipal complex, 100 Municipal Blvd., the Snack Shack will serve breakfast, lunch and snacks to municipal employees and…

  • TEENS’ CARS FOUND LACKING IN SAFETY

    Young drivers may not make the most rational decisions when it comes to choosing a first car. Here’s how parents can help them find safer alternatives. By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features Getting a license and driving one’s first car remains an important rite of passage. Even if a teen driver chooses a more rational model…

  • Q&A

    Text discrepancies with Sharon Peters Q: Is it illegal to text while driving in all 50 states? A: Not quite. I did not do this stateby state survey myself; the Associated Press reported it in June, using some information from AAA, and I trust the results: Montana is the only state that doesn’t ban at…

  • William McNamara named president of Weichert Title

    Stephen Adamo, president of Weichert Financial Services, announces that William McNamara has been named president of Weichert Title, and will assume all leadership responsibilities for the company’s various title businesses. McNamara is a 30-year veteran of the financial services industry and spent the past 18 years in the title, appraisal and settlement service industry. For…

  • Coldwell Banker to host ‘Fall in Love with the American Dream’ open house event

    Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage is hosting a unified “Fall in Love with the American Dream” Tri-State Open House Event on Oct. 19, encompassing hundreds of homes for sale throughout New Jersey, New York and Connecticut. “The vast majority of Americans desire homeownership and the lifestyle benefits that it offers,” said Hal Maxwell, president of Coldwell…

  • Heritage House Sotheby’s participates in global real estate conference

    Heritage House Sotheby’s International Realty, a premier real estate firm based in Monmouth County, recently participated in the 2014 Sotheby’s International Realty Global Networking Event, which brought together approximately 1,500 network members from 31 countries and territories worldwide. This three-day event, which was held Sept. 8-10 at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach in Florida, provided a…

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