• County gets $96M to repair pump stations

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer Middlesex County’s pump stations in Sayreville and Edison will be upgraded as part of a $1.28 billion package for repairs and improvements to wastewater and drinking-water infrastructure statewide. The funding, announced Aug. 11, includes $96 million for the replacement and protection of the two pump stations operated by the…

  • Schools test out tech programs

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer Many school districts this year will seek to modernize an aging educational system and improve the learning process by allowing students to use their personal tech gadgets as classroom tools. The move is part of a growing trend to make devices like laptops, smartphones and tablets part of the curriculum.…

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    SCOTT FRIEDMAN Jake Siciliano, Julia Siciliano and Anthony Reitano, representing the Old Bridge Soccer League, help “stuff the bus” at Wal-Mart in Old Bridge on Aug. 16 as part of a campaign by the United Way of Central Jersey to collect school supplies for disadvantaged children.

  • Lakewood awaits word on student missing in Israel

    By Taylor M. Lier LAKEWOOD — Community members gathered outside the Lakewood municipal building at a press conference on Aug. 26 as concern grows over the whereabouts of a Lakewood resident who has been reported missing in Israel.   Authorities said Aharon Sofer, 23, an exchange student studying in Israel, has been missing since approximately…

  • Spiritual medium sets reading at Forsgate

    Forsgate Country Club will welcome well-known spiritual medium and medical intuitive Marisa Liza Pell at 7 p.m. Sept. 4. The evening will feature a 90-minute “experience” where selected guests will receive messages of strength, hope and love from the other side, according to a press release. General admission is $40. Forsgate members may register by…

  • Fatal crash victims identified

    By Taylor Lier Three victims of a fatal three-vehicle crash on Kozloski Road in Freehold Township were identified by authorities Wednesday afternoon during a press conference at the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office in Freehold. Nicholas J. Dever, 19, of Freehold Borough, was driving a 2009 Volkswagen Jetta traveling south on Kozloski Road when he lost…

  • BRAINS AND BRAWN: HOT NEW PICKUPS

    Coming in medium, large and extra-large sizes, an assortment of new and redesigned trucks are coming for 2015 to meet a wide range of needs By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features 2015 GMC CANYON With the economy continuing to gain momentum and truck sales accelerating with authority, automakers have been racing to refresh what are traditionally…

  • Q&A

    Age of autos with Sharon Peters Q: I remember a time when many people, maybe most people, bought a new car every four years or so. But I’m seeing a lot more cars on the road that seem to be 8 or 10 years old. Is that my imagination? A: The average age of autos…

  • Weichert’s Ocean office holds blood drive in conjunction with Central Jersey Blood Center

    Weichert, Realtors’ Ocean Township office, in conjunction with the Central Jersey Blood Center, announces that 21 pints of blood were collected at the office’s recent blood drive held on July 29 at the Weichert, Realtors’ Ocean Township office, located at 1900 Route 35 in Oakhurst. “We are honored to participate in a program that makes…

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