• Former school board president remembered as community ‘titan’

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — Former Board of Education member Gene Maeroff, who was a former national education correspondent for The New York Times, has died. Maeroff passed away at the age of 75 on July 25. Schools Superintendent Richard O’Malley, who worked with Maeroff during his tenure on the Board of Education,…

  • Grandfather dedicated to helping ailing baby

    By AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Jackson Conner Silva will benefit from the proceeds of the Steeplechase Distance Walk/Run on Sept. 28 in Hillsborough. The Silva family was thrilled for the arrival of a baby boy a few months ago. His parents, Tim and Tara of Garwood, named him Jackson Conner. The first grandchild for Tim’s…

  • Immigrant children arriving

    By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Children who are fleeing Central American nations to escape crime, violence and poverty are finding their way to Freehold Borough. Reports in the national news media have indicated that thousands of unaccompanied minors from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador have entered the United States through Mexico in recent months.…

  • Dotro pleads not guilty

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer The Edison police officer charged with attempted murder for allegedly setting fire to his police captain’s home in Monroe last year pleaded not guilty to the charges on Monday. Michael A. Dotro, 37, of Manalapan, was indicted a month earlier along with his wife, Alycia Dotro, 39, who is charged…

  • Cricket a growing sport in central New Jersey

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Vikings’ batsman Iftekhar Yaqub protects the wicket behind him by hitting the ball during a cricket match between the Vikings and the N.J. Colts at John A. Phillips Park in Old Bridge on July 20. Cricket has become especially popular in central New Jersey. That funny game with a bat…

  • Pine Belt Chevrolet gives away 39-month lease to a 2014 Chevy Cruze

    Pine Belt Chevrolet in Lakewood and Jersey Shore Radio Stations, 95.9 FMWRAT and 100.1 FM-WJRZ, teamed up to present the Pint Belt Chevy Match Game. From June 14 through July 16, 2014, customers and the public were directed to go onto the radio stations’ websites to play the “Match Game” for their chance to win…

  • Agility, flexibility keys to successful deployment, according to Weichert survey of U.S. relocation managers

    Companies intent on post-recession growth need a mobile workforce agile enough to respond quickly to new opportunities and fill talent gaps across their organizations, according to the results of Weichert Workforce Mobility’s latest survey. Now in its eighth year, the Workforce Mobility Survey has become the definitive guide to emerging relocation trends and best practices.…

  • What’s hurting affordability?

    Survey looks at the economic factors holding back today’s buyers Stagnant income growth, mounting home price and a low supply of homes are making home ownership less reasonable, according to the 2014 Zillow Home Price Expectation Survey, where 106 panelists including economists, real estate experts and investment and market strategists are asked to identify the…

  • Weichert Corporate Housing earns high marks in nationwide survey

    Weichert Corporate Housing, a leading provider of temporary accommodations and furnished apartments, earned high service marks from corporate buyers of relocation services according to the results of a prominent workforce mobility survey. In the 2014 Relocation Managers’ Survey on Relocation Mortgage, Spouse/Partner/ Family Services and Corporate Housing Service Industries, conducted by Trippel Survey & Research,…

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