• Energy savings plan on hold

    By JACK MURTHA COLTS NECK — An inflated energy market will prevent residents from seeing savings on their electric bills as early as township officials had hoped. On April 30, the Colts Neck Township Committee tabled a resolution to award a contract for energy to a third-party electric supplier. A state law allows municipalities to…

  • Vietnam War icon was beacon of hope for troops

    By KEITH HEUMILLER Veterans check out a newly restored Huey helicopter at the Vietnam Era Museum and Educational Center in Holmdel. The Huey sat in a field at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst for two decades before the restoration effort. I n a fitting tribute to the veterans who once depended on her, a newly restored Huey…

  • Despite growing need, housing rules under fire

    By KEITH HEUMILLER Over the next decade, central New Jersey will have a greater need for affordable housing than any other area of the state, according to new projections released by the state. Based on employment trends, household income, census records and other data dating back to 2000, the state Council on Affordable Housing (COAH)…

  • Food service workers fear loss of jobs

    By JACK MURTHA A mid a search for a new food service vendor by the Freehold Regional High School District, cafeteria employees have voiced concern for their jobs and benefits. At the April 28 meeting of the Board of Education, food service workers asked for consideration when district officials review proposals from possible food service…

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    Colts Neck High School’s Aymaan Rehman is airborne as he competes in the long jump at the Monmouth County Track and Field Championships held May 7 at Holmdel High School. For the story on the track meet, see page 66.

  • Back in action

    Q&A with Sharon Peters Q: I have some back issues that are rather significant and on long road trips the pain is reduced somewhat if I can tweak the height or angle of the seat slightly for a little while. So I want whatever car has the greatest number of power adjustments on the driver’s…

  • Pickup sheds pounds but is no lightweight

    By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features The redesigned 2015 Ford F-150 leverages aluminum to minimize weight and boost its fuel economy, but without sacrificing utility. A utomakers — particularly the domestic brands — would seem to be in a pickle these days regarding their full-size pickup truck lines. With the U.S. economy firmly in recovery mode,…

  • Prudential N.J. Properties signs new franchise agreement with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices

    Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, the new real estate brokerage network operated by HSF Affiliates LLC, announced the signing of Prudential New Jersey Properties, which is among the most recent wave of 22 new affiliate signees nationwide. Prudential New Jersey Properties will begin operating as Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New Jersey Properties in June 2014. “We are very…

  • Vacation-home sales up, investment-home sales down

    Judging by the numbers, many more Americans will be enjoying vacation homes this summer. Vacation-home sales jumped nearly 30 percent in 2013 to an estimated 717,000 new- and existing-home sales, up from 533,000 in 2012. Vacation-home sales made up 13 percent of all transactions in 2013, their highest share since 2006. The median vacation-home price…

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