• TEDx shows locals that it pays to ‘play’

    By KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer TEDxNavesink attendees enjoy playground games in front of the Two River Theater in Red Bank during a break from the conference. The day’s theme was “play.” KEITH HEUMILLER/STAFF The concept of “ideas worth spreading” has clearly taken hold in central New Jersey following the wildly successful second incarnation of the…

  • Middletown aims to combat overgrowth at Shadow Lake

    By KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — Township officials will continue their multipronged attack on invasive vegetation at Shadow Lake this summer, removing plant life from a 4-acre section of the lake and treating the perimeter with herbicide. The program began last summer when the township contracted a hydro-raking company to pull aquatic weeds such…

  • Vietnam War icon was beacon of hope for troops

    By KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer 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. PHOTOS BY STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR I n a fitting tribute to the veterans who…

  • Despite growing need, housing rules under fire

    By KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer 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…

  • Hazlet proposes tax break for home upgrades

    By KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer Township Committee members have taken the first step in Hazlet’s townwide rehabilitation program, proposing a five-year tax abatement for improvements to most single- and multifamily homes. The program, which would apply to homes at least 20 years old and improvements of up to $25,000, can lessen the burden on homeowners…

  • Photo

    STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR A Matawan High School athlete tosses the shot put skyward during the Monmouth County Track and Field Championships held May 7 at Holmdel High School.

  • Bulletin Board items

    – Rep. Smith to host info session on academies U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-4) will host a Service Academy Information Night from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Monday, May 19, at the Wall Township Municipal Building, 2700 Allaire Road, Wall. The event is for high school students and their parents, counselors and educators in the fourth congressional…

  • 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,…

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