• County plans to make Livingston Avenue safer

    Middlesex County officials have pledged to make Livingston Avenue safer in the wake of a tragic accident last week in which three children were struck by a motor vehicle. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE MIDDLESEX COUNTY FREEHOLDERS Middlesex County officials plan to take immediate action to improve safety on Livingston Avenue in New Brunswick after three…

  • 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. I n a fitting tribute to the veterans who once depended on her, a newly…

  • So. Brunswick proposal calls for utility-rate hike

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer A fter three and a half years of stable water and sewer rates, South Brunswick residents and business owners are expected to face increases of 3.2 percent this year. The Township Council is scheduled to introduce an ordinance May 13 reflecting an increase of $6.50 per quarter on the average…

  • 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…

  • Photo

    Riders in the Police Unity Tour head south on Route 130 in North Brunswick on May 10 on their way to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial and Museum in Washington, D.C., to commemorate Police Week. The tour stopped to pay tribute to North Brunswick Police Lt. Christopher Zerby, who was killed in a fatal…

  • DOT to make repairs to Morris Goodkind Bridge in New Brunswick beginning tonight

    There will be overnight lane closures beginning tonight for priority repair and repaving of the bridge deck of the Morris Goodkind Bridge on Route 1 northbound in New Brunswick. The asphalt overlay on the bridge deck is failing, necessitating a priority repair with temporary overnight lane closures for several weeks while the work is being…

  • Pickup sheds pounds but is no lightweight

    The redesigned 2015 Ford F-150 leverages aluminum to minimize weight and boost its fuel economy, but without sacrificing utility. By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features 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,…

  • Q&A

    Back in action 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…

  • It gets better? Millennials think so

    The generation is more bullish on the economy, and that extends to their thoughts on the home They may be “entitled,” “self-centered” and “needy,” but they’re also the most optimistic about the country’s future. Nearly half (49 percent) of millennials — those born between 1981 and 1996 — say the country’s best years still lie…

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