• Howell panel considers redistricting for 2015-16

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer The redistricting of students in the Howell K-8 School District is beginning to be discussed once more by the members of the Board of Education’s facilities committee. “We are moving boundary lines for [the 2015-16] school year. It was postponed [for 2014- 15], but we decided that it needed to…

  • Little League celebrates milestone

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Samantha Barth, 6, runs to first base during an Opening Day game with the Holbrook Little League in Jackson on April 12. Little League baseball is celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2014. SCOTT FRIEDMAN For 75 years, wherever there has been a boy with a bat, a glove, a ball…

  • Trailing trailers

    Q&A with Sharon Peters Q: During a recent trip to Florida, we were almost in a horrible wreck when the pickup in front of us, going about 50 miles an hour, swerved and the trailer he was hauling came unattached. The truck landed in the ditch, the trailer kept going and almost hit a car…

  • Tomorrow’s hottest old cars

    By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features A leading classic car insurer looks into its crystal ball to predict which of today’s new vehicles could become valued collectibles down the road A s they say, hindsight is 20- 20, particularly when it comes to collectibles. If only we had prevented Mom from tossing out our collection of…

  • REAL ESTATE BRIEFS

    Gloria Nilson & Co. Real Estate sales associate Linda Schwarz earned the NJAR Circle of Excellence Sales Award, Gold Level, for achieving more than $15 million in sales in 2013. Schwarz is a sales associate in the Monroe Township office. This marks the 25th Circle of Excellence Sales Award of Schwarz’s career. The NJAR Circle…

  • ERA Designs for Living collecting children’s books

    In appreciation of education and creativity, ERA Designs for Living is collecting children’s books for the Bridge Book Foundation. Bring your new or gently used book donations to the office at 2677 Route 516, Browntown Shopping Center, Old Bridge, between the hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The office is open seven days a…

  • Dollar deals

    Pay for the home completely in cash? It’s on the rise, but there are pros and cons to an all-cash deal. They say there’s no romance without finance. For many, there’s also no residence without financing. But more homebuyers than you’d think actually prefer pure cash transactions in which the balance is paid in full…

  • SPORT SHORTS

    Felician College is ranked No. 7 in the current National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Division II East Region Poll, according to balloting released on April 7. Felician (14-11, 6-2 CACC) won nine of its last 11 games. Felician is listed in the NCBWA’s regional top 10 for the third consecutive week. The Golden Falcons…

  • Sayreville boasts versatile team of track and fielders

    SAYREVILLE WAR MEMORIAL By WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent Sayreville War Memorial High School’s girls track and field team enters the spring season with an array of talented sprinters, and many of them will also compete in the hurdles. Seniors Amber Edwards, Paula Marques and Julie Rodgers lead the sprinters, and all three will compete in the…

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