• Irish eyes and ears focus on pipes and drums

    By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer Frank Johnson and Kate Honan rehearse with other members of the Pipes and Drums of Barnegat Bay at the Christ Episcopal Church in Toms River on March 5. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Like a perfectly poured pint of Guinness, pipes-and-drums bands have long steered the Irish through times of celebration…

  • Service engine soon

    Your car is trying to tell you something when one of the warning lights on the dashboard illuminates. By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features I f you find yourself perplexed by the plethora of warning lights and displays on your car’s instrument panel, you’re not alone. A recent survey determined that a surprising number of U.S.…

  • Q&A

    Redesign reservations with Sharon Peters Q: We’re looking at the 2014 Jeep Cherokee, and we’re enthusiastic about it, but we’re afraid that all the bad press about the redesign will spoil its resale value in five or six years. What do you think? A: It’s a little early to tell how the public at large…

  • REAL ESTATE BRIEFS

    On Nov. 10, 2013, three Keller Williams Elite, Realtors — Celadawn Reid, Lorraine Colavito and Kathleen Morin — participated in the volunteer Habitat for Humanity Build called Habitat Terrace, in San Francisco’s Oceanview, Merced, Ingleside neighborhood. There the agents helped set sills, build and erected framework, and generally assisted in the project. “I am so…

  • Middlesex County Chapter of Women’s Council of Realtors installs officers

    A t the Women’s Council of Realtors Hospitality Room in the Atlantic City Convention Center, during the Triple Play Realtors Convention in December, the Middlesex County Chapter of the Women’s Council of Realtors (www.wcrnj.com) installed the officers comprising its 2014 Leadership Team. Axel Schroeder of Keller Williams Elite Realtors in Metuchen was installed as chapter…

  • Falcons get closer to Tournament of Champions goal

    By JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent Metuchen High School’s Cassie Smith reaches high to pull down a rebound over Shore Regional High School’s Ciara Boice during the March 7 NJSIAA Central Jersey Group I semifinals game in Metuchen. The Bulldogs prevailed in overtime, 41-37. SCOTT FRIEDMAN ST. JOSEPH I t had been eight long days between games…

  • ‘Music Man’ coming to Red Bank, Newark

    ‘M eredith Willson’s The Music Man,” a concert version of the classic Tony Award-winning musical about big brass bands and smalltown spirit, will be performed by an African-American cast in Red Bank and Newark this month. The River City, Iowa, setting will be based on historical accounts of black communities established during the Great Migration…

  • Those with special needs invited to career fair

    The 31st annual Career Options Day will be held at JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute’s Conference Center, 70 James St., Edison, from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 4. Career Options Day brings together private-sector businesses, service organizations, people with disabilities and the general public to recruit current and future talent, publicize companies, network with representatives…

  • BUSINESS BRIEFS

    The Provident Bank and its wealth management subsidiary, Beacon Trust Co., recently participated in National Go Red ForWomen Day. Employees were encouraged to wear jeans and something red for the day, and donate $5 to support the cause. Registered nurses from Raritan Bay Medical Center were on-site at three bank locations to provide blood pressure…

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