• Christie: State will fight for storm victims, push for reforms

    By KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer Gov. Chris Christie takes questions from the crowd during a Town Hall meeting at the Port Monmouth VFW in Middletown on Feb. 20. For his first Town Hall meeting in almost a year, Gov. Chris Christie returned to one of the most Sandy-impacted regions in the state to field questions…

  • Towns see drop in tax appeals one year into pilot program

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Property tax appeals are down in municipalities across the county just one year into a pilot program designed to reduce the impact of successful tax appeals on municipal budgets. John Butow, tax assessor for several municipalities, told officials at the Feb. 20 meeting of the Two River Council of Mayors…

  • Cost of snow removal sets new record

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer The Promenade at Pier Village in Long Branch provides a vantage point overlooking the oceanfront for residents enjoying a mild winter day on Feb. 20. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Officials throughout New Jersey are licking their financial and logistical wounds following the recent spate of snowstorms that will ultimately cost…

  • ROAD WARRIOR

    The 2014 Jeep Cherokee is a stylish and comfortable five-passenger crossover SUV, with solid on- and off-road capabilities and a long list of high-tech options. By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features Jeep has long been known as purveyor of rough-and-tumble offroad ready vehicles, including the iconic Wrangler that traces its lineage to World War II. While…

  • Q&A

    Puff, puff, gone with Sharon Peters Q: We have a law in our city against “puffing” — a term they use for starting your car and leaving it running in the driveway to warm it up (and that’s something that we all like to do during these sub-zero days). I can’t imagine we’re the only…

  • Rising values hindering affordability

    As value and equity increase for homeowners it becomes more difficult for new buyers to enter the market. Good news and bad news often comes in pairs, and such is life in real estate. Take a couple recent reports from the National Association of Realtors. The good: The bulk of the nation’s metropolitan areas showed…

  • Stage direction

    Staging often is called upon to help a for-sale home fetch a higher price, but a new study says it doesn’t make as much of a difference as we’ve come to believe. By Madhusmita Bora CTW Features A new study that says home staging does not translate into higher selling price, has sparked a controversy…

  • Local talent fills Felician’s 2014 baseball team roster

    The Felician College baseball team has a heavy dose of area talent. Head coach Chris Langan, who lives in Hazlet, has done a fine job bringing Central Jersey talent to the Golden Falcons. Langan begins his 11th year as the Golden Falcons’ skipper with a goal of taking the 2014 season one game at a…

  • Allentown sends six wrestlers to Region 7 tournament

    By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Allentown High School’s Kali Hartshorn (4) brings the ball up the floor while being pursued by Trenton Central High School defenders during the Feb. 21 Mercer County Tournament quarterfinals held at Allentown. The Redbirds advanced to the semifinals with a 45-31 win. MATT DENTON ALLENTOWN S enior Tom O’Shaughnessy, a District…

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