• Ocean, Essex authorities team up in drug stings

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer Law enforcement officials from Ocean and Essex counties arrested four individuals who were allegedly involved in a drug trafficking and drug production ring. Clockwise from top left are Manuel Valentin, Eslin Santos, Idia Torres and Alicia Ruddy. The arrest of four Essex County residents allegedly linked to the trafficking and…

  • Howell OKs pact with union

    HOWELL — The Howell Township Council has ratified a contract with the Transport Workers Union (TWU) and introduced a new salary ordinance for union members. The contract was ratified on Feb. 4 and the salary ordinance was introduced that same night. The salary ordinance will be up for adoption on Feb. 18. Mayor Bill Gotto…

  • Appointment draws attention

    JACKSON — In response to concerns raised by two residents about the appointment of Clara Glory as a board member of the Jackson Township Municipal Utilities Authority (JTMUA), one member of the Township Council said he saw no problem with the move. Council President Robert Nixon said he did not agree with the residents’ claim…

  • Project illuminates prolific career of Thomas Edison

    By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer Thomas Edison is seated with the tinfoil phonograph at the Matthew Brady Studio in Washington, D.C., in 1878. PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE EDISON PAPERS Beyond the status Thomas Edison holds in his namesake town, interest in the life and prolific career of Edison and his myriad inventions burns brightly throughout…

  • Applicant answers concerns about traffic, septic system

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer A public hearing on an applicant’s proposal to build a high school for Orthodox Jewish girls will resume in front of the Jackson Zoning Board of Adjustment in April. Residents from Jackson and Lakewood gathered at the Jackson Memorial High School auditorium on Feb. 5 to listen to testimony and…

  • Making love last, for better or worse

    By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer Dr. William and Nancy Ainslie, who met as second-graders and reconnected in their late teens, discuss their marriage of more than 70 years. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR The sentimentality of Valentine’s Day can portray love as an ethereal dream state, rife with passion. But as true love plods along with…

  • In and out with ease

    Q&A with Sharon Peters My mother-in-law is a good and cautious driver. But she has begun having trouble, due to a failing left knee, getting out of her car. Any suggestions? Occupational therapists recommend the HandyBar. It’s a heavy-duty steel handle that she’ll slip into the U slot of her doorframe when the door is…

  • Cash-saving hybrids

    By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features LEXUS CT Though most are priced higher than comparable gas-only models, several hybrid cars can prove to be more cost effective over a typical ownership period W hile many hybrid car buyers choose them to help reduce their carbon footprints for environmental reasons, far more motorists purchase the gas/electric-powered models…

  • Weichert executives named to the 2013 Swanepoel Power 200

    Jim Weichert, founder and president of Weichert, Realtors, and Marty Rueter, president of Weichert Real Estate Affiliates, have been selected for the Swanepoel Power 200: The Most Powerful People in Residential Real Estate in 2013. Weichert and Rueter were ranked No. 20 and No. 85, respectively. Weichert was recognized in the “Brokerage” category for his…

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