• Advocates warn: Urban coast is at risk

    By KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer While superstorm Sandy exposed a host of vulnerabilities in communities throughout the region, local advocates say “urban coastal” areas in New Jersey face a specific, complicated set of planning and development issues that remain unaddressed. As waterfront communities from Long Branch to Union Beach continue to grow and develop, their…

  • Borough Hall damage forces Oceanport to move offices

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Due to structural damage resulting from the superstorm, offices located at Oceanport Borough Hall and all departments and services will be moved to other locations. KENNY WALTER STAFF OCEANPORT — All departments currently operating out of Oceanport Borough Hall will be scattered to other locations after the building was found…

  • Projections show growth of low-wage jobs

    By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer Despite headlines that pit man against machine, the automation of the workplace might not pose the largest threat to the labor force, according to one expert. Of the five American occupations that are projected to grow the most by 2022, four generated annual median salaries of about $20,000 in 2012,…

  • Developer makes progress on complaints at Greenbriar

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer TINTON FALLS — Residents of the Greenbriar Falls development are finally seeing some improvements after five years of complaining about inferior work and unfinished infrastructure. During the Jan. 7 meeting, the Borough Council approved a resolution releasing approximately $480,000 in performance guarantees for work completed by developer Lennar, which includes…

  • Program places teens on road to safe driving

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Students take a pledge to drive safely at the Jan. 15 Central New Jersey High School Traffic Safety Challenge Kickoff at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital. PHOTOS COURTESY OF ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL I t is estimated that every 11 minutes, a teen driver in New Jersey gets into…

  • The Rev. Porter: King’s message vital to survival

    By NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer Rev. Terrence K. Porter More than half a century after the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led the struggle for equality and justice, his commitment to nonviolence remains relevant to the future of local communities, the Rev. Terrence K. Porter said this week. “In these days of heightened fear…

  • Job seekers face fresh start

    By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer Eileen Higgins, executive director of the Monmouth County Workforce Investment Board, discusses some of the services provided to thousands of unemployed people each year at the One-Stop Career Center in Eatontown. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Lisa Maccone recalled feeling shocked and angry when she was laid off from her job…

  • Evolution/Revolution

    If you haven’t shopped for a new car in several years, you may not be prepared for what you’ll find on dealers’ showrooms. Here’s how vehicles have changed over the last decade. By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features With the average new-car ownership period currently at around six years, those headed to a dealer’s showroom after…

  • Q&A

    VW’s new nav with Sharon Peters Q: We’re in the very early stages of researching for a new car purchase next year, and are hearing GM’s OnStar will be in Volkswagens soon. What do you know about that? A: Actually, VW has its own version, an OnStar-like in-car system called Car-Net. It’s being offered in…

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