• Changing times challenge retailers

    By THOMAS CASTLES Staff Writer A sign advertises available space in the Epicentre shopping plaza on Route 9 in Manalapan. The vacancy rate for retail space in central New Jersey climbed to 9.8 percent in the second quarter of 2013. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Storefront vacancies have blemished many of New Jersey’s busiest retail corridors…

  • Reader roundup

    Q&A with Sharon Peters Q: I heard part of a report that seemed to be indicating that Great Britain is banning all non-hybrids sometime in the future. Can this be true? A: No. One party in England proposed a bill that would, in effect, essentially ban all non-hybrid cars by 2040. No one is suggesting…

  • Fanciful features

    By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features From a built-in vacuum cleaner to seats that give a hot stone massage while en route, automakers are luring shoppers into showrooms with an engaging array of the latest high-tech systems. There’s no such thing as a “stripped down” new car any more. Even some of the smallest and least…

  • Before the hunt

    By Chrystal Caruthers CTW Features Buyers in low-inventory markets need to be pre-qualified and pre-approved for loans to remain competitive Real estate markets across the country are suffering from low inventory, which means there are few homes for sale and competition is fierce. In these markets, real estate experts recommend that buyers be prepared to…

  • Post-recession trends

    Home values and homeownership rates are down in more populous counties Home values are slowly picking up after the recession, though they’re nowhere near pre-recession levels. A closer look at home values shows that they declined in large counties but held steady in smaller counties after the most recent recession, according to new findings from…

  • SPORT SHORTS

    Central Jersey Umpire Association (CJUA) is looking for new or experienced baseball and softball umpires. Come join one of the largest umpire organizations in the state. The CJUA is looking for men or women ages 16 and older who like the game, want to make some extra money and would like to become certified umpires…

  • Young Lions try to follow consecutive 16-win seasons

    MIDDLETOWN NORTH By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Middletown High School North’s girls basketball team comes off back-to-back 16-win seasons. However, a young team with only three seniors on the roster and no starter taller than 5 feet 7 inches this year faces a daunting challenge to match or exceed that total. Coach Ed Jones is optimistic…

  • Zuber remembered for integrity, fairness

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Walt Zuber They were known as Big Walt and Little Walt. For close to 40 years, basketball coaches would be at ease when they saw Walt Mischler and Walt Zuber walk onto the court to officiate a game. “We refereed games from Cape May to Jersey City to High Point,”…

  • Caseys build confidence as wins keep coming in B North

    RED BANK CATHOLIC By WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent The Red Bank Catholic (RBC) High School ice hockey team is off to a quick 5-1-1 start, as the Caseys look to improve upon last winter’s 7-15-3 mark. Coach Ken Carlson’s team got off on the right foot, opening the campaign with three straight wins. In its first…

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