• 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…

  • Carmen N. Diaz Pumarejo

    Mrs. Pumarejo, 90, of Union Beach, died Dec. 2, 2013, at the Arnold Walter Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Holmdel. She worked as a kitchen aide and cook at Laurel Bay Nursing Home, Keansburg. She was predeceased by her husband, Heriberto Pumarejo, in 2008; two sons, Jack Carrasco and Charles Pumarejo; and two sisters, Palmy Piorkowski…

  • Manzo–Hunter

    Jacqueline Ann Manzo and Patrick Alan Hunter Joseph and Cora Manzo of Aberdeen announce the engagement of their daughter, Jacqueline Ann Manzo, to Patrick Alan Hunter, son of Paul and Margaret Hunter of Plainsboro. The future bride is a 2006 graduate of Matawan Regional High School. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree with cum…

  • Presentation to focus on hummingbirds

    The Monmouth County Audubon Society will meet at 8 p.m. Jan. 8 at the Church of the Nativity, 180 Ridge Road, Fair Haven. The guest speaker will be teacher/naturalist George Nixon, who will present “Hummingbirds.” Nixon will discuss the physiology of hummingbird flight and explain their aerobatic feats of flight. He will also speak about…

  • Cedar Crossings opens doors for local families

    By KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer The new homes in the Cedar Crossings affordable housing development, pictured here on Dec. 14, are currently open to select homebuyers, with two-bedroom units ranging from $89,775 to $147,586. KEITH HEUMILLER/STAFF A fter a relatively slow start, Red Bank’s newest affordable housing community has taken off. Three years after the…

  • Drug addiction must be acknowledged as a plague

    I just read your article. I’m sure you must have received many responses to it, as this dreaded disease has struck many people in our area — children, teens and adults alike. My family, too, has had the pain of losing several loved ones to drugs. My brother-in-law fought his addiction for over 15 years…

  • Column should bring comfort to those struggling

    Thank you for writing about your cousin. Everyone addicted to drugs has a story. They are so much more than “an addict.” They are people we know and love. I hope sharing about your cousin brings some comfort to other families still struggling. They need to remember not to focus solely on the addiction; they…

  • Scholarship keeps daughter’s memory alive

    I just read your article about your cousin Courtney. I lost my daughter Morgan to heroin in December 2008. She was 22. Before that, whenever I would hear or read about a death of a much-too-young person, I would wonder how the parents must feel. How do they deal with tragedy so deeply sad? I…

  • Writer offers support, resources

    Jack, I am so sorry for your loss. My son was an intravenous heroin addict. I am one of the lucky, grateful moms. He became clean just before he turned 21 and has continued to support his recovery for the past eight years. Because of my experience as a mom of an addict, I have…

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