• Application calls for Quick Chek, pharmacy, bank

    HOWELL — The Planning Board is expected to continue hearing testimony tonight, Dec. 19, on an application submitted by Landmark Howell LLC for a pharmacy, convenience store with a gas station, and bank at the intersection of Route 9 north and Salem Hill Road in Howell. According to the agenda for the meeting, Landmark Howell…

  • Adopt-a-family effort becoming a tradition

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — A local couple is working with the Jackson Women of Today and the Jackson food pantry to make the holidays of less fortunate families a little better. For the third year in a row, Debbie and Scott Martin are chairing the adopt-afamily program as a way to fulfill…

  • Colts Neck native rises to final round of ‘The Voice’

    By NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer Jacquie Lee of Colts Neck performs “Cry Baby” and Christina Aguilera’s “The Voice Within” during the Live Top 6 Performances round of NBC’s “The Voice” on Dec. 2. PHOTOS COURTESY OF NBC UNIVERSAL Colts Neck native Jacquie Lee has quickly become a rising star on NBC’s “The Voice,” winning over…

  • Redistricting expected to be put off in Howell

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer The potential redistricting of students in the Howell K-8 School District is expected to be off the table for at least one year. Following a public hearing on Dec. 12, the members of the Board of Education’s Facilities and Operations Committee voted to recommend that the board not take action…

  • Area shelters step up to adopt out pit bulls

    By NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer Spay/Neuter Clinic Manager Dawn Cover offers some affection toward pit bull Kermit at the Monmouth County SPCA in Eatontown. The SPCA is among many shelters experiencing high volumes of pit bulls. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR A visit to any local animal shelter will likely reveal the same problem — an…

  • Label liability

    Q&A with Sharon Peters Q: I was researching the 2013 Highlander because we might buy one, and saw that it was recalled because of a labeling issue. Cars are being recalled now because they’re mislabeled? Seriously? A: The Highlander was recalled so a new label, correctly stating the load capacity, could be put on the…

  • WHO ARE THE SAFEST DRIIVERS IIN THE U.. S..?

    By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features Washington, D.C., tops the list of cities having the most accident-prone motorists. I f you’re looking to move where the drivers are more cautious than the norm, better consider a small town. That’s the conclusion one could glean from this year’s rankings of the nation’s safest driving cities as compiled…

  • REAL ESTATE BRIEFS

    Jack Waters, regional vice president of Weichert, Realtors, announces that the Old Bridge office was recognized for outstanding performance in November. The office led the region, which is comprised of offices throughout Middlesex, Monmouth and Ocean counties, in resales and resale dollar volume. Separately, Karen Delre, manager of Weichert, Realtors’ Old Bridge office, announced that…

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