• The RAV is the rave

    By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features Toyota’s RAV4 compact crossover remains a popular choice for its stylish profile and excellent road manners The compact Toyota RAV4 crossover SUV received a full redesign last year with fresh styling and myriad mechanical improvements, but perhaps the biggest news in a segment that’s already crammed with worthy models was…

  • REAL ESTATE BRIEFS

    Jack Waters, regional vice president of Weichert, Realtors, announced that Donna Warters of the East Brunswick office was recognized for her exceptional industry success during the month of October. Warters led the region, which is comprised of offices throughout Middlesex, Monmouth and Ocean counties, in resale revenue units. She can be reached in Weichert’s East…

  • Weichert Real Estate School offers broker licensing course

    The Weichert Real Estate School is pleased to announce the availability of a three-module broker licensing course, which is scheduled to run concurrently on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from Jan. 14 through May 8. The course will be offered at both the Morris Plains and Washington Township/Turnersville locations and will take place from 5-10 p.m.…

  • SPORT SHORTS

    Jim Pantaleano instigated the fundraising effort, and both Freehold Raceway and the Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New Jersey (SBOANJ) matched funds to raise more than $5,000 on Nov. 23 to benefit injured harness driver Anthony Coletta. Pantaleano made the pledge to donate his five-percent fee as a driver in all 13 of Freehold’s…

  • Nike Cross Nationals next stop for Christian Brothers’ harriers

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Tom Heath said his Christian Brothers Academy (CBA) cross-country team is ready. The Colts, undefeated during another record-shattering season, defended their Nike Cross Nationals Northeast Regional championship on Nov. 30 and heads to Portland, Ore., for the Nike Cross Nationals, where their goal is to regain the national title they…

  • Knights capture first Red Division football crown

    OLD BRIDGE By WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent Quarterback Nicholas LaVecchia (9) and the Old Bridge High School football team clinched the Greater Middlesex Conference Red Division title when they defeated East Brunswick High School, 35-0, on Thanksgiving. The Knights were 7-3 overall and 6-2 in division play this year. SCOTT FRIEDMAN A fter going eight straight…

  • ‘A Wind in the Willows Christmas’ holiday musical returns

    The Two River Theater will present “A Wind in the Willows Christmas,” based on the children’s classic by Kenneth Grahame. The musical takes audiences to a wintry wonderland where Mole, the Water Rat, Mr. Toad and all the creatures of the Willows discover the true meaning of friendship. Commissioned and premiered by Two River last…

  • Teen wants students to ‘Strut’ their stuff

    By THOMAS CASTLES Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — College students trying to make their way in the world would do well to present themselves professionally, according to Cassie Aran. But the young entrepreneur asked: What’s the use of all the expensive business attire when a student is lounging in the dorm or hitting the books…

  • Saying thanks

    PHOTO COURTESY OF KATHY MAZUR Bailey MacLean, left, and Marlena Mangano, both sixth-graders at Sayreville Middle School, inscribe a brief message Nov. 14 on a holiday card that will be sent by the Community Service Club to 500 veterans at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C.

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