• Vietnam vets share stories as tour guides

    By STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer Walter Balon, a member of American Legion Lenape Post 211, raises his hand in a salute during an Oct. 20 remembrance service at Sayreville Borough Hall. The annual ceremony honors those who fought in the Vietnam War. SCOTT FRIEDMAN I t would be decades after the Vietnam War before some…

  • Trucks top the list of most-stolen vehicles

    While big pickups are the most popular models among thieves, some worthy rides all but escape their notice. By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features Car thieves are thinking big these days. The heavy-duty Ford F-250 full-size pickup truck suffers the auto industry’s highest theft rate from the 2010-2012 model years, according to statistics compiled by the…

  • Q&A

    Tint exceptions with Sharon Peters Q: My sister is moving from Kentucky to Illinois to live with us. She has lupus, which makes her extremely sensitive to light, and her car windows are tinted far darker than I think allowed in this state. Naturally, we want to avoid a traffic stop or a fine. Do…

  • Weichert, Realtors hosting 35th annual toy drive

    The Weichert Family of Companies recently announced the start of the 35th Annual Weichert Toy Drive. Members of the community are invited to drop off new, unwrapped toys at the company’s sales offices through Dec. 13. The toys will be delivered throughout the holidays in conjunction with local charities that assist financially and physically disadvantaged…

  • Coldwell Banker dominates Real Trends best agents in New Jersey list for closed sales volume

    Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage affiliated sales associates obtained more spots than any other New Jersey real estate company in the Real Trends Best Real Estate Agents in America report of the state’s top 50 sales professionals based on closed sales volume. Several Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage sales associates also ranked within the state’s top 50…

  • Top-ranked Brookdale women win Region 19 soccer championship

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Brookdale Community College’s topranked women’s soccer team was not going to let a second opportunity to go to the national championships slip away again. Spurred on by the memory of last year’s loss in the Region 19 semifinals, the Jersey Blues made sure there was no repeat, by demolishing Bergen…

  • SPORT SHORTS

    Running back Withler Marcelin (Ocean Township High School) was named the Rowan University Male Athlete of the Week for the week ending Oct. 28. The sophomore scored a pair of touchdowns and ran for 173 yards on 33 carries in Rowan’s 20-9 New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) win over William Paterson University. Macelin, who is…

  • Caseys use close-game experience to win championship

    By WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent Red Bank Catholic High School’s Grace Correll out-jumps Toms River High School South’s Delaney Savacool to win the ball in the air during the Shore Conference Tournament (SCT) semifinals in Neptune on Oct. 30. The Caseys won in overtime, 1-0, and then went on to capture the SCT title over Central…

  • Behind Middough’s school record, Shore captures conference title

    By MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent Shore Regional High School’s Grace Santi looks to control the ball as Freehold High School’s Lauren Bock tries to break it up during the Shore Conference Tournament (SCT) finals on Nov. 2 at Holmdel High School. The Blue Devils won their 15th consecutive SCT title, 5-0. FRANK GALIPO The Shore Regional…

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