• Bruno, DiBlasio, Wille seek school board seats

    By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Three incumbents are running unopposed to retain their seats on the Freehold Township K-8 School District Board of Education in the Nov. 5 election. The candidates are Vincent Bruno, Daniel DiBlasio and Mindy Wille. The school board seats are for three years, and members of the…

  • Objectors’ engineer takes issue with lack of certain soil samples

    By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer MARLBORO — Members of the Planning Board will decide whether to continue the public hearing for the proposed Northpointe housing project on Nov. 6, in order to give the developer more time to collect and present additional information. After the board denied the Northpointe application without prejudice in 2012, a…

  • Vietnam War veterans put positive ‘spin’ on their legacy

    By KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer William Carolan works to restore a 50-year-old helicopter in a hangar at Monmouth Executive Airport, Wall Township. A team of Vietnam War veterans plan to install the restored helicopter in front of the Vietnam Era Museum and Educational Center, Holmdel. KEITH HEUMILLER/STAFF I t is a Monday morning at Monmouth…

  • School ballot question nixed

    By MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer Voters in Manalapan and Englishtown will have to wait at least another year to decide whether to allow the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District Board of Education to purchase additional school buses. In March, when the board adopted a budget for the 2013-14 school year, district administrators indicated there would be…

  • Indian-Americans ring in festive season

    By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer In observance of Navratri, attendees perform a traditional Indian dance at the Navratri celebration at the New Jersey Convention & Exposition Center in Edison on Oct. 26. The nine-day Hindu holiday comes before Diwali, the Festival of Lights. SCOTT FRIEDMAN I t’s that time of year. Stores are bustling with…

  • Leaders of the pack

    They may not be for everyone, but everyone is talking about a hot American sports car and an outrageously equipped luxury sedan this fall. By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features CHEVROLET CORVETTE STINGRAY New-car sales are at their highest levels since the economic crash of 2008-2009, and automakers are enthusiastically welcoming buyers back to dealers’ showrooms…

  • Q&A

    Teen precaution with Sharon Peters Q: During our family summer vacation to Washington, D.C. this year, we kept seeing cars with big yellow signs on the back saying, “New Driver. Be Patient.” I loved those signs. Our oldest will get her license early next year, and it would be great to have this on our…

  • Best foot forward

    Preparing a home for sale can be stressful, but brokers say these top tips will smooth the way for a quick turnaround By Chrystal Caruthers CTW Features Selling a home can be disruptive. Homeowners must walk a fine line between living comfortably in their own homes and making them as appealing as possible for potential…

  • Real estate redux

    There are fewer first-time buyers house hunting today, and more repeat buyers are getting back in the market By Erik J. Martin CTW Features Repeat homebuyers have a leg up on first-time homebuyers: They have longer credit histories, stronger understanding of real estate and more buying power, typically. But that doesn’t mean the next home…

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