• Ice cream shop to show movies every Friday

    Cookies & Cream ice cream shop, 365 Spotswood-Englishtown Road, in the Suburban Plaza, Monroe, is open year-round. Movies will be shown 7-9 p.m. every Friday. The cost is $3.50 per child. Crock Pot Cuisine begins Nov. 1.

  • Republicans say they want to fix Democratic misgivings

    By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH RIVER — With one member already on the council and one sitting as the current mayor, the borough’s Republican party is looking to gain ground in the Nov. 5 election. Incumbent Councilman Jim Hutchison and his running mate John Trzeciak pointed to last year’s Democratic campaign calling for a 15-percent…

  • Fourteen candidates listed on ballot for Monroe school board

    By STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer Michele Arminio Voters in Monroe Township will find no fewer than 14 candidates on the Nov. 5 ballot for three available three-year terms on the Board of Education. Lewis Kaufman, Louis Masters and Ira Tessler are running together as incumbents. Michele Arminio, Thomas Nothstein and Steven Riback are running mates.…

  • Spotswood students dish on food choices

    By THOMAS CASTLES Staff Writer Hungry Spotswood students are not getting their fill on the lunch line, and their bellies are not the only things grumbling. High school seniors Ryan Krause, Stephen Faulkenberry, Nicholas Garifalos and Matthew Duyer, as well as Appleby School fourth-grader Timmy Smith, stood in front of the Board of Education at…

  • Family navigates buyout after Sandy

    By STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer A year after Sandy, a barricade blocks motorists from entering Fisher Street at MacArthur Avenue in Sayrevllle. Many of the flood-damaged homes in the neighborhood, which includes Weber Avenue, are now being purchased by the state government. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Superstorm Sandy isn’t over for Jennifer Herrick. Although it…

  • Idle waste

    Q&A with Sharon Peters Q: You recently discouraged people from turning off their cars at stoplights — a maneuver some people use to reduce idle-time fuel wasting. I agree with you. I hate waiting while the four people ahead of me take the time, once the light changes, to put down their cell phones (if…

  • Are you driving a ‘cringe-worthy’ car?

    A recent survey identified a dozen models from the last decade most motorists would be embarrassed to own. By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features While most cars and crossovers seem to look largely alike these days, the auto industry has seen its fair share of truly distinctive models over the last decade. Unfortunately some of them…

  • REAL ESTATE BRIEFS

    Iris Lurie, broker/owner of Century 21 Mack Morris Iris Lurie, announces the 10 agents who were the top producing sales associates for the third quarter of 2013 based on company dollar. Lurie congratulates: Laurin Manco LaLima, Carrie Moyer, Fran Krumholz Bookman, Alan Katz, Yelena Aminov, Lori Ragovin, Brian Lichtenthal, Kaddy Ha, Hong Hui “Tess” Zhou-Yu…

  • Off-season selling

    Don’t shy away from cold weather; listing your home during the fall or winter can bring unexpected advantages By Erik J. Martin CTW Features Many home sellers choose to sit on the sidelines during the colder autumn and winter months and get in the game come springtime, when they expect greater interest from buyers. But…

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