• Couple rebuilds a year after ‘nightmare’

    By NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer A few pieces of the boardwalk are scattered on the beach in Ocean Grove the day after superstorm Sandy ravaged the coastline. At right, a bicyclist enjoys the rebuilt boardwalk this year. PHOTOS BY STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR I t may be a few more months before Lynda and Marty…

  • 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 SUBARU BAJA 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…

  • Q&A

    Idle waste 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…

  • Lock and shop returns

    Mortgage shoppers can once again lock in rates and avoid rising mortgage rates Several lenders around the country are reviving special “lock and shop” programs that allow pre-approved borrowers to avoid the threat of rising mortgage rates by locking in a preferred rate while they search for a property. “Lock and shop” lending opportunities all…

  • Actor implores Howell students to refrain from bullying tactics

    By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer A lthough Quinton Aaron garnered fame for his role as football player Michael Oher in the 2009 film “The Blind Side,” he remembers well what it is like to be in the throes of high school — bullying included. Aaron, 29, drove home the importance of kindness and the damage…

  • Allentown’s 1992 softball team is among 2013 Hall of Fame inductees

    A llentown High School presented its 2013 Athletic Hall of Fame Class in ceremonies held on Oct. 18 at the school. The school inducted two female athletes, two male athletes, one coach and one team The inductees are: Richard “Dick” Hulit (1957), football, basketball and baseball. He was the Redbirds’ first player to receive All-State…

  • Murphy, Redbirds improve times in preparation for county meet

    By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Allentown High School’s Daivone Thomas (l) picks up yardage as he squeezes himself through a slew of Holy Cross High School defenders during the Redbirds’ Oct. 18 football game in Allentown. Thomas scored a pair of rushing touchdown, but visiting Holy Cross left with a 26-23 victory. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR…

  • Paul David Newman

    Mr. Newman, 56, of Red Bank, died Sept. 21, 2013. He is survived by his wife of 28 years, Jill Jaime Kulch Newman; six brothers, Stephen Robertshaw of Derry, N.H., Robert Stritch of Wayne, Christopher Sorge of Westfield, Keven Kulch of Perth Amboy, Michael Newman of Matawan, and Vic Newman of Millstone Township; four sisters,…

  • Betty J. (Legg) Bailey

    Mrs. Bailey, 60, of the Clarksburg section of Millstone Township, died Oct. 17, 2013, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Hamilton. She was raised in East Brunswick and later lived in Milltown and Monroe Township. In addition to being a homemaker, she was formerly a secretary for Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, Raritan, and Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton.…

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