• Program plants SEEDS of respect and tolerance

    By STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer Amy Burns, program intervention specialist for The Arc of Middlesex County and presenter of the Students Education & Experience Disability Sensitivity (S.E.E.D.S.) program, demonstrates an activity during the program at Samsel Upper Elementary School, Parlin, on Oct. 10. STELLA MORRISON/STAFF Each October, students throughout New Jersey learn about tolerance during…

  • Controlled burns are right prescription for Old Bridge

    By THOMAS CASTLES Staff Writer The Old Bridge Township Council is considering taking preventative measures to protect homes and businesses from wildfires before the spring fire season rolls around. “We chose Old Bridge for the Community Wildfire Protection Plan based on the township’s wild-urban interface, where infrastructure meets with vegetation and wild lands,” said New…

  • Area haunts play host to reported ghosts

    By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer A portrait of the late Stanhope Nixon is rumored to have possibly caused issues for one of its previous owners. JESSICA D’AMICO/STAFF A s autumn makes its annual journey toward Halloween, thrill seekers take their own sojourns to creepy venues designed to scare up the spirit of All Hallow’s Eve…

  • Carter leads flood of support in Union Beach

    By KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer Former President Jimmy Carter helps to rebuild a Union Beach home destroyed by the superstorm. President Carter and his wife Rosalynn joined some 150 Habitat for Humanity volunteers who repaired or rebuilt 16 Sandy-damaged homes throughout the borough on Oct. 12. See story, page 32. ERIC SUCAR The contrast could…

  • HOT CARS, COLD CASH

    Buying a collectible car can be one of the most enjoyable ways to invest one’s excess income, but the secret is to choose one more for love than money. By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features Owning a classic car is one of those rare hobbies in which one actually gets to appreciate his or her investment…

  • Q&A

    Straight and steady with Sharon Peters Q: We test drove an Acura RLX that supposedly steers the car back on course if it goes over the center lane. How does it know we’re off course? A:  It detects or “reads” painted lines or reflectors. Lest you be lulled into false security: if you’re on a…

  • REAL ESTATE BRIEFS

    Jack Waters, regional vice president of Weichert, Realtors, announces the Ocean office was recognized for outstanding performance in September. The office led the region, which is comprised of offices throughout Middlesex, Monmouth and Ocean counties, in new home dollar volume. In addition, sales associate Margaret Shafranski of the Ocean office was individually recognized for her…

  • 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…

  • Weichert, Realtors donates $70,000 to American Cancer Society

    Weichert, Realtors successfully raised $70,000 in donations for the American Cancer Society (ACS) to fund breast cancer research during its 13th Annual Charity Golf Outing. Proceeds from the successful event bring the grand total that Weichert has raised for the ACS to more than $650,000 since the annual fundraiser began in 2001. “I would like…

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