• Cities with the highest car theft rates

    Those living in western states are more prone to have their cars stolen than anywhere else in the U.S. By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features You might want to consider beefing up your vehicle security system if you live in California, where eight cities in the Golden State made the annual top 10 “Hot List” of…

  • Q&A

    ‘Active’ head safety with Sharon Peters Q: We’ve been trying out some new cars for the first time in seven years. Many have “active head restraint.” What does that mean? A: There are slightly different approaches, depending on the manufacturer. But essentially, the active head restraint, also sometimes referred to as dynamic head restraint, moves…

  • IN THE NEWS

    School rankings. Who doesn’t love them? Me Mark Rosman This week I came across an interesting opinion piece written by Larry Feinsod, the executive director of the New Jersey School Boards Association. His column touched on a topic that comes up on a somewhat regular basis at schools and in the communities that are served…

  • GUEST COLUMN

    Your town, your newspaper, your life JIM ZACHARY A s newspaper executives struggle over whether the news should be digital first, tablet first, SMS first or print first, readers know exactly what they want their local newspaper to be — community first. Reading a newspaper is not like reading a novel, a magazine, a history…

  • CODA

    Spicuzzo and cronies got a slap on the wrist for crimes Greg Bean Longtime Middlesex County Sheriff and former chairman of the county’s Democratic Party Joe Spicuzzo was sentenced to nine years in prison Sept. 20 for running a jobs-for-cash scheme out of his office. He’d faced a number of charges on what authorities called…

  • AHS band to host ‘Build a Scarecrow’

    ALLENTOWN — The Allentown High School Marching Band will host its annual “Build a Scarecrow” booth at the Allentown Fall Festival on Oct. 12-13. The marching band’s booth will be in the alley by Necessities of the Heart, the same location as last year, according to a press release. At the “Build a Scarecrow” booth,…

  • Queen contest to benefit Women’s Health Center

    CentraState Medical Center’s Ball King/Queen Contest and Fashion Show will be held at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 17 at the Encore event center and iPlay America, Schanck Road, Freehold Township. This year, Miss New Jersey, Cara McCollum, will be the special guest. The contestants, all between the ages of 16 and 21, are raising funds for…

  • BORDENTOWN: Senior looks to build on 2012 campaign

    Jess Carey, a senior, has scored in all but one game this season for a Bordentown team that is 10-1 by Jashvina Shah, Special Writer BORDENTOWN — Bordentown was tied 2-2 with Kent Place in last year’s NJSIAA Field Hockey Tournament and time was expiring.    Jess Carey responded by scoring the game-winning goal for Bordentown,…

  • MILLSTONE: Reimbursement measure passed

    The governing body formally adopted a measure requiring employees to reimburse the township for money paid by the town for courses, if the employee separated from service with the township within two years of comple MILLSTONE — The governing body formally adopted a measure requiring employees to reimburse the township for money paid by the…

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