• Somerset kicks off vision for Bell Labs

    By KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer Area officials, community members and industry professionals gather in the atrium of the former Bell Labs headquarters building in Holmdel on Sept. 16 for Somerset Development’s kickoff of the $100 million redevelopment of the 472-acre complex. KEITH HEUMILLER/STAFF Dozens of area officials, community members and industry professionals came together Monday…

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    Visitors to the Middletown World Trade Center Memorial Gardens on Sept. 11 pause to reflect at a memorial for one of the 37 township residents lost in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. More photos on page 9. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR

  • Middletown library director retires

    BY KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN – Nearly a year of public controversy over library finances culminated last week with the retirement of Susan O’Neal, director of the Middletown Township Public Library (MTPL). Township Attorney Brian Nelson  confirmed O’Neal’s retirement – which was announced by the MTPL Board of Trustees on Sept. 18 – but…

  • Greater Media Newspapers launches new Twitter account

    Greater Media Newspapers can be found on Twitter at @gmedianews. Follow us on Friday, Sept. 20, as we live-tweet from the TEDxNavesink conference. The event will feature more than 20 local and international leaders in their fields, discussing everything from sea level rise to neuroscience.

  • Reader: Vote for new athletic facilities is a vote for Keyport kids

    There are a lot of scary zeroes in $4.9 million for an athletic facility for the average taxpayer in Keyport to vote for on Sept. 24. In reality, it’s 42 cents a day to the average property owner. Even at double the cost — as some of this project’s detractors are claiming — the day-to-day…

  • Keyport council votes to suspend administrator for one day

    BY KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer KEYPORT – Borough Administrator Lorene Wright will be suspended for one day and ordered to participate in a sensitivity training course as a result of her actions during a clash with Keyport police officers last December. Following a closed session meeting on Sept. 17, the Borough Council voted to discipline…

  • Legal lease

    Q&A with Sharon Peters Q: Our 26-year-old son made the extremely bad decision of leasing a Lexus. After about one year on this three-year lease, he’s been transferred overseas by his company, an arrangement that will last at least 18 months. He’s not taking the car with him, of course, and has asked us to…

  • The worst traffic jams ever

    Next time you’re sitting in traffic be thankful you weren’t caught in any of these all-time tie-ups. By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features Those living in or near major U.S. cities clearly spend too much time sitting in traffic. According to navigation service provider INRIX in Kirkland, Wash., commuters in the 10 most congested parts of…

  • REAL ESTATE BRIEFS

    Jack Waters, regional vice president of Weichert, Realtors, announces that Renee Kaufman of the Howell office was recognized for her exceptional industry success during the month of August. Kaufman led the region, which is comprised of offices throughout Middlesex, Monmouth and Ocean counties, in resale revenue units. She can be reached in Weichert’s Howell office…

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