• Agencies coordinate investigation into dolphin deaths

    By Kenny Walter State and federal agencies are working in conjunction to determine the cause of the growing number of dead and dying dolphins washing up along the East Coast. Robert Schoelkopf, director of the Maritime Mammal Stranding Center in Brigantine, said in an Aug. 21 interview the stranding center is working in coordination with…

  • Back in the big time

    Cadillac re-enters the large luxury-car market for 2013 with the elegant and thoroughly modern XTS sedan. By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features With the automotive marketplace leaning heavily toward smaller cars and crossovers these days, it’s difficult to remember a time when American motorists truly lived large. Expansive sedans with cavernous cabins and mighty V8 engines…

  • Q&A

    Old gas and seatbelts with Sharon Peters Q: I need to know how to dispose of old gasoline, please. My late husband always kept a 5-gallon container of gas for emergencies and now I’ve discovered an almost-full container that must be at least eight years old. I won’t put it in my car because it’s…

  • Market recovery report

    Experts say the recovery is stronger than expected, but low inventory is the main factor for rising home prices By Chrystal Caruthers CTW Features A fter years of declining home values and doomsday real estate forecasts, the housing market is roaring back with rapidly rising home prices and more buyers than sellers. Low inventory is…

  • Allentown soccer players enter season with some international experience

    By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Members of the Allentown High School boys soccer team go through agility drills during a practice at the high school on Aug. 16. Fall sports are up and running with tryouts, practices and scrimmages as they get ready for the 2013 campaign. FRANK WOJCIECHOWSKI Three Allentown High School players bring a…

  • Hawks’ football team heads into transitional campaign

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Monmouth University football players J.P. McManus (l) and Ed Hunt run through a blocking drill during practice on Aug. 15. The Hawks are playing an independent schedule this fall and open up on the road at Montana State University on Aug. 29. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Monmouth University football is…

  • Comedy festival returns to Jersey Shore

    By THOMAS CASTLES Staff Writer Three evenings of laughs, chuckles and all-out guffaws are side-splitting their way to the Jersey Shore this weekend as the second annual Asbury Park Comedy Fest kicks off on Aug. 23. The festival will be held at three venues across Asbury Park and Neptune on the evenings of Aug. 23,…

  • Show tells story of Danny Kaye

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County will present “An Afternoon with Danny Kaye,” which tells the story of Kaye’s rise from an improvisational comedian to an international film star, on Sept. 29 at 2 p.m. (sold out) and at 5 p.m. Admission is $20 for museum members, $25 for nonmembers, and…

  • Students, employees honored by CentraState foundation

    CentraState Healthcare Foundation recently awarded scholarships to many students and employees. The foundation awards scholarships annually to young people who aspire to work in the health care field and to employees who are continuing their education. Since 2005, CentraState Healthcare Foundation has awarded scholarships totaling more than $198,000, according to a press release. Earlier in…

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