• FUNDAMENTAL FORESTER

    The redesigned 2014 Subaru Forester crossover SUV is roomy, comfortable and a solid overall performer. By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features Compact crossover SUVs are rampant these days, with every mainstream automaker and many luxury brands including at least one example of the genre in their vehicular portfolios. While the Subaru Forester is not the biggest…

  • The Pointe at Turnbury surges past the 80 percent sold mark

    Special $20,000 incentive celebrates the launch of the community’s final phase of homes Realizing that it may be their last opportunity to own in the popular 55- and-better community just 5 miles from downtown Princeton, homebuyers are responding quickly to the recent launch of the final phase of homes at The Pointe at Turnbury. The…

  • The new renter economy

    Renters plan to stay put for longer, buy homes later Rising rents used to push renters into homeownership, but not anymore. In this post-housing crisis economy, renting is now a long-term venture. The national homeownership rate has dipped to 65 percent, the lowest level since 1995. Today, renting is not just for the young urbanite.…

  • Matrix 18U prospects go deep in summer baseball tourneys

    By WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent The Middlesex Matrix Baseball Club’s 18U prospects team completed a successful summer that saw the team finish first in the annual Beach Blast tournament in Red Bank and reach the quarterfinals in the 80-team Best Show on Turf tournament at Diamond Nation in Flemington. Overall, coach Glen Fredricks’ team went 14-8,…

  • Sayreville wrestling clinic

    Former Sayreville War Memorial High School head wrestling coach John Denuto demonstrates some wrestling moves with Monroe Township’s Nick Lombard during a clinic that Denuto ran at the Sayreville Middle School. FRANK WOJCIECHOWSKI

  • SPORT SHORTS

    Bike New York will partner with the Highlands Business Partnership (HBP) nonprofit for its 12th annual Twin Lights Ride on Sept. 29. The beloved family-friendly event will take cyclists through Monmouth County, affording them magnificent views of the sea, numerous small towns and a gorgeous 1,180-acre park. The HBP also hopes to raise awareness and…

  • Cheesequake Clippers 12U get taste of travel baseball

    By WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent The Cheesequake Clippers 12U baseball team completed an interesting summer of baseball with a trip to the semifinals in the Battle at Red Bank in Woodbury. The team, which plays out of the Cheesequake Baseball Association in Old Bridge, consists primarily of 11-yearolds, but coach Artie DiLeo opted to have his…

  • On the mats

    Former Sayreville War Memorial High School head wrestling coach John Denuto looks on as Monroe Township’s Andy Lombard (front) and his brother, Nick, wrestle during a recent clinic that Denuto put on at Sayreville Middle School. FRANK WOJCIECHOWSKI

  • ‘You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown’ hits the stage

    Peanuts characters come to life in “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown,” running at Center Playhouse, Freehold, on Aug. 17, 18, 24 and 25. The production features (clockwise from center) Kevin Lyons as Charlie Brown; Alicia Moeller as Sally; Phil Mazzara as Schroeder; Linda Farley as Snoopy; Luke Sweeney as Linus; and Krystle Danza as…

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