It's the little guy that needs protection from the government, and that's what the true issue in the New Jersey eminent domain abuse cases is all about. The New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled it was OK for Mount Laurel to use eminent domain against a "for profit" developer. More...

Something very exciting is occurring in the Visual Arts building on the campus of Brookdale Community College in Lincroft. Muralist Bob Mataranglo, along with 25 students and faculty members, is in the process of completing a 135-by-8-foot mural that depicts the history of art from cave painting to Picasso and Matisse. More...

Antoinette Roebling Bunce Schildge Mrs. Schildge, 96, of Middletown, died Jan. 1, 2007, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. Born in Staten Island, N.Y., she moved to Middletown in 1942. She was a member of Christ Episcopal Church, Middletown, and the Navesink Garden Club, Middletown. Mrs. Schildge was predeceased by her husband of 60 years, Adam, in 1993. More...

Freehold's Pedro Espinosa turned the 43rd Asbury Park Polar Race into a 100-meter dash. Espinosa was dueling with Dickson Mercer of Fair Haven over the 5-mile race held on the Asbury Park Boardwalk, until the final 100 meters, when he unleashed a strong finishing sprint to win the race in 26:21. Mercer stopped the clocked in 26:24. More...