Normally I don’t like to write about European prospects in the midst of a very rough patch in the market because in that case there isn’t much I can say that isn’t already being said. I find it more useful to wait for those recurring periods in which the markets recover and optimism rises.

UPPER FREEHOLD At least one township committeeman is taking a dim view of a proposal to allow ground-mounted solar arrays in residential areas.

An Iowa garbage hauler has failed to pay more than $30 million in taxes, while abandoning injured workers, skirting environmental laws and allegedly undercutting competitors, court records and interviews with government officials show.