Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor
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Selling a tear down? Do the math
By Marilyn Kennedy Melia Content That Works Another sign that the housing market is getting on its feet: more homes are coming down. Nearly eight percent of single-family homes constructed in 2015 involved the tear-down of an existing house on the lot. In areas with older homes the percent is much higher, according to estimates…
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County holds public discussion on Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge
By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer SEA BRIGHT- County officials are hoping plans continue to progress and the Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge is replaced in the next decade. Project members held a public open house at both Sea Bright and Rumson on June 8 when County Engineer Joseph Ettore said he expects the $60 million replacement project…
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Coldwell Banker among highest performing real estate companies
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in New Jersey and Rockland County, New York, ranked as a top residential real estate company for sales volume and transaction sides in the New York City metropolitan area in 2015, along with other residential brokerage firms owned by NRT, LLC. The rankings were reported in the 2016 REAL Trends Market…
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Red Bank’s Pierce makes state history as hockey, lacrosse goalie
By Matthew Rocco Hockey is a big sport in Jonathan Pierce’s house. His father played hockey. His older brother did, too. So when he was just 8 years old, Pierce laced up his skates for the first time. He played as a forward but after discovering he had asthma, Pierce had to find a position…
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Weichert’s 16th Annual Charity Golf Outing set for Aug. 18
Weichert, Realtors will host its 16th Annual Charity Golf Outing on Aug. 18 at Fiddler’s Elbow Country Club in Bedminster. The event will raise funds for the American Cancer Society to benefit breast cancer research. “As we celebrate another year of hosting our coveted golf tournament, I am once again reminded how often breast cancer…
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Orlando shooting reverberates in Edison
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — The news of the mass shooting at a nightclub in Orlando, Florida, hits close to home in many ways. Edison police and news media sat outside a Winthrop Road residence on June 12 hours after Omar Mateen allegedly fatally gunned down 49 people and wounded 53 others in…
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Man dies near Elberon station
LONG BRANCH — A Toms River man was pronounced dead shortly after being struck by a New Jersey Transit train on June 11. Thomas Gordon, 26, was struck by a North Jersey Coast Line train shortly after 11 o’clock on Saturday night. “The reasoning of what happened is still under investigation,” NJ Transit Senior Public…
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Spartans’ baseball team enjoys deep run in state playoffs
By Warren Rappleyea The Ocean Township High School baseball team’s hopes of making a strong showing in the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group III tournament seemed dim as they trailed 13th-seeded Neptune High School, 2-0, heading into seventh inning May 23. Then shortstop Brian Kochenash made the play of the season. The Spartans’ shortstop laid out…

