Author: Greater Media

  • Weichert receives achievement award at real estate conference

    Weichert, Realtors was recently honored with a Member Achievement Award by the Leading Real Estate Companies of the World (LeadingRE). The award was presented at the LeadingRE Annual Awards Gala in Las Vegas, which was attended by more than 2,000 top real estate professionals from more than 20 countries. “Being recognized with a Member Achievement…

  • Coldwell Banker New Homes sales associates honored by NJBA

    Sales associates from Coldwell Banker New Homes, one of the nation’s largest award-winning residential brokerage firms, received top honors for sales and marketing achievements during the New Jersey Builders Association’s (NJBA) annual Sales & Marketing (SAMs) Awards Gala, which kicked off the Atlantic Builders Convention in Atlantic City. The awards included Million Dollar Club designations…

  • The hidden cost of traffic tickets

    Being written a moving violation is enough of a salvo to the wallet, but a recent report suggests the long-term costs in terms of higher insurance premiums will sting a motorist for years, and can be particularly painful depending on where he or she lives. According to data compiled by InsuranceQuotes.com in San Francisco, Calif.,…

  • Chops & Steaks prides itself on healthy, organic products

    By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Chops & Steaks of North Brunswick offers a variety of fresh, healthy, organic, halal meat selections that are made to order or prepackaged and dated. PHOTOS BY JENNIFER AMATO/STAFF NORTH BRUNSWICK — A new butcher shop in North Brunswick has more than “meats” the eye. Chops & Steaks on Finnegans…

  • Ocean school board adopts ‘educationally sound’ budget

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer OCEAN TOWNSHIP — The Board of Education has adopted a $60.7 million budget that will increase school taxes nearly $80 on the average home for the 2015-16 school year. The board approved the spending plan, which represents an increase over last year’s $59million budget, during the May 5 meeting. “The…

  • Brookdale softball squad seeks fourth national title

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Bo Scannapieco is bringing a different type of team to the National Junior College Athletic Association’s (NJCAA) fastpitch softball tournament. When the NJCAA championship opens in Rochester, Minnesota, on May 14, teams will see a Brookdale Community College squad built around speed. The Jersey Blues have utilized their overall team…

  • Health lectures available for seniors in South Brunswick

    The following programs are open to South Brunswick residents age 55 and older, and will be held at the South Brunswick Senior Center, 540 Ridge Road, Monmouth Junction. “Heart Attack and Heart Disease: What Men and Women Need to Know” will be held 12:30-1:15 p.m. May 18. Lisa S. Motavalli, board-certified in cardiovascular disease and…

  • A North Division boys tennis remains Marlboro’s domain

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer It’s been a typical boys tennis season at Marlboro High School. The Mustangs are on the verge of retaining their Shore Conference A North Division title — although it’s only the public school champion this spring — as Christian Brothers Academy (CBA) had the Mustangs’ number. Dave Kretzmer’s team defeated…

  • SPORT SHORTS

    The USA Rugby Academy, powered by Serevi, has announced Rutgers Women’s Rugby will host one of the four 2015 High Performance Resident Camps from July 19-23. The Girls & Boys High School camp will identify the region’s top players and provide a specific development pathway to the men’s and women’s U.S. National Teams. Working alongside…