Author: Greater Media

  • REAL ESTATE BRIEFS

    Pat Dineen, broker of Dineen Realty, announced that Mary Edgerton and Andy Cotroneo were named the company’s top listing and sales associates for October 2014. “These two experienced, full-time real estate professionals receive repeat business because they understand and cater to the needs of their clients,” Dineen said. Edgerton can be reached at 908- 463-0423.…

  • Two statewide ballot questions approved

    By MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer New Jersey voters approved two statewide ballot questions on Election Day, Nov. 4. Final vote totals for the public questions were not immediately available; however, organizations that supported the passage of the questions reported the success of the initiative for which they advocated. The first ballot question focused on the…

  • Weichert to make the words ‘Happy Holidays’ ring true

    The Weichert Family of Companies recently announced the start of its 36th Annual Toy Drive. Members of the community are invited to drop off new, unwrapped toys at the company’s sales offices through Dec. 12. The toys will be delivered throughout the holidays in conjunction with local charities that assist financially and physically disadvantaged children.…

  • Food drive to help ‘Stop Hunger’

    The Reformed Church Home in Old Bridge has initiated two programs this fall to help with the “Stop Hunger: A Sodexo Initiative.” Through Nov. 15, the community is encouraged to donate items for local food banks. Nonperishable items can be dropped off in the main lobby of Reformed Church Home, 1990 Route 18 North. Cash…

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    RAY CHISTE Soybeans are harvested on the evening of Oct. 30 at a farm in Upper Freehold Township that is owned by Tri-County Turf LLC of Cranbury.

  • Upwardly mobile-mobiles

    By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features Sales of the most affordable luxury cars are booming, with many models selling more than half their volumes to consumers moving up from conventional brands. I t’s a sure sign that the economy is on the upswing when the socalled “entry level” segment of the luxury car market not only…

  • Tickets on sale for New Year’s Eve gala

    The Knights of Columbus Council No. 4815 annual New Year’s Eve Dinner-Dance is set for 7:30 p.m. Dec. 31 at the council home, 61 Pine St., Old Bridge. A DJ will provide dance music from the ’50s,’60s and ’70s. The menu will feature hors d’oeuvres, a buffet dinner, soda, coffee, tea, wine, tap beer and…

  • Color values

    Q&A with Sharon Peters Q: My husband has long (for decades) desired a Porsche 911. (I love the idea, too). We finally have the means to do it. But he is kind of taken with an odd color called lime gold metallic, which worries me because I think that will wreck resale value. What do…

  • Project to bring stories of fallen soldiers to life

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer The Biography Project seeks to tell the stories of those who lost their lives during the Vietnam War by gathering information for the Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial in Holmdel. HOLMDEL — Despite years of work on a Biography Project, more than 300 military personnel who lost their lives in the…