Author: Greater Media

  • What to expect in 2016

    By Carley Lintz CTW Features Moderate gains in prices and sales to help drive ‘normal but healthy’ housing market Is buying a new home one of your New Year’s resolutions? Well, you’re not alone. The forecast for the 2016 housing market is one of solid growth and a strong desire to buy, according to two…

  • Buying a condo is not the same as buying a home

    Stringent lending policies and the escalating costs of home ownership have led many prospective home buyers to consider condominiums instead of single-family homes. Condos are typically less expensive than single-family homes, which makes lenders and borrowers alike feel more comfortable. Lenders feel better because the loans aren’t as large, while borrowers are more comfortable because…

  • SPORT SHORTS

    Manalapan High School is seeking nominations for its Athletic Hall of Fame. For an application or additional information, call Supervisor of Extracurricular Activities John Hein at 732-792-7200, ext. 5011, or go to www.frhsd.com/manalapan. The Monmouth County Park System is keeping several of its golf courses open for play this winter: Bel-Aire Golf Course in Wall,…

  • Tar Heels’ Wold is First Team All-American for third time

    Emily Wold concluded a magnificent collegiate career at the University of North Carolina by making her fourth All-American Field Hockey Team. The Freehold High School graduate was selected to the All-American First Team for the third consecutive year after making the Third Team as a freshman. She is just the sixth Tar Heels athlete to…

  • Indoor track and field season opens with big victories by district athletes

    Track and field athletes from the Freehold Regional High School District are setting the benchmarks for the indoor season. In the early meets of the 2015-16 under cover season, a quartet of area athletes have turned in the top marks in the state. It started at the Demarest Invitational Dec. 19 at the John Bennett…

  • Patriots’ sectional championship highlighted boys soccer season

    Freehold Township High School helped make it another championship season for Freehold Regional High School District (FRHSD) boys’ soccer. In Todd Briggs’ final year as the Patriots head coach — he stepped down at the end of the season — Freehold Township backed up the head coach’s expectations by capturing the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group…

  • Mission Belief is NJ’s Horse of the Year

    Trotting filly Mission Brief has been named the winner of the Secretary of Agriculture’s Trophy as New Jersey Standardbred of the Year for 2015. Also selected New Jersey Sire Stakes Horse of the Year, Mission Brief will be honored Jan. 24 at the 59th Annual New Jersey Breeders Awards Luncheon at 1 p.m. at O’Connor’s…

  • Mustangs look to build on sectional championship run

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer MARLBORO As the Marlboro High School girls’ basketball team embarks on its 2015-16 season, the Mustangs carry over the momentum of last year’s championship season. Last winter, spurred by guard Nicole Shatsky, Marlboro captured the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group IV championship, defeating Monroe Township High School in an overtime thriller.…

  • Howell’s goal on ice is a return to the Rock

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Howell High School goalie Bobby Dovenero gloves a shot during the Rebels’ Dec. 22 game against Westfield High School at the Jersey Shore Arena in Wall Township. Howell won the non-conference matchup, 4-1, to improve to 5-2 this year. FRANK GALIPO Having gotten a taste of the Prudential Center in…