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  • Coloring classes to be held at North Brunswick Library

    Coloring classes to be held at North Brunswick Library

    The North Brunswick Library will hold its coloring club from 7-8:30 p.m.on  Feb. 15 and will offer an oil pastel class from noon to 2 p.m. Feb. 27 with artist April Zay. All library programming is sponsored by the Friends of the North Brunswick Library. To register, call 732-246-3545. The library is located at 880 Hermann…

  • Cheers & Jeers

    Cheers & Jeers

     Cheers to a new Who Peter Capaldi announced he’s packing up the TARDIS and leaving his role as the 12th Doctor at the end of the Doctor Who revival’s 10th season. Could this means it’s finally time, Lord, to cast a more colorful incarnation? Cheers to General Hospital for admitting a daytime legend. ABC’s last…

  • What homeowners need to know at tax time

    What homeowners need to know at tax time

    By Erik J. Martin CTW Features Some of the most important tax write-offs available exclusively to those who own homes (including, in many cases, vacation or second homes) are: • Mortgage and home loan interest deductibility. You can deduct the interest on a mortgage of up to $1 million used to purchase a home, as…

  • Equity rising: More homeowners flock to HELOC

    Equity rising: More homeowners flock to HELOC

    By Erik J. Martin CTW Features If you’re a homeowner who survived the real estate market downturn from a few years back, chances are the value of your home – and your equity in it – has increased. And therein lies an opportunity: the chance to tap into that equity in the form of a…

  • Ask our broker: Co-sign concern

    Ask our broker: Co-sign concern

    By Peter G. Miller CTW Features Question: We have been asked to co-sign a mortgage. This is not something we want to do, even though a close relative is involved. How do we get out of this? Answer: Such a request should not be seen as surprising. According to a 2015 study by the National…

  • On Campus

    On Campus

    The following local students have been named to the dean’s list at Delaware Valley University, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, for the Fall 2016 semester: From Monmouth Junction: Kristie VonThun, Kellie VonThun, Jaier Garrett and Elizabeth Havens From Kendall Park: Julia Previte From Dayton: Kyrstin Schwarz  

  • Monmouth Realtors earn Circle of Excellence Awards

    Monmouth Realtors earn Circle of Excellence Awards

    The Monmouth County Association of Realtors® (MCAR) is pleased to honor the 835 members who achieved the 2016 New Jersey REALTORS® Circle of Excellence Award.  Formerly the NJAR® Million Dollar Sales Club, the New Jersey Realtors® Circle of Excellence Sales Award® recognizes those members who have demonstrated excellence in the field of salesmanship. MCAR is…

  • Top producers recognized

    Top producers recognized

    MARLBORO – Iris Lurie, Broker/ Owner, Century 21 Mack Morris Iris Lurie is pleased to announce the top individuals and teams for the month of January. Top Listing Agent is Laurin LaLima and Top Listing Team is the Cole Gold Team. Top Selling Agent Marcia Sokal and Selling Team is the Andrea & Harry Mesh…

  • A reader has a bone to pick with ‘Bones’

    A reader has a bone to pick with ‘Bones’

    Ask Matt Question: With Bones soon coming to a close, I have a question that I’ve been anxious to get the answer to for a while now. On most episodes, after they get a body to examine, they clean off all organic matter and are left with just the skeleton. Is it just me, or…