Category: Tri-Town Business

By Preeti Upadhyaya CTW Features The homebuying process doesn’t end at closing. Follow these steps to ensure you’re prepared for life as a homeowner. Ready to sit back and relax after closing the deal on your new home? Don’t get too comfortable. There are plenty of important projects, both big and small, that new homeowners…

By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features And by ‘hot’ we mean stolen. Here’s where motorists face the highest car-theft rates and how to best protect your ride no matter where you reside. It seems the Golden State is indeed golden — for auto thieves. Seven out of the 10 U.S. cities suffering the most stolen cars…

Purchase a new Subaru by Jan. 2 and help make a big difference in a child’s life! Freehold Subaru has chosen Big Brothers Big Sisters of Monmouth & Middlesex Counties (BBBSMMC) for a second year as their hometown charity for the Annual “Share the Love” Event. For each car that is purchased, Freehold Subaru will…

BUSINESS By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer FREEHOLD — For those who are curious about coins and collectibles, a Freehold Borough store may be a place worth visiting. Superior Rare Coinage and Collectibles, 41 E. Main St., has been in business at this location for 16 years. Owner Elliott Durann said coin collecting runs in his…

Honor Yoga will expand its programming to include “Wellness and Recovery,” a program designed to use the many aspects of yoga, including meditation and psychology, to increase the overall mental, physical and emotional well-being of individuals who may be living with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and/or addiction. The newest division, led by Dr. Nathalie Edmond,…

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in New Jersey and Rockland County, N.Y. announces that Michele Kolsky-Assatly, an award-winning affiliated sales associate, has been selected to market and sell a private manor owned by retired Hall of Fame basketball player and NBA coach Patrick Ewing. The luxurious property is situated on 1.8 acres in Cresskill. Located in…

Carlo Siracusa, regional vice president of Weichert, Realtors, announced that the Jackson office was recognized for outstanding industry performance during the month of October. The office led the entire company for new home sales, and also led its region, which consists of locations throughout parts of Ocean and Monmouth counties, for new home dollar volume.…

By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features Many motorists think their cars’ MPG ratings are inaccurate, but they may only have themselves to blame Most every new-car ad that notes a vehicle’s estimated fuel economy bears a variation of the phrase, “your mileage may vary,” which has become a modern-day catchall expression for verbal waffling. Indeed, according…

Q&A with Sharon Peters Q: Bigger tires or smaller tires for a new SUV I’m buying? It can go either way. I won’t be off-roading or anything like that. What’s your preference? A: Smaller. They’re better from a fuel-economy perspective, and they’re almost always quieter. They cost less, too. Q: My brakes feel a lot…