• 2017 To see modest sale growth

    2017 To see modest sale growth

    Affordability pressures are expected to dampen – but not extinguish – buyer enthusiasm in the coming year By Jesse Darland CTW Features While existing-home sales are expected to rise slightly in 2017, such gains are expected to be small due to rising mortgage rates and low consumer confidence. Those are the findings of a new…

  • Ask our broker with Peter G. Miller

    Ask our broker with Peter G. Miller

    Rent to own OK? By Peter G. Miller CTW Features Question: We pay $1,200 a month for rent and have been considering a rent-to-own program. How much more would we have to pay per month to qualify? Answer: Rent-to-own programs are designed for buyers that do not have the cash or credit to purchase at…

  • Contest inspires teens to relive their favorite family memories

    Contest inspires teens to relive their favorite family memories

    The New Jersey Department of Human Services’ (DHS) Division of Family Development is accepting entries for the 22nd annual New Jersey Teen Media Contest, which reinforces the department’s mission to celebrate family and instill an understanding of parental responsibility in teens. The statewide contest is open to all New Jersey middle and high school students.…

  • ‘A Night to Tackle Pet Cancer’ set for Feb. 5

    ‘A Night to Tackle Pet Cancer’ set for Feb. 5

    The Brodie Fund is sponsoring “A Night to Tackle Pet Cancer” at 6 p.m. on Feb. 5 at Surf BBQ, 132 E. River Rd., Rumson. The event will feature a Super Bowl party with appetizers, a half-time barbecue, buffet, draft beer, wine and dessert. Vegetarian options will be available. There will also be raffles, 50/50…

  • Beauty Foundation for Cancer Care receives donation

    Beauty Foundation for Cancer Care receives donation

        Representatives from Quaker Steak & Lube restaurant presented a check for $1,000 to the Tinton Falls-based Beauty Foundation for Cancer Care, an organization dedicated to helping inspire the courage, strength and confidence needed to fight cancer while easing financial strain. To raise funds, Quaker Steak & Lube restaurants in Brick, Edison and Pohatcong…

  • On Campus

    On Campus

    The following students have been named to the dean’s list at the University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island, for the Fall 2016 semester: Justin Adan Goldstein of Kendall Park, an accounting major, and Emma Larsen Lund of Monmouth Junction, an animal science and technology major. To qualify for the dean’s list, students must have…

  • Access to affordable health care matters

    Access to affordable health care matters

    Far too many Americans with disabilities are facing a future with the prospect of losing access to health care. Access to comprehensive, affordable health care coverage can make or break the lives of any American, but particularly people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). The Affordable Care Act (ACA), which Congress is poised to repeal…

  • Summer camp fairs planned for Jan. 28, 29

    Summer camp fairs planned for Jan. 28, 29

    NJ Camp Fairs will be held from noon to 3 p.m. on Jan. 28 at the Menlo Park Mall, Route 1 and Parsonage Road, Edison, and from noon to 3 p.m. on Jan. 29 at the Livingston Mall, Eisenhower Parkway, Livingston. Parents will meet camp directors from local day camps and sleep-away camps from around…

  • Program on Harlem Hellfighters slated at library

    Program on Harlem Hellfighters slated at library

    The East Brunswick Library will hold the program, “Harlem Hellfighters: The Jersey Connection,” at 2 p.m. on Feb. 18 at 2 Jean Walling Civic Center. One hundred years ago, the world was at war and America was about to tip the balance of power on the Western Front. Some of the first Doughboys to go to…

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