• Summer brings new celebrations and activities to The Pointe at Turnbury

    The blues-rock guitar riffs of “Conundrum” floated through the evening air and guests enjoyed shared picnic dishes and food from the grill at The Pointe at Turnbury’s recent Memorial Day weekend barbecue. The annual event is a community tradition, organized by The Pointe at Turnbury’s active Social Committee. It celebrates the national holiday, the opening…

  • Qualification to come

    Some banks are loosening their mortgage standards, and more bankers are expecting less stringent rules soon I n recent years, it’s been tough for many Americans to qualify for a mortgage loan. Now, there are signs that standards are gradually loosening. The Federal Reserve’s newest survey of senior loan officers shows that almost 10 percent…

  • Orange Key Realtors: Educated customer is an empowered customer

    Orange Key Realty opened as a new company in 2007. The company has grown to be an award-winning office in a relatively short period of time. Broker/owners Ofir Hillel and Mike Matthews’ vision was to partner with and guide their customers with the personal service they deserve through the entire buying/selling process. One of the…

  • REAL ESTATE BRIEFS

    Jack Waters, regional vice president of Weichert, Realtors, announced that the Marlboro office was recognized for outstanding performance in May. The office led the region, which is comprised of offices throughout Middlesex, Monmouth and Ocean counties, in resale dollar volume. Visit Weichert’s Marlboro office at 455 Route 9 south in Manalapan, or reach them by…

  • Sterling Properties and AST Development to host grand opening of Verdana Howell

    What it means to be a renter in New Jersey will soon change forever. A joint venture of two of the state’s most respected development companies, Sterling Properties and AST Development, will host the highly anticipated grand opening of Verdana Howell, the region’s newest luxury apartment community. On June 22 and 23, Sterling and AST…

  • SPORT SHORTS

    Freshman Jordan Rosenthal (Freehold Township High School) of the Muhlenberg College track and field team earned a silver medal by finishing second in the javelin at the Centennial Conference (CC) Outdoor Championships. Rosenthal’s career-best throw of 185-0 tied for fourth on the Mules’ all-time performance list. If not for a teammate who went on to…

  • Ex-Brick Memorial star Brodeur wins 20th Sheehan Classic 5K

    The 20th Sheehan Classic 5K showcased some of the finest recent high school distance runners from the Jersey Shore. It was like a homecoming for the runners with state championship pedigree on their résumés. They battled it out over the streets of Red Bank on June 15 for the victory in the race named for…

  • Talent evenly spread on All-District baseball team

    The 2013 Howell High School baseball team is proof positive of what playing summer baseball can do for a team. Not much was expected of the Rebels this year. They only had a couple of returnees from the previous season’s four-win team. What they did have was a group of players who had a winning…

  • Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., Zeta Nu Lambda Chapter (a community service organization) and Leaders for Life, Inc. (a youth mentoring organization) are hosting their second annual Go to High School Go to College Golf Classic, an event to raise funds for programs that will benefit youths in the community, on Aug. 3. The event…

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