• HAMILTON: Township man apprehended on assault charges

    A township man was apprehended May 16 in connection with charges stemming from a two-year old double shooting and stabbing.    HAMILTON — A township man was apprehended May 16 in connection with charges stemming from a two-year old double shooting and stabbing that took place in Allentown Borough.    Brieon Thurston, 31, whose last known address…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Middle schools reap sweet rewards

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Middle schools reap sweet rewards

    The Crossroads North and South Middle School music programs competed in the “Music in the Park” competitions at Hershey Park, Pennsylvania recently. By Ed Birch, Special Writer The Crossroads North and South Middle School music programs competed in the “Music in the Park” competitions at Hershey Park, Pennsylvania recently.    Awards for Crossroads North were as…

  • Casualties rising among teen drivers

    Tougher licensing standards and better education are being encouraged to help reverse a troubling trend By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features A fter six years of steady declines, traffic fatalities among 16- and 17-year-old drivers increased by a troubling 19 percent during the first six months of 2012, according to preliminary data compiled by the Governors…

  • Thinking small and scanning new cars

    Q&A with Sharon Peters Q: My mother has always driven huge cars. She’s still a very capable driver, but is becoming nervous about maneuvering excessively long cars into and out of parking spaces, and is surprisingly ready to shift her interest to not only somewhat shorter cars, but significantly shorter cars. She recently drove a…

  • Know before you go: check out Gloria Zastko, Realtors’ new website www.zastko.com

    The Central Jersey real estate market has turned around. “Relief at last,” said Gloria Zastko, founder and president of Gloria Zastko, Realtors, North Brunswick. “Interest rates are the lowest ever, home prices have stabilized, and both buyers’ and sellers’ pent-up demand are spurring the market. Consumer confidence is back. Right now, the ones making the…

  • 2013 REAL Trends 500 brokerage national survey ranks RE/MAX No. 1

    RE/MAX agents continue to be the most productive real estate professionals, as reported in the 2013 REAL Trends 500, a respected national survey that was recently released. The independent ranking of the 500 largest U.S. brokerages showed that more RE/MAX brokerages met the survey’s competitive qualifications than brokerages with any other competitor. “It’s clear that…

  • Coldwell Banker receives PHH Mortgage Most Valuable Partnership Award

    Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in New Jersey and Rockland County, N.Y. was recently honored for its outstanding performance during the past year at the 2013 Cartus Broker Network International Conference held at the Arizona Biltmore Resort and Spa in Phoenix, Ariz. Cartus is a worldwide leader in employee relocation solutions. Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in…

  • REAL ESTATE BRIEFS

    Annette Verona, Barbara Preville, Carolyn Barszcz and Cynthia Blumberg, sales associates with the Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage East Brunswick office, have been honored by the New Jersey Monthly Magazine as Outstanding “Five Star Real Estate Agents.” This level of excellence has been achieved by fewer than 2 percent of the 80,700 real estate agents in…

  • Luxury Portfolio International is one of the secrets to Davis Realtors’ success

    ‘L istening to our clients’ needs,” says Stuart Davis, broker of record at Davis Realtors, East Brunswick, “and having the power to fulfill them, is the main reason we applied for membership at Luxury Portfolio International. Looking back,” he added, “it’s clear what a great decision that was, as our clients and our Realtor associates…

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