• Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage parent company ranked No. 1 by Real Trends 500

    Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in New Jersey and Rockland County, N.Y. announced that its parent company, NRT LLC, was ranked the No. 1 residential real estate brokerage firm for the 16th consecutive year by the REAL Trends 500, an annual research report that identifies the country’s largest and most successful residential real estate brokerage firms…

  • What homebuyers want

    Energy efficiency and open plans are at the top of the list The housing downturn has changed the way buyers look at homes. Post-recession homebuyers aren’t wishing for bigger lots, multiple master bedrooms or exclusive living rooms anymore. Instead, they want to spend their money on energy-efficient features, open floor plans and smart storage. A…

  • Don’t Sugarcoat It wins feature; accident mars Freehold’s closing day

    Don’t Sugarcoat It won the featured $26,000 Ken Fischer Memorial Final, while a spill in the fourth race marred the closing day of the winter-spring meet at Freehold Raceway on May 18. “All the horses are in good shape, and the drivers competed in later races,” Freehold’s P.J. Iovino, the assistant racing secretary, said. “It…

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    Howell High School’s Chynna Chan (c) displays her excitement after scoring a goal against Freehold Township High School during the first round of the NJSIAA South Jersey Group IV playoffs in Howell. The visiting Patriots avenged two regular season losses to the Rebels, scoring a 17-8 triumph. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR

  • Harness legend Rachel Dancer dies

    Rachel L. Dancer, one of harness racing’s leading standardbred owners of champion horses during her marriage to the late Harness Racing Hall of Famer Stanley Dancer, died on May 16 in Pompano Beach, Fla., at the age of 83. She would have been 84 on May 21. Born in Paulsboro in 1929, Rachel (Young) Dancer…

  • Former Jaguar Holup moved to bullpen at East Stroudsburg

    BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Brandon Holup, who won Shore Conference and Ocean County tournaments championships on Jackson Memorial High School’s baseball team last season, was part of another dramatic title run. Holup pitched this spring for East Stroudsburg University’s baseball team, which won its first Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) title in 42 years. It…

  • sport shorts

    This summer, RTC Training, in partnership with Fair Haven Recreation, is returning with its weeklong and six-week Cool Runners Fitness Camps for boys and girls entering grades K-8. The weeklong camp will be held July 8-12 from 8:30-10 a.m. The six-week program will be held on consecutive Tuesday nights (July 23, 30; Aug. 6, 13,…

  • Jaguars, Young motivated to return to championship glory

    BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Jackson Memorial High School shortstop Spencer Young remembers the dogpiles when the Jaguars won their first Ocean County Tournament championship in 40 years and the Shore Conference Tournament (SCT) title last spring. He has also seen this team roll through the Shore Conference A South Division unbeaten for the second time…

  • Rebels’ improved offense made them a tough lacrosse opponent

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Howell High School’s Amanda Mauro (1) is surrounded by Freehold Township High School defenders as she tries to make a play during the NJSIAA South Jersey Group IV state playoff game played in Howell. The Rebels came up short in their effort to extend their fine season, losing 17-8 to…

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