• How to succeed at ‘fix and flip’

    How to succeed at ‘fix and flip’

    Real estate investing can be a smart way to make money – for those who are prepared. By Patricia Rivera Content That Works Aaron McDaniel entered real estate investing at 23 with a very different perspective from the one he has now. Like other first timers, he wanted to make money. Quickly. He listened to…

  • Former Fair Haven chief named police academy director

    Former Fair Haven chief named police academy director

    The former chief of the Fair Haven Police Department has been named the new director of the Monmouth County Police Academy, Freehold Township. Sheriff Shaun Golden announced the appointment of Darryl Breckenridge as the academy’s new director. Breckenridge retired as Fair Haven’s police chief in September 2015 after serving 35 years in law enforcement. “There…

  • Agency focuses on community’s health

    Agency focuses on community’s health

    Since 1994, the Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey (VNACJ) Community Health Center (CHC) has been of tremendous service to Monmouth County, offering comprehensive primary care and wellness services. Just last year, we were proud to have provided more than 25,000 visits to more than 9,300 patients at our four locations in Asbury Park, Keansburg,…

  • For mortgage price break comparison shop, talk to your bank

    For mortgage price break comparison shop, talk to your bank

    By Marilyn Kennedy Melia Content That Works When you’re sitting in front of a mortgage lender, anxiously hoping for approval, remember this: You’re not just a borrower, you’re a customer, too. If you’re applying for a mortgage where you bank, you might see the institution’s gratitude for your loyalty expressed with a discount on your…

  • Oceanport farmers market to benefit first aid squad

    Oceanport farmers market to benefit first aid squad

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer OCEANPORT — Borough residents will be able to buy their locally grown tomatoes, corn and peppers every Thursday this summer. The Borough Council passed a resolution of support during the May 19 meeting for a weekly farmers market to be held at the Oceanport First Aid Squad building on Pemberton…

  • NJSIAA honors student-athletes with scholarship awards

    NJSIAA honors student-athletes with scholarship awards

    The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) recently honored 217 high school student-athletes for their achievements, awarding $172,000 in college scholarships. Each NJSIAA member high school has the opportunity to select one senior student as their scholar-athlete of the year. Those students then attend the scholar-athlete luncheon, where, through a random drawing, they had…

  • Monmouth track teams sweep MAAC Championships

    Monmouth track teams sweep MAAC Championships

    Erik Kahana concluded his Monmouth University track and field career in a flash. The ex-Freehold High School star sprinter won two individual events (100- and 200-meter dash) and picked up a third gold medal in the 4×100 relay to help the Hawks’ men win a third straight Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Outdoor Track and…

  • 17 local Coldwell Banker branch vice presidents honored with national award

    17 local Coldwell Banker branch vice presidents honored with national award

    Hal Maxwell, president of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in New Jersey and Rockland County, New York, announces that 17 company branch vice presidents have been awarded the NRT President’s Council for Managers Award for 2015. The NRT President’s Council recognizes the branch vice presidents of the top 20 percent of approximately 790 offices nationwide within…

  • The state of the shore is strong

    The state of the shore is strong

    By Kenny Walter Staff Writer ASBURY PARK- Officials are expected big crowds, clean water and wide beaches as summer approaches. Bob Martin, commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), said during a May 26 press conference that the Jersey Shore is ready for the 2016 beach season. “The state of the shore…

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