• Incumbents, many unopposed, triumph in municipal races

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer With just a few actual contests, local elections were dominated by incumbents winning new terms on local government bodies. In Fair Haven, Republican council members Eric Jaeger and Robert Marchese withstood a challenge from Democrat Shervyn von Hoerl for one of the two seats up for election on the Borough…

  • LeGrand brings inspirational story to area high school

    By JENNIFER ORTIZ Staff Writer Eric LeGrand in his playing days at Rutgers University. LeGrand was left paralyzed from the neck down as the result of an injury he sustained during a football game in 2010. RUTGERS ATHLETICS In October 2010, Rutgers University football player Eric LeGrand collided with Army’s Malcolm Brown during the fourth…

  • Red Bank Republicans paint the town red

    By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer While Republicans are celebrating a return to power in Red Bank, Democrats will seek a recount of the results of the municipal election. Democrats say they will challenge the Nov. 3 election results that have borough Republicans winning two council seats, with one by just a few votes. With provisional…

  • Retail health clinics fill demand for rapid care

    By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer Walk-in health care clinics at pharmacies are booming as customers demand quick service. METRO CREATIVE SERVICES Quick and convenient are two words typically associated with fast foods or ATMS, not health care services. A growing trend is changing that as retail-based clinics (RBC) are popping up in drugstores and supermarkets…

  • Front seat sleep

    Q&A with Sharon Peters Q: For many reasons, including a need sometimes to sleep in my car and sometimes haul really long things, I have decided it’d be really great to have an SUV or hatchback with a front seat that folds flat (as the back seats do). I’ve never seen one. Do they exist…

  • Freshman Class of 2016

    Here’s a look at an alluring array of vehicles headed to showrooms By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features There’s a rich harvest of fresh-grown cars and crossovers debuting for the 2016 model year, with racy sports cars and posh new luxury rides leading the pack, along with an assortment of smaller and more affordable modes of…

  • New Jersey Realtors names 2015 Realtor and Realtor-associate of the Year

    New Jersey Realtors announces Lorraine M. Piro-Colavito with Keller Williams, Elite in Metuchen is the 2015 Realtor of the Year, and Mary M. Nuziale with Weichert, Realtors in Manalapan is the 2015 Realtor- Associate of the Year. These two members were recognized for their contributions to the real estate industry, commitment to the Realtor organization,…

  • Patrick Ewing selling New Jersey home for more than $6.9 million

    Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in New Jersey and Rockland County, N.Y. announces that Michele Kolsky-Assatly, an award-winning affiliated sales associate, has been selected to market and sell a private manor owned by retired Hall of Fame basketball player and NBA coach Patrick Ewing. The luxurious property is situated on 1.8 acres in Cresskill. Located in…

  • Weichert National Convention uncovers real estate magic in Orlando

    Nearly 600 Weichert real estate professionals recently met in Orlando for a three-day national convention, themed “The Magic is YOU!” Weichert Real Estate Affiliates, Inc. (WREA) franchise owners, brokers, managers and sales associates from more than 240 offices across 36 states gathered at the Caribe Royale Orlando Hotel and Convention Center for a packed schedule…

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