• Bulletin Board

    – Church thrift store sets End-of-Summer Sale The ShareGood Thrift Shoppe, an initiative of Sayreville United Methodist Church, in partnership with Simpson United Methodist Church, Old Bridge, will hold its End-of-Summer Sale Aug. 18, 20 and 22 at the shop, Sayreville United Methodist Church, 406 Main St. Entrance is on Ida Street, off Pulaski Avenue.…

  • Here’s comes the self-driving semi

    How would you feel if you knew that big semi-trailer truck in the lane next to you was driving itself? Welcome to the future, as truck maker Freightliner’s new Inspiration Truck recently became the first autonomous big rig licensed to operate on public roadways, specifically in Nevada. Still in its prototype stage, the Inspiration enables…

  • Home sales rebounding despite affordability issues

    Sales have picked up during the first half of 2015, but a lack of new housing supply may slow sales moving forward Home sales are expected to finish 2015 at their highest pace since 2006, but quickly rising prices and mortgage rates may potentially slow sales, according to an economic forecast forum at the recent…

  • Weichert, Realtors appoints new regional vice president

    Weichert, Realtors has announced that Carlo Siracusa has been named regional vice president. Siracusa will be responsible for the management and growth of Weichert sales offices throughout Monmouth and Ocean counties in New Jersey. Siracusa brings 13 years of real estate experience to his new role, most recently serving as sales manager of Weichert’s Corporate…

  • REAL ESTATE BRIEFS

    Stuart Davis, broker of record at Davis Realtors, announces that Mary Megill, Realtor-associate, has joined the company’s Ocean Township office. “We are happy to welcome Mary Megill to our growing family of real estate professionals. As a Monmouth County resident, she brings nearly 30 years’ experience as a successful residential business owner in Monmouth and…

  • The new focus on healthy neighborhoods

    By Erik J. Martin CTW Features Health-and-wellness attributes have become some of the most-desired features for Americans Today. Here’s what to look for in your neighborhood. Americans look for a lot of valued amenities in the neighborhoods they choose to live in, from safe streets to a convenient Starbucks on the corner. But when asked…

  • SPORT SHORTS

    Registration remains open for Joint Base MDL’s 2015 Beast of the East 10K Mud Run scheduled for Sept. 19. The event is open to the public and features more than 20 obstacles, costume contests and plenty of mud with joint base service members. To register, visit www.gomdl.com and click on Beast of the East Mud…

  • Navesink River rowers shined at youth national championships

    By MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent Navesink River Rowing (NRR) proudly held its own during the USRowing Youth National Championships that were held June in Sarasota, Florida. It was at this prestigious event where six of the group’s scholastic scullers battled against the best talent in the country. Senior Erik Bovino of Brielle and junior Tommy Johnston…

  • Spartans 16U team racks up summer titles

    By WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent Ocean Township High School’s 16U Mickey Mantle summer baseball team won the Greater Middlesex Coaches Summer Baseball League’s (GMCSBL) Surf Division and went on to win the New Jersey Don Mattingly title. The Spartans went 7-4 in the Surf Division, which includes teams from Monmouth County, and qualified for the playoffs…

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