• South River taxes to increase with adoption of $16.5M budget

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer SOUTH RIVER — The $16.5 million municipal budget adopted by the Borough Councilincludesa3percentincreasein municipal taxes for 2015. Under the budget adopted at the April 13 council meeting, the owner of a home assessed at the borough average of $81,994 would pay $1,602 in municipal taxes this year — a…

  • ‘Algonquin Kid’ recounts years at famed hotel

    By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer Harpo Marx dines with Michael Colby’s grandparents, Ben and Mary Bodne, who owned the Algonquin Hotel. PHOTO COURTESY OF MICHAEL COLBY One might say Michael Elihu Colby is the real-life counterpart of Eloise, the fictional children’s book character who lived at New York’s Plaza Hotel. Though the Metuchen resident and…

  • Monroe school redistricting

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer Parents of children who will attend a different school under the Monroe Board of Education’s redistricting plan will receive a letter from their new school principal after April 24. Interim Superintendent of Schools Dennis Ventrello said the redistricting plan is necessary to make use of empty classrooms in some…

  • Food banks expand arsenal in war on hunger

    By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer Those involved with food banks across central New Jersey are working to alleviate hunger, a persistent problem plaguing families and individuals across the state. The number of those experiencing hunger continues to rise in New Jersey, according to a study by Feeding America, a nonprofit that seeks to educate…

  • Bon Jovi helps launch resource center for needy

    By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer Jon Bon Jovi discusses plans for the B.E.A.T. Center, which he described as a resource hub for people in need, during an April 14 press conference at the center’s future location in Toms River. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Jon Bon Jovi is taking his efforts to serve those in…

  • Weichert of Rumson remains strong supporter of Habitat For Humanity in Monmouth County

    Weichert, Realtors’ Rumson office and Habitat for Humanity in Monmouth County have joined forces to raise awareness for the nonprofit’s ReStore, a furniture resale outlet, located in Freehold. Weichert has been a longstanding partner of Habitat and supported the organization in various capacities over the last several years. Habitat for Humanity in Monmouth County is…

  • What today’s buyers and sellers look like

    Younger buyers are making the most new-home purchases, according to a new National Association of Realtors study Millennials have become the largest share of homebuyers, and Gen Xers have become the largest group of home sellers, according to the 2015 National Association of Realtors Home Buyer and Seller General Trends Survey. The NAR surveyed buyers…

  • CB New Homes wins historic fourth consecutive Marketing Strategy Award from N.J. Builders

    CB New Homes, one of the leading sales and marketing organizations in the tri-state area homebuilding industry, has received the award for “Best Marketing Strategy” from the New Jersey Builders Association (NJBA) for a fourth consecutive year. The award was one of 14 presented to CB New Homes at the 28th annual Sales and Marketing…

  • Do you know your rate?

    Many Americans are clueless on their mortgage rate — and how much they could save by refinancing. ‘Age ain’t nothing but a number,” as the saying goes, but do mortgage rates deserve the same devil-may-care attitude? They might not deserve it, but they’re getting it. More than one-third of borrowers — 35 percent — say…

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