• Vacation home sales soar while investment home sales decline

    Vacation home sales increased nearly 60 percent over 2013, according to a new survey from the National Association of Realtors Vacation home sales reached peak levels in 2014 while investment home sales decreased for the fourth consecutive years, according to the National Association of Realtors’ 2015 Investment and Vacation Home Buyers Survey. Vacation home sales…

  • Fewer documents, more benefits for borrowers

    By Erik J. Martin CTW Features New consumer finance rule reduces loan paperwork and aims to make closing more simplified Purchasing a home isn’t nearly as simple as touring an open house, settling on a sales price and signing a dotted line. There are lots of complicated documents and fine-print-filled forms that also have to…

  • Rutgers Day

    TOP PICK Rutgers Day will welcome new additions this year, including a parade along College Avenue, displays about Rutgers’ participation in the Big Ten conference and health sciences programming on Busch Campus. The event will be held 10 a.m.-4 p.m. April 25, with programming taking place on the Busch, College Avenue and Cook/Douglass campuses in…

  • Church to host jazz concert by Rhythm Kings

    First Presbyterian Church of Matawan will host the Rhythm Kings Dixieland Band at 5 p.m. April 26 at 883 Route 34, Matawan. Attendees can also enjoy meat or vegetarian versions of chili, cornbread and dessert, which is included with admission. Saxophonist Jerry Rife, a professor of music at Rider University in Lawrenceville, will head an…

  • Community Day and parade set in Holmdel

    Holmdel Recreation and the Holmdel Youth Activities Association (HYAA) are sponsoring a Community Day and Opening Day Parade 10 a.m.-4 p.m. April 25 at Cross Farm Park, 10 Longbridge Road, Holmdel. The rain date is April 26. The HYAA parade will begin at 10 a.m. inside Cross Farm Park. Community Day will feature familyfriendly events…

  • Temple Shalom accepting camp registrations

    The Early Learning Center of Temple Shalom is currently accepting registrations for its summer camp programs at 5 Ayrmont Lane, Aberdeen. The six-week summer camp for children age 2-5 will meet each Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. beginning July 7. Outdoor activities will allow campers to enjoy the weather, explore nature and…

  • BUSINESS BRIEFS

    Turning Point Restaurants recently raised over $51,000 for the Kortney Rose Foundation (KRF) at its annual “Great Food for a Great Cause” event held at its restaurants in Brick, Cherry Hill, Hoboken, Holmdel, Little Silver, Long Branch, Manalapan, Marlton, Sea Girt and Westfield. KRF raises funds for pediatric brain tumor research at the Children’s Hospital…

  • Congregation to host talk by climate activist

    The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Monmouth County will host Harriet Shugarman, who will present “Women Motivating Climate Hope” at its 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Sunday services on April 26 at 1475 W. Front St., Lincroft. All are welcome to the services, which will incorporate Earth Day recognition and be led by Unitarian Universalist Ministerial…

  • Proposals reimagine Marine Park

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer Three proposals submitted to Red Bank offer different takes on how best to replace the crumbling clay tennis courts at the borough’s riverfront Marine Park. A family activity center, a boathouse centered on the Navesink River, and a plan to rebuild and restore the tennis courts are all being considered…

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