• Monsters and spirits wander Allaire village

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer The Historic Village at Allaire, a former ironworks founded in 1822, has been transformed into a haunted attraction for Halloween. Visitors can roam across the 22-acre campus in Farmingdale and take a haunted hayride through the surrounding woods, which are undoubtedly full of restless spirits. PHOTOS BY ADAM C.…

  • Incumbents face challenge for Red Bank council seats

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer Mayor Pasquale Menna RED BANK — Democratic incumbents Juanita Lewis and Edward Zipprich will fight to keep their Borough Council seats in the Nov. 4 municipal election against Republican challengers Linda Schwabenbauer and Sean Di Somma, while Mayor Pasquale Menna is running unopposed. Two three-year terms are up for grabs…

  • All bets on for sports wagering

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer The first legal wagers in New Jersey on a sporting event are expected to be placed at Monmouth Park on Oct. 26, despite last-minute intervention by the four major sports leagues. Despite pressure from professional sports leagues, the NCAA and the federal government, Gov. Chris Christie signed into law a…

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    Neil Hughes lifts his scull out of the water on Oct. 18 after completing a trial run in preparation for a race on the Navesink River in Red Bank. MATT DENTON

  • Pajama Program benefit set for Oct. 28

    A Charmed by Charity benefit will be held 6-9 p.m. Oct. 28 at Alex and Ani, 12 Broad St., Red Bank. The jewelry company will donate 15 percent of all purchases to the New Jersey chapter of the Pajama Program, which provides children in need with new pajamas and books. The chapter has distributed 150,000…

  • REAL ESTATE BRIEFS

    In a Home News Tribune readers’ choice contest, Gloria Zastko, Realtors was voted Best Real Estate Agency for 2014. Gloria Zastko and Andrew Zastko, co-owners of the firm, are delighted with this award which the firm repeatedly has received. Zastko states, “Every day, every hour, we strive to be the best. Becoming the best is…

  • RE/MAX named leading global franchise by Entrepreneur magazine

    For the second consecutive year, RE/MAX has received the highest global ranking among real estate franchises by Entrepreneur magazine. Appearing in the October edition, Entrepreneur’s annual global rankings of U.S.-based franchises placed RE/MAX highest among real estate brokerage franchises for 2014, and 39th overall. 7-Eleven and Pizza Hut headed up the list. “The Entrepreneur ranking…

  • Queens Gate apartments announces model opening

    Queens Gate, a brand new collection of luxurious apartments set in a charming Somerset County location, is now open for leasing, according to Tanya Mariotti. “Interested renters can now tour a beautifully decorated model and get a wonderful preview of how elegant this community is,” she says. Visitors to Queens Gate will be immediately impressed…

  • SPORT SHORTS

    Sumatra made it two straight trips to the winner’s circle with a two-length tally in the $25,000 New Jersey Futurity for 3-year-old New Jersey-sired trotters on Oct. 16 at Freehold Raceway. The gelded son of Muscles Yankee-Lola Seelster covered the non-wagering mile in 1:57.2 with Brian Sears in the sulky. Angels Ransom (Revenue) was second,…

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