• RE/MAX expands digital marketing capabilities

    RE/MAX, LLC will significantly expand the digital marketing content it provides its 75,000-plus agents in the U.S. and Canada. The Premium Services package provided by Imprev is now available at no additional cost to agents using the award-winning RE/MAX Design Center, a web-based marketing tool. The Premium Services package includes two-dozen highly targeted digital and…

  • Where the first-time buyers are

    Current housing conditions have kept out some young buyers, but certain markets have prime conditions for millennial buyers The homeownership rate fell to 64.7 percent in the second quarter of 2014, matching a nearly 20- year low, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. One reason: fewer first-time buyers. The percent share of first-time buyers in…

  • Monroe field hockey team nears school record for wins

    MONROE TOWNSHIP By JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent A s the fall sports season winds down, the Monroe Township High School field hockey and South River High School, Spotswood High School and East Brunswick High School girls soccer teams are having outstanding campaigns. Monroe has participated in field hockey for decades, the 2007 and 2008 seasons being…

  • Teams vying for playoffs on gridiron

    By JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent Quarterback Nicholas Lepore and the South River High School Rams are 2-3 overall and will soon face tough opponents on the road. MATT DENTON Chris Beagan is normally an upbeat, glass-half-full kind of guy, especially when the Monroe Township High School football coach talks about his team. However, there was an…

  • South River Class of ’41 to celebrate at reunion

    The South River High School Class of 1941 will hold its 73rd reunion at 1 p.m. Oct. 16 at the Portuguese Fisherman, Jackson Street, South River. Call 732-257-7477 or 732-254-5147 to make a reservation.

  • Vendors welcome at South River church fair

    The First Reformed Church of South River, 40 Thomas St., will hold its fundraising Craft Fair 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. 1, rain or shine. Vendors are sought. Space rental is $15. A portion of the proceeds will go to the church’s free afterschool Kids Club and care program. To reserve a space, email [email protected]. For…

  • What’s It Worth? appraisal set at library

    The East Brunswick Friends of the Library will sponsor its 12th annual What’s It Worth? family heirloom, treasured possessions and collectibles appraisal at 1:15 p.m. Nov. 16 at the library, Jean Walling Civic Center. Guests will learn how to get the best price for their items. Appraisals will be done by Allen Kozla of Bodnar’s…

  • Talk to shed light on Ramapough people

    Autumn Wind Scott, chair of the New Jersey State Commission on American Indian Affairs, will offer a lecture titled “Ramapough — People of the Slanting Rock” at 2 p.m. Oct. 18 at The Lodge in Thompson Park, 1701 Perrineville Road, Monroe. The free program is presented by the Middlesex County Cultural and Heritage Commission. Registration…

  • Scholarships open to blood-drive hosts

    Bob’s Discount Furniture and the American Red Cross have launched Bob’s Discount Furniture’s annual $250,000 High School Heroes Scholarship Program for the 2014-15 school year. Students who host at least two high school blood drives throughout the year and achieve an annual participation rate of at least 30 percent of age-eligible students are qualified to…

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