• County fair has humble beginnings

    Local county fairs may seem modern, with their theme park-like rides and fried everything. But their roots date back more than a century. The Monmouth County Fair was first held more than 150 years ago. A poster from 1877 advertises the fair as the 24th annual Exhibition of the Monmouth County Agricultural Society, a three-day…

  • Plan for park at incinerator site may be years away

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer The site of a former landfill on Sunset Avenue is under remediation and will become a park. RED BANK — A new park planned for the former incinerator site on West Sunset Avenue will take five to 10 years to become a reality. At a special meeting of the Borough…

  • Sea Bright waits for ambulance payback

    By KENNY WALTER and GREG KENNELTY Staff Writers The Sea Bright Fire Department owes the municipality more than $100,000 for an ambulance purchased following superstorm Sandy, according to a borough official. Business Administrator Joseph Verruni said Monday that the Borough Council has requested payment at least twice from the fire department since the borough funded…

  • County fairs grounded in agricultural roots

    By JENNIFER AMATO The BXM Stunt Show returns to this year’s Monmouth County Fair. A summer staple in central New Jersey, county fairs can be counted on for more than just food and fun. They offer a snapshot of the state’s agricultural past and a look at the artistic talents of local residents. The Monmouth…

  • Women build hope one house at a time

    By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer Laavanya Pasupuleti, Freehold, works on rebuilding a Sandy-damaged home in Sea Bright on July 17 for Habitat for Humanity of Monmouth County’s Women Build project. For the story and more photos, see page 3. Female volunteers hammered nails into pieces of wood, climbed ladders to build a roof and…

  • Flexibility key to successful talent deployment, according to Weichert survey of relocation managers

    Companies intent on post-recession growth need a mobile workforce agile enough to respond quickly to new opportunities and fill talent gaps across their organizations, according to the results of Weichert Workforce Mobility’s latest survey. Now in its eighth year, the Workforce Mobility Survey has become the definitive guide to emerging relocation trends and best practices.…

  • RE/MAX agents, brokerages excel in RISMedia Annual Power Broker Report

    RE/MAX brokerages outnumbered competitors and RE/MAX agents outproduced them in the RISMedia 26th Annual Power Broker Report. Of the 1,000 brokerages who qualified for the extended version of the survey, nearly 30 percent, or 292 brokerages, were RE/MAX affiliates. That is more than any other brand in the report, which ranked participating brokerages by total…

  • Raritan Center Business Park wins commercial real estate’s top building honor

    Federal Business Centers, a leading owner and developer of office, industrial and flex real estate properties in New Jersey, announced that Raritan Center Business Park in Edison and Woodbridge, was honored with BOMA International’s The Outstanding Building of the Year (TOBY) Award in the Industrial Office Building category at the 2014 Every Building Conference &…

  • North Brunswick 9U team starts Cal Ripken/Babe Ruth pool play

    By WARREN RAPPLEYEA The North Brunswick Baseball and Softball Association’s (NBBSA) 9U baseball team began pool play on July 21 in the North New Jersey Cal Ripken/Babe Ruth League Baseball tournament in South Plainfield. The wining team will advance to a regional Cal Ripken/ Babe Ruth League Tournament to be held in Basking Ridge to…

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