• REAL ESTATE BRIEFS

    The East Brunswick office of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage announces that four of its sales associates — Annette Verona, Barbara Preville, Carolyn Barszcz and Cynthia Blumberg — have been honored by New Jersey Monthly Magazine as outstanding “Five Star Real Estate Agents.” This level of excellence has been achieved by fewer than 2 percent of…

  • Join MCAR for A Day at the Races June 20

    The Middlesex County Association of Realtors is hosting A Day at the Races on June 20 from 11:30-4:30 p.m. at Monmouth Park Racetrack, 175 Oceanport Ave., Oceanport. The lunch/outing will take place in The Grove area; enter through the Clubhouse gate. Cost is $25 per person and includes admission and lunch. Parking is not included…

  • Values, long underwater, finally surfacing

    How rising real estate prices are affecting homeowners who have been stuck underwater on their mortgages Good news on the foreclosure front: The number of American homeowners who are seriously underwater on their mortgages —the home’s debt being at least 25 percent higher than that property’s estimated market value — is at its lowest level…

  • Credit report errors get easier to clear

    New credit-reporting rules make it simpler for consumer to correct mistakes Homebuying is complicated, and purchasers have to tread lightly to ensure nothing goes wrong. In fact, before they even start shopping, buyers should investigate if anything is already wrong — in their credit report. New procedures used by credit-reporting bureaus promise to make it…

  • Toll Brothers’ executive receives special honor from the New Jersey Builders Association

    A New Jersey homebuilding executive from Toll Brothers was recently honored at the 27th Annual Sales and Marketing (SAM) Awards Banquet presented by the New Jersey Builders Association (NJBA). This year a very special SAM award was voted on by the NJBA members and associates at the 65th annual Atlantic Builders Convention. The NJBA’s first…

  • Dineen Realty changes location

    Patrick Dineen, longtime broker for Dineen Realty, has announced that the company has moved its residential, commercial and relocation departments to 81 Ernston Road in the Parlin section of Sayreville. “After 26 great years at 3 Parlin Drive in Sayreville, I felt it was a good time to move. The increased exposure afforded by locating…

  • Nemeth’s Old Bridge career ends as all-time points leader

    OLD BRIDGE By WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent Old Bridge High School’s girls lacrosse team ends the spring season with a 13-6 record, and Caitlyn Nemeth increased her career point total to 362, the highest in team history. The Lady Knights had set their sights on challenging powerful South Brunswick High School in the Greater Middlesex Conference…

  • Playing for a Cause

    SCOTT FRIEDMAN Jessica Gaughan of Jonas Salk Middle School is congratulated by her teammates at home plate after she hit a home run during the annual Playing for a Cause softball game in Old Bridge between Jonas Salk and Carl Sandburg middle schools. The game was played on June 2.

  • Knights baseball ties record for most wins in a season

    OLD BRIDGE By WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent Old Bridge High School’s baseball team posted 19 victories, tied for the most in team history, and reached the semifinals of the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Tournament during a successful spring. Coach Jimmy Freel’s team had a little bit of everything between solid pitching, good defense and a lineup…

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