• Borrowers feeling lukewarm

    With home prices up, a moderate decrease in borrower health isn’t a big issue, new report suggests Home prices are rising, which is a good economic sign, but that also makes it more difficult for homebuyers to qualify for loans. The average loan-to-value ratio for potential borrowers increased slightly in the third quarter 2013, according…

  • Performance particulars

    By Chrystal Caruthers CTW Features Some resources will give you plenty of data on a potential agent, but numbers alone don’t give the full story when it comes to agent performance. Searching for a new home is an expensive, time-consuming endeavor, so it pays — literally and figuratively — to have someone on your side…

  • Jaguars lacrosse seeks similar success in rebuilding year

    By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Jackson Memorial High School’s rebuilding boys lacrosse team will face the challenge of trying continue its fine performances of the last three seasons, losing in the Shore Conference Tournament semifinals last year and falling in the finals the previous two years. “This is a rebuilding year, but we have a good…

  • Freehold Area Running Club to host USATF World Cup Race Walk Trials

    The Freehold Area Running Club will be hosting the 2014 USA National Race Walk World Cup Trials on March 30 at 8:30 a.m. The club was selected by USA Track and Field (USATF) to conduct the trials, which will determine the American World Cup race walking team that will compete at this year’s IAAF World…

  • SPORT SHORTS

    The Atlantic Baseball Confederation Collegiate League (ABCCL) is currently seeking host families in Middlesex, Morris, Mercer, Monmouth and Ocean counties to house some of its out-of-state college players, who will be competing at the Jersey Shore this summer. The ABCCL, now going into its 14th season, brings together collegiate baseball players from all over the…

  • Diving catch

    STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Brookdale Community College third baseman Erin Lockwood attempts to make a diving catch on a bunt during the Jersey Blues’ March 21 home opener in Lincroft against Cecil College. The Jersey Blues split the twinbill with visiting Cecil, falling 7-5 in the opener but coming back in the nightcap to win…

  • Brookdale basketball teams third at NJCAA tournament

    The Brookdale Community College men’s and women’s basketball teams both completed outstanding seasons by finishing third at their respective national tournaments. Paul Cisek’s men, the defending national champions and top-ranked Division III team in the country all year, defeated Eastfield College, 82-74, in the third-place game. The National Junior College Athletic Association’s (NJCAA) National Championship…

  • Guarino to lead Jaguars team focused on pitching, defense

    By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Matt Guarino leads an untested troupe of pitchers that will be a key part of Jackson Memorial High School’s bid for another season as championship contenders in the Shore Conference A South Division. Guarino, a senior and the only left-hander, won three games last season, as Jackson Memorial finished 23-5 and…

  • Home run celebration

    STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Brookdale Community College centerfielder Cassidy Brzozowski (22) is mobbed by her teammates after the Howell High School graduate smacked a two-run home run against Cecil College on March 21 in Lincroft. The Jersey Blues were making their home debut and split the doubleheader with visiting Cecil, falling 7-5 and winning the…

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