• Gloria Zastko, Realtors announces that Somerset Gate is 50 percent complete

    A ndrew Zastko, owner of Gloria Zastko, Realtors, and broker/marketing agent for Somerset Gate in the Franklin section of Somerset, hosted a gala Brokers’ Open House on Feb. 25 to commemorate 50 percent completion of this new development. Approximately 35 agents from Somerset and Middlesex counties attended. A luncheon was served and prizes were awarded…

  • Stage direction

    Staging often is called upon to help a for-sale home fetch a higher price, but a new study says it doesn’t make as much of a difference as we’ve come to believe. By Madhusmita Bora CTW Features A new study that says home staging does not translate into higher selling price, has sparked a controversy…

  • Real estate not immune to Arctic blast

    Winter’s frigid temps have kept would-be buyers indoors, slowing down sales figures Bring on the spring thaw! The polar vortex didn’t just make for brutal weather conditions — it also made for some less-than-ideal real estate conditions. Both the National Association of Home- Builders and the National Association of Realtors cite recent extreme weather as…

  • Trojans girls basketball ready for tough bracket in states

    By JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent Bishop George Ahr High School’s Ragen Reddick, right, is fouled on her way to the basket by Piscataway Township High School’s Tunde Adeyemo during the finals of the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament held on Feb. 27 on the campus of Rutgers University in Piscataway. Bishop Ahr lost, 50-45, to the Chiefs.…

  • Open pages of newsletter detail county’s open space

    The Middlesex County Improvement Authority (MCIA) launched “OPEN S.P.A.C.E.S.,” a free quarterly newsletter focusing on various facets of land preservation from local and regional perspectives. With upwards of 7,500 acres of open space preserved in Middlesex County, the objective was to provide residents with updates on newly acquired parcels, environmental impacts, the wide array of…

  • Activities are ‘infinite’ for Pi Day celebration

    An Einstein look-a-like contest for children age 13 and younger will be part of the Pi Day festivities. Festivities for Pi Day Princeton, the annual family event celebrating Albert Einstein’s birthday and Pi Day, will be held March 13-15 in downtown Princeton. The three-day event celebrates the birth of Einstein on March 14, which is…

  • Take a step closer to a healthier you at Parker Home’s free Fun, Food and Fitness Fair

    ‘M ove to Improve” is the motto of Parker Home’s annual health and fitness event for adults aged 55 and up.The fair will be held on April 6 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Parker Center for Healthy Aging in Highland Park.The event includes free lunch, exercise classes, gourmet cooking demonstrations, food samples,…

  • Doctors Express offers tips to stay healthy and injury-free this winter

    The winter months bring a host of cold weather illnesses and infections, from colds and coughs to strep and flu. The heavy snowfalls require extra caution when driving and extra effort to keep homes clear of ice and snow. Doctors Express of South Plainfield offers the following information and tips to help keep you safe…

  • Get fit, 2014 style

    Looking for the best exercise program to get in shape? Check out the latest trendy sweat-inducers that will keep you toned and healthy. By Jeff Schnaufer CTW Features Flywheel. Pound. CrossFit. Fusion. The Bar Method. Don’t recognize any of these names? Well, you will. These are among the top fitness trends this year. But are…

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