• ROAD WARRIOR

    By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features The 2014 Jeep Cherokee is a stylish and comfortable five-passenger crossover SUV, with solid on- and off-road capabilities and a long list of high-tech options. Jeep has long been known as purveyor of rough-and-tumble offroad ready vehicles, including the iconic Wrangler that traces its lineage to World War II. While…

  • Q&A

    Puff, puff, gone with Sharon Peters Q: We have a law in our city against “puffing” — a term they use for starting your car and leaving it running in the driveway to warm it up (and that’s something that we all like to do during these sub-zero days). I can’t imagine we’re the only…

  • Rising values hindering affordability

    As value and equity increase for homeowners it becomes more difficult for new buyers to enter the market. Good news and bad news often comes in pairs, and such is life in real estate. Take a couple recent reports from the National Association of Realtors. The good: The bulk of the nation’s metropolitan areas showed…

  • REAL ESTATE BRIEFS

    The Monmouth County Association of Realtors announces its 2013 Distinguished Sales Award recipients. These agents are recognized for achieving the NJAR Circle of Excellence Sales Award for 10 or more years (not necessarily consecutively). They are: Maryann Callahan, Laurance Conti, Sheryl Dente, Amelita Faelner, Susan Farrant, Mary Hoffman, Elizabeth A. Leston, Thomas J. McCormack, Christina…

  • 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…

  • SPORT SHORTS

    Monmouth University men’s soccer coach Robert McCourt announced that senior Matt Jeffrey will be one of the Hawks’ co-captains for the 2014 season. Jeffrey, a defender, will serve as captain with David Acuna, Derek Luke and Bryant Avalos. A graduate of Freehold Township High School, Jeffrey was named the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Defensive…

  • Area girls hoops teams set for Shore semifinals

    By WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent On the hardwood, Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School’s girls basketball team was set to meet St. Rose High School of Belmar on Feb. 25 in the Shore Conference Tournament (SCT) semifinals. The Bulldogs raised their season record to 17-6 on Feb. 22 with a 46-38 triumph over Middletown High School South…

  • SPORT SHORTS

    Danielle Colaprico, a junior at the University of Virginia, is collecting a number of postseason honors following her outstanding season with the Cavaliers’ women’s soccer team. Colaprico, a midfielder from Freehold, scored five goals and notched 13 assists during 2013, earned Second Team All-Atlantic Coast Conference, Third Team National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)…

  • CBA wrestlers win first district title since 1968

    By MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent Christian Brothers Academy (CBA) secured its first district wrestling title since 1968, as Erik Beshada became the sixth Shore Conference grappler to win four career District 22 gold medals The Colts bounced back from a loss in the state sectional finals and finished at the top of the field in the…

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