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  • Police will assist prosecutor on county task force

    Police will assist prosecutor on county task force

    By Mark Rosman Staff Writer Monmouth County’s governing body has approved the participation of municipal law enforcement personnel on an existing Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) task force with a goal of investigating Internet child exploitation-related crime. During a recent meeting, the Board of Freeholders authorized the execution of a task force agreement among the…

  • Applegate School pupils come through for food pantry

    Applegate School pupils come through for food pantry

    By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Pupils at the Applegate School in Freehold Township have provided aid to the less fortunate by making a significant donation to a local food pantry. In January, pupils at the school donated canned goods and non-perishable items to the food pantry of Freehold Area Open Door. According…

  • Lessons of community, kindness, counting learned through Parsons fundraisers

    Lessons of community, kindness, counting learned through Parsons fundraisers

    By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – Students at Parsons Elementary School learned the value of altruism through two recent schoolwide fundraisers. Since March is Leukemia and Lymphoma Awareness Month, school nurse Rosemarie Frugoni wanted to honor her sister and a teacher’s husband by teaching the students about philanthropy. She said the opportunity presented itself by Karly Hutchens, the…

  • Yard appeal for selling success

    Yard appeal for selling success

    With spring’s arrival, it’s time to make the outside of your house look as impressive as the inside By Barbara Ballinger CTW Features Almost everyone knows great curb appeal is a major come-on in selling a house, but some of the projects that inspire the biggest oohs and aahs in a yard, an all-sod lawn,…

  • All mine

    All mine

    Percentage of all owner-occupied homes that are owned free and clear: 36.3. Source: U.S. Census Bureau © CTW Features

  • Rent or sell?

    Rent or sell?

    Ask Our Broker With Peter G. Miller By Peter G. Miller CTW Features Question: We’re both retiring during the coming year and want to downsize. Does it make sense to sell our current property or keep it as a rental? Answer: You need to consider the real estate market where the current property is located,…

  • Up, up and away

    Up, up and away

    What rising home values and flattening rents mean to buyers, sellers, and renters By Erik J. Martin CTW Features Over the past few years, real estate headlines have been dominated by news of rents rising out of control in many markets. Yet new research shows rents are flattening; in fact, rent appreciation stabilized at an…

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