• Orange Key Realty offers ideas for winter storm protection

    Michael Matthews and Ofir Hillel, brokers/owners of Orange Key Realty, believe the following suggestions can make a big difference for protecting your biggest investment, your home.” Keep your pipes warm. Some of the most expensive winter damage comes from burst pipes. Wrap the pipes in the cold parts of your house in insulation, and open…

  • When parents become lenders

    Family-financed down payment loans are increasingly common. Follow these guidelines to make the process smoother. With tightening credit markets, low savings rates and stagnant wages, many first-time homebuyers find themselves struggling to amass a down payment. The solution? Parents. Twenty-seven percent of first-time homebuyers received a down payment as a gift from “the good ol’…

  • SPORT SHORTS

    Elmira College senior midfielder Emily Karpinski earned Empire 8 Second Team All-Conference recognition for women’s soccer. The Freehold native, who graduated from Red Bank Catholic (RBC) High School, finished the season strong, as she scored three goals in the final three games of the season. She scored two goals, including the game-winner to lead the…

  • Standardbred Fund Series replaces Sire Stakes’ Green Acres Division

    The deadline for registering mares to New Jersey’s new Standardbred Development Fund Series is Jan. 15. Beginning with the foal crop of 2014, the Standardbred Development Fund (SDF) Series will replace the Green Acres Division of the New Jersey Sire Stakes. The first of the new stakes races will be contested in 2016. “The SDF…

  • Smilin Eli is Sire Stakes Horse of the Year

    Smilin Eli has been selected as the New Jersey Sire Stakes (NJSS) Premier Division Horse of the Year for 2013. The son of Muscles Yankee won all three of his NJSS starts at the Meadowlands, including the $150,000 championship finals in a career best and stakes-record matching 1:51.2. The award for NJSS Green Acres Division…

  • SPORT SHORTS

    Driver Eric Abbatiello and trainer Vincent Fusco Jr. wrapped up meet titles when Freehold Raceway finished up its 2013 season on Dec.14. “I believe this is the third consecutive driving title for me at Freehold,” said Abbatiello. “I appreciate the opportunities given to me by the trainers at Freehold.” Abbatiello held a five-win margin over…

  • Braves standout Monahan chooses the Naval Academy

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Mary Grace Monahan The United States Naval Academy first expressed interest in Mary Grace Monahan when she was a sophomore. The Manalapan High School runner was just beginning to make her mark in the sport then. Even though her parents are both Marines — her mother, Marcela, is a brigadier…

  • SPORT SHORTS

    The Freehold Area Running Club’s (FARC) 31st annual Winter Race Series will begin on Jan. 5. The series of 5K races at Michael J. Tighe Park in Freehold Township will be held on five consecutive Sundays through Feb. 2. The 5K will start at 10 a.m. and is preceded at 9:30 a.m. by the Kids…

  • Area athletes making their mark on Hawks’ track and field teams

    Monmouth University’s men’s and women’s track and field teams are off to fast starts thanks to some area athletes. After claiming wins at the season-opening MAC Classic held in Monmouth’s Multipurpose Activity Center, where the men scored 162 points and the women had 170, on Dec. 10, they traveled to Bronx, N.Y., for the Manhattan…

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