• REAL ESTATE BRIEFS

    Jack Waters, regional vice president of Weichert, Realtors, announces that the Old Bridge office was recognized for outstanding performance in November. The office led the region, which is comprised of offices throughout Middlesex, Monmouth and Ocean counties, in resales and resale dollar volume. Separately, Karen Delre, manager of Weichert, Realtors’ Old Bridge office, announced that…

  • Post-recession trends

    Home values and homeownership rates are down in more populous counties Home values are slowly picking up after the recession, though they’re nowhere near pre-recession levels. A closer look at home values shows that they declined in large counties but held steady in smaller counties after the most recent recession, according to new findings from…

  • Greening to sell

    Energy efficient updates are all the rage right now, but which ones will help you sell your home at a better price? By Alexandra Gallucci CTW Features Making “green” improvements on your home not only helps the environment, but it can also equate to sizable cost savings on your energy bill and your taxes. There…

  • Falcons focus on returning to Tournament of Champions

    By JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent East Brunswick High School’s Savanna Flood drives the lane while being defended by Cardinal McCarrick High School’s Kimberly Szilagyi during the Dec. 13 preseason game played in South Amboy. Both teams viewed the game as a tune-up for the upcoming season that tips off on Dec. 20. TERRY BOURDREAU ST. JOSEPH…

  • Holt pushes for continuation of expired food aid program

    By STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer U.S. Rep. Rush Holt (D-12) is calling for a continuation of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) that expired last month, resulting in a $5 billion cut to the nationwide program. In Middlesex County, more than 26,000 families participate in the program. “We shouldn’t be reducing the amount of the…

  • State Theatre ranked No. 1 worldwide in 2,000-seat category

    COURTESY OF STATE THEATRE A year-end report of “Top Stops” by Venues Today magazine ranks the State Theatre in New Brunswick as the No. 1 venue in the world in the 2,000-seatand under category in its December issue, based on concert and event grosses from this past year, starting from Oct. 16, 2012. “We are…

  • Decked halls

    Elizabeth Gainey of Edison takes in the festive surroundings at the Tamasco-Abrams home during Metuchen’s Holiday House Tour on Dec. 8. PHOTO COURTESY OF PHOTOGRAPHY BY HEATHER LEE

  • County will use school notification system to help find missing children

    Middlesex County is developing ways to quickly reach out to educators, parents and schoolchildren for help when a child is reported missing. Under the plan that has been presented to school districts throughout the county, police will be able to access automated telephone notification systems that are commonly used to let parents know about special…

  • Handbell choir to host holiday music show

    The Raritan Ringers, a choir of advanced handbell ringers from communities in New Jersey, will present a concert of sacred and secular holiday music at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 18 at the Old Franklin Schoolhouse, 491 Middlesex Ave., Metuchen. The select group of 13 adult handbell ringers is led by F. Paul Dickey, director of music…

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