• Orange Key Realty: Changes in the mortgage process

    With big changes coming to the mortgage industry at the beginning of next year, many consumers will evaluate their home-buying plans. Regulations drafted by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will change the definition of a qualified mortgage for any loan applications received on and after Jan. 10, and many consumers may find themselves challenged by…

  • Power to the panels

    As the benefits outweigh the costs of residential solar panels, more homeowners and builders install solar arrays By Marilyn Kennedy Melia CTW Features This could be the tipping point. That’s what advocates of residential solar power are hoping as they weigh factors like the lower cost of solar panels and the availability of tax breaks…

  • 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…

  • SPORT SHORTS

    The 9ers Baseball Club presents its Second Annual Holiday Elite Catching Camp with University of Central Florida assistant coach and recruiting coordinator Kevin Schnall on Dec. 21 from 6:30-9:30 p.m. at the Central Jersey Baseball Academy, 56 Progress Place, Jackson Township. Schnall is recognized as one of the nation’s top catching instructors. This is a…

  • Walker, Junior Titans stand out at NAPHL Showcase event

    The New Jersey Junior Titans left their mark at the North American Prospects Hockey League (NAPHL) Showcase at the Schwan Super Rink in Blaine, Minn., going 5-0 with forward Ryan Walker (Spotswood) being named the Franklin Virtual High School 16U Peak Performer during the fourth NAPHL event of the season on Dec. 6-9. The breakout…

  • SPORT SHORTS

    Burlington County College is hosting a six-week baseball camp starting on Jan. 5. Burlington head coach Scott Knazek will direct the program in conjunction with the U.S. Baseball Academy. Classes are available for players in grades 1-12 and are limited to six players per coach. Sessions are offered in advanced hitting, pitching, catching, fielding and…

  • Brookdale women’s basketball is ranked ninth nationally

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer The Brookdale Community College women’s basketball team has been running past teams this season and climbing up the national rankings as a result. The Jersey Blues are off to an 8-2 start and moved up to No. 9 in the country in the most recent National Junior College Athletic Association’s…

  • SPORT SHORTS

    Monmouth University men’s soccer defender Matt Jeffery (Freehold Township) was named to the 2013 NCAA Division I Men’s All-North Atlantic Region First Team by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. Jeffery played a big role in the Hawks’ march to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) regular season championship in Monmouth’s first year in…

  • Unger, Mustangs head up All-District volleyball team

    The girls volleyball season started off well enough for Marlboro High School, beating defending Shore Conference champion Southern Regional High School to avenge their Shore Conference Tournament (SCT) loss to the Rams, and then topping Wall Hall School to move to the top spot in the Shore Conference. However, the Mustangs made a couple of…

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