• Greater Media Newspapers launches new Twitter account

    Greater Media Newspapers can be found on Twitter at @gmedianews. Follow us on Friday, Sept. 20, as we live-tweet from the TEDxNavesink conference. The event will feature more than 20 local and international leaders in their fields, discussing everything from sea level rise to neuroscience.

  • Legal lease

    Q&A with Sharon Peters Q: Our 26-year-old son made the extremely bad decision of leasing a Lexus. After about one year on this three-year lease, he’s been transferred overseas by his company, an arrangement that will last at least 18 months. He’s not taking the car with him, of course, and has asked us to…

  • The worst traffic jams ever

    Next time you’re sitting in traffic be thankful you weren’t caught in any of these all-time tie-ups. By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features Those living in or near major U.S. cities clearly spend too much time sitting in traffic. According to navigation service provider INRIX in Kirkland, Wash., commuters in the 10 most congested parts of…

  • Buying your home away from home

    Whether a vacation home is for business or pleasure, research the local market before buying By Alexandra Gallucci CTW Features Considering buying a second home in your dream vacation spot? A recent study by Marketwatch.com has ranked the top 10 best places to buy a vacation home, with Kissimmee, Fla., Cape Cod, Mass., and the…

  • REAL ESTATE BRIEFS

    Jack Waters, regional vice president of Weichert, Realtors, announced that Sheryl Dente of the Middletown office was individually recognized for her exceptional industry success during the month of August. Dente led the region, which is comprised of offices throughout Middlesex, Monmouth and Ocean counties, in resales. She can be reached in Weichert’s Middletown office at…

  • Generation Y not?

    Millennials are not avoiding homeownership — just postponing it, along with other major life decisions The conventional wisdom on Millennials (also known as Generation Y, typically born between the early 1980s and late 1990s) is that they’re fearful of purchasing a home, and they are less inclined to homeownership than their Baby Boomer parents. But…

  • SPORT SHORTS

    Monmouth University goalie Ashley Lewis was tabbed as the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Defensive Player of the Week for the week ending on Sept. 9. The Freehold High School graduate posted consecutive shutouts, as the Hawks defeated the New Jersey Institute of Technology, 3-0, and Columbia University, 2-0. She now has four clean sheets…

  • Monmouth women are ranked in the Northeast after 5-0 start

    Monmouth University women’s soccer team began its season with a 5-0 record for just the second time in school history. As a result, for the first time since 2011, the Hawks are ranked in the Northeast Region by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA). They were No. 10 in the most recent poll.…

  • Lancers start football season strong with goal of winning division title

    ST. JOHN VIANNEY By NEIL BORENSTEIN Staff Writer The St. John Vianney High School football team continued a trend of gradual improvement under head coach Andy Carlstrom when it opened the 2013 campaign with a 40-20 victory over Monsignor Donovan High School on Sept. 6 as part of the I-95 Kickoff Classic at Kean University.…

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