• Stitchery

    Above: Alberta Paladino (l-r), Shueta Katreddi and Shashi Katreddi create a rough-draft drawing based on “Tree of Life” by Gustav Klimt before transferring it to burlap fabric using embroidery stitches during the Aug. 20 “Discover Your Inner Artist” stitchery workshop at the North Brunswick Library. Right and below: Women of all ages participate in the…

  • ShopRite to co-anchor Heritage Plaza

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer A fter a series of meetings, a lawsuit and a decade of discussions, ShopRite will join Target in the Heritage Square shopping center at Route 1 and Stouts Lane in South Brunswick. The Planning Board voted during an Aug. 21 meeting in favor of a proposal by Pineville Brunswick Associates…

  • School standards spur full-day kindergarten

    By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer More school districts are offering full-day kindergarten programs as educational standards now place a greater emphasis on a strong curriculum for the young learners. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Many of New Jersey’s educational leaders agree that full-day kindergarten is a bona fide plus for students. But to establish the more…

  • REAL ESTATE BRIEFS

    Resources Real Estate welcomes Matthew MacGregor as a sales associate in the company’s Red Bank office. “Matthew has a young, yet professional approach that we value in an agent,” said Carolynn Diakon, broker/senior partner. “Clients will appreciate his knowledge of the area and have fun working with him.” MacGregor worked on Wall Street in sales…

  • Get in gear

    A fresh assortment of both full-size and compact vans offers a wider range of choices to small businesses and recreational vehicle buyers. By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features With the economy enjoying a welcome recovery, automakers are once again paying attention to their fleets of commercial vans after years of dormancy. New models are hitting the…

  • Q&A

    with Sharon Peters The circle game Q: It seems that wherever we go these days — shopping centers, new subdivisions, even well traveled routes that used to be straight lines – there are roundabouts, those goofy traffic circles that no one seems to know how to maneuver. Must be the new trend in traffic engineering.…

  • Weichert Commercial selected among state’s top brokerage firms by CoStar Group

    John G. Udell, president of Weichert Commercial Brokerage Inc., announces that CoStar Group has selected Weichert Commercial Brokerage in its annual list of top brokerage firms for its performance in 2012, making this the 11th consecutive year that Weichert Commercial has received such top industry honors. CoStar Group, the nation’s leading provider of commercial real…

  • Prudential ranked highest for customer satisfaction in three segments of study

    Prudential Real Estate, an HSF Affiliates LLC company, and Prudential New Jersey Properties announced that the Prudential Real Estate affiliate network ranked highest for customer satisfaction in three of the four segments included in J.D. Power and Associates’ annual Home Buyer/Seller Satisfaction Study. The network scored highest in Repeat Home Buyer, First-Time Home Buyer, and…

  • First closings scheduled for late August at 55 Melrose in Pier Village

    Closings will begin in late August at 55 Melrose, allowing buyers to start enjoying their new luxury condominium homes within the Pier Village oceanfront community in Long Branch before the end of summer. The important milestone follows an exceptional period of sales activity at 55 Melrose, resulting in 50 percent of the 44 modern condominium…

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