• Focus is on fun at fort recreation center

    By NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer The Monmouth County Park System is expanding its facilities and recreational programs this fall. Arts and crafts, sports, exercise classes and special events are among the new programs and services being launched in September at the new Fort Monmouth Recreation Center. “This [site] offers us an extensive indoor facility so…

  • Life lessons and fun in youth football

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer A new season is underway for youth football and cheerleading in central New Jersey. Youngsters throughout central New Jersey strapped on their shoulder pads and dug in their cleats earlier this month to gear up for the start of football season. But the size and shape of the youthfootball landscape…

  • Soldier On strives to help homeless vets

    By NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer This community for homeless veterans in Massachusetts is one of the initiatives of Soldier On, a nonprofit focused on helping veterans who are homeless or at risk. Plans call for expanding outreach to eight counties in New Jersey (shown below in red outline). More than 7,000 veterans in New Jersey…

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    Festivalgoers line up for some of the authentic Hispanic dishes served at the 15th annual Spanish American Festival of Keyport. The recent festival, which celebrates Latino culture, is sponsored by the Keyport Spanish American Club. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • Old gas and seatbelts

    Q&A with Sharon Peters Q: I need to know how to dispose of old gasoline, please. My late husband always kept a 5-gallon container of gas for emergencies and now I’ve discovered an almost-full container that must be at least eight years old. I won’t put it in my car because it’s so old, but…

  • Back in the big time

    Cadillac re-enters the large luxury-car market for 2013 with the elegant and thoroughly modern XTS sedan. By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features With the automotive marketplace leaning heavily toward smaller cars and crossovers these days, it’s difficult to remember a time when American motorists truly lived large. Expansive sedans with cavernous cabins and mighty V8 engines…

  • Retirement spots ripe for investment

    Top retirement spots provide variety of opportunities for investors A s more baby boomers head into retirement, cities that attract retirees could be opportune spots for real estate investors, according to a recent report from RealtyTrac, real estate data source. From a list of 40 cities with a population of 33 percent or more retirees,…

  • 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…

  • 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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