Moving first, selling second
It may seem counterintuitive, but moving before you sell your house could be your best option. Here are the reasons why: Convenience. It’s terribly inconvenient to live in your home while it’s on the market. Not only do you...Read More »
NEW JERSEY SELLING SUCCESS STORY:
5 days to a sale
Marilyn and Richard Craine had planned to put their 100-year-old Nutley, N.J., colonial on the market in April, when flowers are blooming, grass is green, and buyers are ready to bite. But when they found the perfect apartment...Read More »
27 July 2010
Scads of volunteers cover the sand at Fifth Avenue and Gazebo in Bradley Beach, N.J. Some squat and stand, squat and stand; others walk with a “reacher” to gather items they put in their trash bags; and...
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27 July 2010
In honor of those serving overseas, Seabrook provided some comfort to troops and offered its own special way of saying thanks.
Residents donated approximately 1,000 items—including snacks, sunscreen, toiletries, and other comforts of home—to American Recreational Military Services...
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5 days to a sale
Marilyn and Richard Craine had planned to put their 100-year-old Nutley, N.J., colonial on the market in April, when flowers are blooming, grass is green, and buyers are ready to bite. But when they found the perfect apartment home at Cedar Crest, an Erickson Living community in Pompton Plains, in February—just before the third blizzard of...Read More »
Spray no more
As if growing your own food wasn’t green enough, an increasing number of community garden clubs are adopting pesticide-free and organic growing methods. Farmers and homeowners alike use pesticides to deter disease-causing pests like cockroaches, mosquitoes, microbes, and rodents. However, by their nature, pesticides pose risk to humans, animals, and the environment. Recently, the garden club at...Read More »
The high tea hostess
“Tea Party” may now be synonymous with a rising political movement, but to Ruth Eckle, it’s an entertaining afternoon spent with friends. Eckle has hosted elaborate afternoon teas since June 2008, when she and her husband, Dr. Leonard Eckle, lived in Springfield, N.J. For the first one, she invited her friends and neighbors to a beautifully...Read More »
From RAGS to riches
CC RAGS may sound like a rock band, but it’s actually a rock club—Cedar Crest Rock and Gem Society. Founded and led by Jim Johnson, who lives at the Pompton Plains retirement community, CC RAGS meets once a month from September through May to discuss geology, minerals, and semiprecious gems. Year-round, the group takes bus trips to...Read More »
No challenge too great
When Jean Dranoff got in a serious car accident in New York City, doctors said she would never walk again. But with the guidance of a physical therapist and the support of her son—both of whom encouraged a strict exercise regimen—Dranoff learned to walk again and was soon strolling 20 city blocks a day. However, “I...Read More »
‘Growing’ movement comes to Tinton Falls
Across New Jersey, the movement to create, manage, and share community gardens is growing. “People are thinking about eating locally and eating healthier,” says Stacey Slowinski, chairman of the Tinton Falls, N.J., historic preservation commission. Three of the borough’s commissions—open space, historic, and environmental—have banded together to create a community garden on the grounds of the historic...Read More »
The reel deal
Rubin Cohen has always been a fisherman, for as long as he can remember. He’s fished the world from Belize to Key West and everywhere in between, yet he still comes back to the New Jersey coast. “I’ve traveled all over, and I always return to realize how great it is here where we live,” he...Read More »
