Independent News
Should you wait on rates?
Following years of inactivity, the Federal Reserve raised interest rates just slightly at the end of 2015. Here’s what that means for mortgages in...
Recognizing renters who make punctual payments
Rent payments now are being added to credit reports, benefiting timely paying tenants when they go to buy a home
By Marilyn Kennedy Melia
A record...
Weichert holds successful toy drive
The Weichert Family of Companies successfully completed its 37th Annual Toy Drive, collecting more than 16,500 new toys for families and children in need...
Musicians will rally to raise funds for Smithereens member, family
In response to Smithereens co-founder and lead guitarist Jim Babjak’s plea via Go Fund Me (https://www.gofundme.com/45hb4bjw), friend, fellow musician and Metuchen resident Danny Adlerman...
Construction work on Route 516 to begin Feb. 1
By KATHY CHANG
OLD BRIDGE - The replacement of a structurally deficient bridge deck on Matawan Road (Route 516) over Route 18 is expected to...
District discusses year one PARCC results
By Kayla J. Marsh
Staff Writer
MIDDLETOWN – As local school districts prepare for another year of the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and...