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Howell filmmaker will have work shown at festival By MATTHEW SOCKOL Staff Writer
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young filmmaker from Howell will have his work shown at the 19th Garden State Film Festival. “Still With Us,” a drama directed by Jared Garcia, is scheduled to be screened during the festival on March 28 at 12:15 p.m. The film will be streamed live online at the Paramount Theatre, Asbury Park. Tickets for the event, which range from $20 to $55, may be purchased online at https:// www.gsff.org/tickets/ Garcia, 21, a lifelong resident of Howell, described being influenced by the transcendental cinema genre, including the works of Japanese director Yasujiro Ozu. “I liked how Ozu gently subverted film grammar with his camera to create a world that was distinctly his. He used pillow shots (tranquil, establishing shots) as a means of transitioning between scenes. “He centered his characters in a frame (instead of giving lead room to give the illusion of conversation occurring between two people), and he was very narratively elliptical (big plot points, like characters being married off into different families, occurred off-screen),” he said. Garcia said he also took inspiration from the slow cinema genre, citing filmmakers such as Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Hou Hsiao Hsien and Tsai Ming Liang as influences. “I tried to use deep-focused, spacious wide shots, long takes and sparse cutting to express a contemplative pace. The lack of close-ups on characters was also intentional, to give off this feeling of detachment and a displaced sense of being. “Narrative takes a back seat, and instead, the short becomes a collection of memories recalled and pieced together subjectively. I am very interested in how filmmaking techniques can be used to express a sense of spirituality,” he said.
“Still With Us,” a drama directed by Jared Garcia of Howell, pictured above, will be screened during the Garden State Film Festival.
According to Garcia, “Still With Us” is a story about grief, told through a nonlinear passage of time. It follows a young woman named Joan Silang, who has essentially boxed herself into an isolated world. “She is working as an assistant to a small business finance manager, coming home to her grandmother, and biding her time in empty spaces. “Struck by memories of her older sister,
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Maxine (who died in a car crash), Joan is motivated to find a memory stone her sister gave her years ago. “The resulting search and discovery propels Joan on a journey through time and space, recalling what was and what could have been with her sister, in this quest of dealing with grief and moving on with life,” he said. Garcia said “Still With Us” was filmed
over three days that ran between 12 and 16 hours each. “I owe a great amount of gratitude to everyone involved in the production. I was able to work with a very talented team … and through their individual talents, passions and perseverance, we were able to overcome much of the difficulties that
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ith spring having arrived on March 20, we will get to enjoy seeing a multitude of animals as they migrate back to New Jersey, come out of hibernation, mate and have babies, and raise their families. Animal behaviors are fascinating: How do they know how to do everything from hunting for food to avoiding danger to taking care of their young? Are their behaviors instinctive or are they learned? Do animals have their own social lives and culture? These questions are explored in Carl Safina’s recent book, “Becoming Wild: How Animal Cultures Raise Families, Create Beauty and Achieve Peace.” Safina, a Brooklyn-born ecologist, Rutgers University graduate, and author of many books about nature, makes the case that animals are more than what is written in their genes. He describes some animal species with very strong cultures – much like human cultures – with members learning from experience and communicating that knowledge to others. “The natural does not always come naturally. Many animals must learn from their elders how to be what they were born to be. “They must learn the local quirks, how to make a living, and how to communicate effectively in a particular place among their particular group,” he writes. While Darwin’s famous theory about the survival of the fittest explains how animal species have been successful, current research into animal culture offers a different perspective. Safina notes that genetics evolve over eons to improve survival, but having a culture of learning and sharing information helps animals adapt to rapid changes around them. “An individual receives genes only from their parents, but can receive culture from anyone and everyone in their group,”
he writes in “Becoming Wild.” their babies. Distress calls bring instant This allows pools of knowledge – skills, help. preferences, songs, tool use and dialects – The next section takes Safina to Peru to get relayed like a torch from generation to observe research on scarlet macaws. to generation. These large, spectacularly colored birds in “And because culture improves sur- the parrot family have a remarkable abilvival, culture can lead where genes must ity to steal food from plates, and they have follow and adapt,” he writes. learned that tourists are easier marks than In “Becoming Wild,” Safina travels natives. the world to visit scientists studying aniMacaws also have the intelligence to mals in the field. find food that has been hidden from them, He focuses on three species: sperm like the Christmas panettone the researchwhales in the Caribbean Sea, chimpanzees ers once tried to stash under a bed. in Africa and macaws in the Amazon of “Parrots are capable of recalling past Peru. events, thinking ahead, taking the visual What those three speperspective of others, and cies have in common is sometimes creating novel GUEST COLUMN tools to solve problems,” a strong reliance on their cultures to improve their he writes. • odds of survival. They are also social MICHELE S. BYERS In the section about and seem to have a sense sperm whales – the Bibliof humor; Safina says they cal Leviathans, the largest of the toothed hang out together and do goofy things like whales – he travels to the coast of Domi- hanging upside down in tree branches. nica in the Caribbean to visit researcher Safina admires the cultures of other Shane Gero. birds as well, especially skilled toolmakAboard Gero’s research vessel, Safina ers. learns how sperm whales use loud sonar “New Caledonia crows make hooked clicks – known as codas – to communicate tools, something even chimpanzees don’t with members of their own families and do,” he writes. “And they make barbed other families. tools from strips of particular palm leaves, Though whales may be swimming or with a thicker end to hold and a narrow tip resting far apart by human standards, their that is effective for getting insects out of ability to “talk” to one another allows them crevices.” to share where food is located, warn of Juvenile crows learn from their elders danger and even announce the birth of a and each crow culture fashions its tools a new baby. bit differently. Sperm whales live in family groups In the third section, “Achieving made up of females of various ages and the Peace,” Safina visits researcher Cat Hoyoung. baiter in Uganda, where for years she has “For sperm whales, it takes a village to studied the never-ending power struggle of raise a child,” he writes. males vying for dominance. Baby sperm whales do not accompany Alpha males in the chimpanzee hierartheir mothers on long dives into the ocean chy each bring their own leadership style. depths to hunt for food, so mother whales Some are warlike while others try to prerely on other female adults to watch over serve group harmony. Or, as Safina puts it,
“some chimpanzees become troublemakers; some are born peacemakers.” He tells the story of Nick, an aggressive alpha male, who riled up other chimps to attack a new mother and kill her baby. Other females screamed in alarm, but held back because they feared Nick. A researcher told Safina that Nick was beaten up as a youngster; in turn, he became a bully. “Even in chimpanzees, apparently, abuse can perpetuate abuse and lead to a kind of toxic masculinity,” he writes. But no one likes a bully – especially females, who prefer protective leaders. Nick not only lost his position as alpha male, he plummeted down the chimpanzee hierarchy and died soon after. In a similar vein, Safina describes a combative troop of baboons that lost its most aggressive males to disease. A decade later, the troop had turned peaceful, as its males had all grown up without aggressive role models. The book not only highlights animal cultures, it forces us to rethink what it means to be human. If we think we are unique among species for having a culture – communicating through language, using tools, appreciating beauty, having a sense of fun, or even learning to be bad – it is time to reconsider. “Becoming Wild” inspires more careful observance of nature. We may not be able to observe macaws, chimps and sperm whales, but we can watch the animals around us with fresh eyes and an enhanced sensitivity to the complexity of animal behaviors in this state we’re in. To find out more about Safina and his books and other writings, go to www.carlsafina.org
and include dance, theater and music. The event was created by Gabriel Chajnik, director and choreographer of the Axelrod Contemporary Ballet Theater (AXCBT), and showcases the Axelrod Performing Arts Academy, both part of the Axelrod Performing Arts Center.
hart film starring Mickey Rooney, James Cagney and Olivia de Haviland. For a schedule and tickets/passes for “The Bard at Bell Works,” visit www. AxelrodArtsCenter.com. Tickets are offered for individual shows, multiple shows and as a complete festival package.
Michele S. Byers is the executive director of the New Jersey Conservation Foundation.
IN THE ARTS To celebrate William Shakespeare’s 457th birthday in April, Bell Works of Holmdel will host an outdoor arts festival, “The Bard at Bell Works.” A part of the New Jersey Theater Alliance’s STAGES Festival, “The Bard at Bell Works” will run for three weekends
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Mayor calling for Howell The Ghosts of Gettysburg ethics panel to be revived YOUR TURN
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hen Jacob Alexander Sipe re- ride south by General Phil. Every engageturned to Gettysburg, Pa., to pay ment he entered, I was with him.”‘ homage to his dead Civil War When Jacob was born, George Washcomrades, something strange happened to ington was still fresh in the minds of Amerhim. He heard the faint cries of the dead icans. Franklin, Jefferson, Adams, Hamil40,000 men buried there and saw an appa- ton, Monroe, Andrew Jackson, all of these rition of a dead Union soldier cross before men were still living or had been dead just him. a few years. It was not the first time visitors heard Jacob had seen America emerge as a the sounds and saw the ghost of a Union struggling frontier country to the most or Confederate soldier walking the battle- powerful nation in the world. field. Many of Sipe’s old Fourth PennsylHe saw the western frontier pushed to vania Cavalry buddies experienced the the Pacific Ocean. He saw the addition same thing. of Louisiana and many other states to the And nearly a century later, former Pres- nation. He saw America defeat Mexico, ident Dwight D. Eisenhower, who had re- helped put down the Rebellion, and the tired to Gettysburg, trusted a colleague not first World War. to tell anyone what he saw and heard. The man had never seen an electric Jacob Sipe is my great-great-grandfa- light, an airplane and any other modes of ther who entrusted his experience to my transportation except for his horse and mother when she was only buggy and canal boats pro10 years old. She used to pelled by mules, and many GUEST COLUMN of the other conveniences ride with him in his horse and buggy and he told her we enjoy today. • they were going to OklaJacob never forgot his ANTHONY GALLI homa. Fourth Pennsylvania CavShortly thereafter, alrymen or the ghosts of Sipe, a farmer by trade, would pull up at Gettysburg. his patch of land and both would retrieve He told a neighbor he felt he would strawberries, tomatoes and potatoes. soon be joining them on the battlefield. Jacob had survived four years in the na- The next day while plowing his field, he tion’s bloodiest war. So many Union and suffered a stroke. He died a day later at the Confederate soldiers were killed at Gettys- age of 104. burg that searchers were still finding them All of the newspapers called him the as late as 1996 when tourists discovered oldest working man in the United States, the remains of a young soldier. still plowing his field and hauling produce Of the 94,000 Union troops with my and bags of coal. Others reported him as grandfather in the July 1-3, 1863, Get- the last Union veteran of the Civil War. tysburg battle, 23,000 became casualties. The little great-grandchild he told of the Of the 73,000 Confederate troops, 28,000 Ghosts of Gettysburg became my mother. were casualties. She passed down to me his kepi hat with Thousands of men were buried on the the insignia of “The Grand Army of the battlefield in ad-hoc graves. In the haste to Republic” on it, his revolver, his two Cavbury the dead, some critically wounded, alry sabers and the Civil War medal he was but unconscious soldiers, were mistakenly awarded. buried alive. I am also responsible for two books Corpses were later exhumed and Union about the Fourth Pennsylvania Cavalry soldiers were reburied with honors in the and Commander Emeritus of New Jersey’s National Park Cemetery. More than a de- Lincoln Camp of the “Sons of Union Vetcade later the remains of dead Confederate erans of the Civil War.” soldiers, often discovered in trenches with Union dead, were reburied in Richmond, Savannah and Charleston. Anthony Galli lives in Pennington. He When Jacob turned 100, the New Castle has authored four books, including two News of Pennsylvania interviewed him. about the Civil War exploits of his greatWhen asked if he had seen any military ac- great-grandfather with his Fourth Pennsyltion, “the old man straightened up and with vania Cavalry in Virginia and Gettysburg. a proud gleam in his eye said, ‘You bet I He has worked for UPI, Time and Sports was. I was with General Phil Sheridan in Illustrated with hundreds of his bylined arthe old Fourth Pennsylvania Cavalry and I ticles appearing in magazines and newspaserved in every battle General Phil was in. pers across the country. He is a U.S. Navy I was with him on the famous destructive veteran of World War II.
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HOWELL – Mayor Theresa Berger wants to revive a local ethics committee that has not existed in Howell for almost 20 years. Berger addressed the issue during the Feb. 23 meeting of the Township Council. The meeting was conducted in a remote manner during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. She said Howell had an ethics committee from 1996 to 2003 before it was disbanded because of expenses. The mayor said the committee spent a total of $14,000 on legal fees. She said it would not cost much to bring back the panel. “We need people who work in the township that are trusted by the public. The viability and the stability of a representative democracy depends upon the public’s confidence in the integrity of its elected and appointed representatives. “Whenever the public perceives conflict between the private interests and the public duties of the government, officer or employee, that confidence is imperiled. “Governments have the duty to provide their citizens with standards by which they may determine whether the public duties are being faithfully performed, and to appraise their officers and employees of behavior which is expected by them when conducting their public duties,” the mayor said. Berger said a municipal ethics board can provide residents with confidence that the decisions elected and appointed officials make are free from a preconceived or actual conflict of interest.
She said the ethics committee would be a bipartisan board of local residents who would review allegations of conflict and guide the enforcement of existing law. Berger asked her fellow council members to consider her suggestion for the reestablishment of a municipal ethics board. In October, resident John Hughes filed an ethics complaint against Councilwoman Pamela Richmond. Because Howell does not have an ethics board, the matter was referred to the municipal attorney for review. In an email that was read during the council meeting on Feb. 23, Hughes wrote, “Four months have passed and I have never been contacted by the township attorney or any outside firm that may have been investigating the issue. Was this serious issue swept under the rug? If so, at who’s request?” Hughes has alleged that Richmond violated a municipal code of conduct in several ways. In response to the email, Township Attorney Joseph Clark said, “First, (Hughes’ complaint against Richmond) was not swept under the rug, and second, it is one of many complaints I have received against council members, board members and committee members. “That is in addition to my regular duties as the township attorney which take up a significant amount of time. So I devote as much time to these issues as I can. “I have asked outside counsel to look at it as well. I will circulate something to the governing body about the various issues shortly. I will reach out separately to Mr. Hughes in particular,” Clark said. Richmond was not present during the Feb. 23 council meeting.
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are usually associated with films of this scope,” he said. After filming was completed, editing took place over the next eight months. “It was a very difficult, but very rewarding process to be able to refine the ideas I wanted to express through the process of editing. “Finding the right places to cut, arranging the scenes differently and figuring out a way to let the pace of the movie speak differently than it had while I was on set. “The process of filmmaking is notoriously fluid and improvisatory in nature, but the changes in direction, as well as different ways of adhering to what I originally
intended are joyful discoveries. “I feel honored to have been selected to the Garden State Film Festival. I have been aware of its prodigious status for years and I am excited to take part in an event as big as this. “I am eager to see the creative efforts of the people the festival (organizers) chose to highlight in this particularly turbulent year. It was an honor to work with everyone on this production and I am glad all the hard work we placed into this movie is being rewarded. “This short moves very slowly. I don’t typically like asking anything from the audience, but I hope that if you do end up watching this short, you will give this movie time to unravel,” Garcia said.
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Fair Haven resident’s work to be shown at film festival By MATTHEW SOCKOL Staff Writer
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Fair Haven resident’s documentary about his childhood friend’s recovery from brain trauma will premiere at the 19th Garden State Film Festival. “Against The Tide: A Surfer’s Journey,” directed by Chris Brenner, is scheduled to premiere during the Garden State Film Festival on March 27 at noon. The film will screen in the Johnny & June Room of the Berkeley Oceanfront Hotel, Asbury Park, and may be viewed in person or through a live online stream. Tickets for the event in its in-person and virtual format, which range from $20 to $55, may be purchased online at: https:// www.gsff.org/tickets/ Brenner, 55, has been a resident of Fair Haven for 28 years and previously resided in Rumson. His film is based on the memoir “Determination: Surviving a Devastating Brain Trauma” by Keith Buff, a childhood friend who sustained a brain hemorrhage in 1999. According to Brenner, he has been working with video since the inception of digital video in the 1990s.
“I really enjoy the visual storytelling aspect and finding the right combinations of images, sound and word to communicate a feeling to the viewer. “I’m inspired by deep story documentaries, in the genre of Ken Burns, and some of my other films have tried to tell interesting historical stories about hyper-local subjects. “I’m especially interested in stories about things that once were very visible and known, but now are gone,” Brenner said. He said “Against The Tide: A Surfer’s Journey” is a slight departure for him. “(The film) has a nostalgia/historical start, but then it turns to an incredible real life journey of a man who had it all, but was struck down by a catastrophic medical event and lost everything,” Brenner said. “Over the last 20-plus years, he has clawed his way back to a full life in the present day. It’s inspiring to say the least.” The film is personal for Brenner because of his childhood friendship with Buff. Buff’s memoir states that after he sustained his brain trauma, he was unable to walk, talk or swallow. “The film starts by recalling our early
REGIONAL INTEREST years on the beach in Sea Bright and the passion for surfing a group of us latched on to. “So the film is part nostalgia for anyone who spent a childhood visiting the beach on the Jersey Shore and part inspiration of how life’s journey can be so innocent, but then one day it all changes. Keith shows us an amazing set of qualities on his road from survival to recovery,” Brenner said. Production on the documentary occurred during the coronavirus pandemic, which Brenner acknowledged caused his plans to be altered. “We had to limit the visits for interviews due to travel restrictions and on-camera interviews had to be outdoors, which always presents light and audio obstacles. “All the rest of the production involved a lot of video conferences and countless hours with Keith to get the story right.
“He was fantastic to work with, so open and genuine about sharing some very difficult and personal topics. It was a real pleasure reconnecting in this way,” Brenner said. Regarding the Garden State Film Festival, he said, “The festival is such a great event and a great organization. It is truly an honor to be included in such a prestigious group of films. “I have had the pleasure of being involved with the festival a few times with previous films and everyone is so welcoming and so supportive. It’s truly a highlight of the year. “The other films are so amazing. I encourage everyone to get a pass and to see as many films as you can. You will be blown away at how good they all are,” Brenner said.
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Commissioners delay budget adoption; eye possible tax relief By MARK ROSMAN Managing Editor
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ith the possibility that a proposed tax increase on Monmouth County property owners could be reduced, the members of the Board of County Commissioners have decided to hold off on the adoption of the 2021 budget. On Feb. 11, the commissioners introduced a $453 million budget to fund the operation of the county in 2021. The budget includes a tax levy of $317.6 million to be paid by residential and commercial property owners. That projected tax levy represents a $6.1 million increase from the 2020 tax levy of $311.5 million. The 2021 budget was scheduled for adoption by the commissioners March 11. However, during the workshop session that preceded the board’s regular meeting on March 11, Director Thomas Arnone said the commissioners would hold off on adopting the budget after receiving information which indicates funds the county will receive from a $1.9 trillion federal stimulus bill may be able to be put toward relief for taxpayers. President Joseph Biden signed the $1.9 trillion stimulus bill into law on the afternoon of March 11 as the county commissioners were meeting. Arnone said county officials expect to receive funding through this latest legislation. He said funds from the first federal stimulus bill that was signed by President Donald Trump during the coronavirus pandemic were used to support Monmouth County businesses, the arts and education. Arnone said it is time to consider using the next round of federal funds for taxpayer relief. “This board has decided to pull back and hold off (on adopting the budget) until the end of the month,” Arnone said during a live-stream of the commissioners’ meeting. “Hopefully we will be able to give some relief to the taxpayers.” The move to delay the budget’s adop-
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tion was supported by Arnone and commissioners Ross Licitra, Nick DiRocco, Lillian Burry and Deputy Director Susan Kiley. “It makes sense from a prudent budgeting perspective” to wait until the commissioners have clarity on how the county’s share of the stimulus package may be used, DiRocco said. Officials did not say how much money Monmouth County may receive from the $1.9 trillion package.
Once the 2021 budget has been adopted, the financial impact of the budget on a property owner’s tax bill will not be known until a county tax rate has been determined for each of the county’s 53 municipalities. The county taxes a property owner pays will be determined by the county tax rate that is established for his municipality and the assessed value of his property. County taxes are one item on a property owner’s overall tax bill, which also includes municipal taxes, school taxes and
other assessments. Monmouth County’s budget covers the cost of providing maintenance for 1,000 lane miles of roads, more than 900 bridges, 17,000 acres of county parks, emergency management, 911 communications, law enforcement through the prosecutor’s office and the sheriff’s office, elections, deed recording and passport services in the county clerk’s office, probate and adoptions through the surrogate’s office, and more, according to county officials.
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Residents, elected officials express frustration with Altice By CHARLES DAYE Staff Writer
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ndividuals and municipal officials from around New Jersey who purchase communications services from Optimum/ Altice USA voiced criticism about the company to the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) on March 16. Some individuals who spoke during a virtual public hearing called for an independent investigation of the company. The speakers’ concerns focused on internet and cable television services provided by Altice. The quality of services being provided by Altice have been a topic of public discussion in many Garden State communities for several months and the BPU responded to municipal officials who have lobbied for a hearing. In one example, the Howell Township Council asked the BPU to order a reduction in charges for residents who pay for services provided by Altice because of what officials assert is the company’s failure to provide adequate and proper service. During the March 16 public hearing, Howell Councilwoman Pamela Richmond said Altice has about 15,000 customers in Howell. “For the vast majority, (Altice) is the only cable and broadband internet provider available. Starting before the COVID-19 pandemic, Howell residents have raised substantial complaints with Altice’s internet and cable service, as well as its customer service. “These complaints have only worsened since the inception of the pandemic. The service got so bad, and the complaints so numerous, that in the fall of 2020 Howell created a forum for residents to submit their complaints about Altice online,” Richmond said. Howell residents submitted more than 700 complaints about issues such as hourlong service blackouts, slow internet speed,
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customer wait times and the company’s unresponsiveness. “This poor level of service to our residents is unacceptable. It is also imperative that the residents of Howell, and New Jersey, have access to quality internet and cable service. Such services are essential; especially during the pandemic (so) residents (working at home) may earn a livelihood and so children (receiving instruction at home) may receive a quality education,” Richmond said. She called on the BPU to investigate the issues being raised. The suggestion was raised to provide Altice with meaningful competition and allow other companies to seek customers in the company’s service areas. “Competition will spur Altice to make capital investments in Howell, which will result in better service and lower rates to our residents,” Richmond said. Jackson municipal officials have filed two complaints with the BPU regarding the services being provided to residents who are Altice customers. They said Altice executives are seeking to blame the COVID-19 state of emergency for the company’s inability to provide adequate service. However, the Jackson representatives said the complaints regarding the company’s level of service existed prior to the pandemic. Residents from several counties who spoke during the BPU’s public hearing also pointed to issues that existed prior to the pandemic. Andrew Kern, president of the Jackson Township Council, told the BPU that “it is essential to acknowledge Jackson has been receiving complaints from our 60,000 residents about Altice since 2019, well before the COVID shutdowns.” “Customers suffer the loss of their TV signal, or the screen becomes pixilated. Customers need to reboot their cable box over and over during a program. TV programs are not recording, or are partially
recording, because the cable (service) was out during that time,” Kern said. Regarding internet service, Kern said, “Residents suffer a complete loss of the internet, or their wifi will not connect to the internet, and they need to reboot their router and their modem throughout the day, and loss of internet for hours at a time. “Internet speeds are not what was advertised. I pay $133 a month for Optimum 400 and the highest speed test I have ever seen was not above 274 mps. Jackson has hundreds of teachers and thousands of students living in our town. Teachers are forced to piece together lessons because either they or their students lose connection during classes,” he said, explaining that streaming services are constantly interrupted. Kern said Altice should be held accountable by the BPU. “For service, the biggest complaint is that there has been a serious degradation of service since Altice took over. Waiting on hold for over an hour (to speak with the company) is expected. The frustration of the customer service operators comes through in their voices. “Being told that equipment needs to be replaced and not having the needed equipment on the truck when the service team comes out, and being told that equipment is the problem because it is inferior to (previous) equipment. “It takes a week for an appointment with a tech who comes out and cannot or does not fix the problem completely, and then another service call is needed and another week is lost. Our residents deserve to get what they are paying for and Altice should be held accountable by the BPU for not living up to their claims,” Kern said. On behalf of residents, Jackson is seeking a refund of fees paid by residents since changes occurred in 2019. “We ask that the reduced fees remain until infrastructure and residential equipment has been upgraded or replaced and
performs as advertised,” Kern said during his remarks. Residents from Monmouth, Ocean, Middlesex and Morris counties urged the BPU to allow Verizon/Fios into their areas to compete with Altice. Many people said the inadequate service cannot be blamed on the pandemic because the problems with Altice existed prior to 2020. North Brunswick resident Marty Angstreich said, “I and too many of my neighbors continue to suffer from less than acceptable internet and wifi service, faulty and inefficient hardware and software equipment, poor customer service, and bills that are completely out of sync with the value they should bring. “Too many times my family has had to resort to using our Verizon wireless phones as hotspots to compensate for (Altice) network issues, at a cost above and beyond what we are paying (Altice). “We lose hours and days trying to get through to customer service to address our problems, only to waste more time performing the same troubleshooting tasks over and over again to no avail. “I am sick and tired of paying through the nose for subpar service and knowing (Altice) doesn’t care one way or another about me. I am tired of waiting endlessly on hold with service reps who are illprepared to provide customer service and supervisors who often provide little to no added value. “I am tired of texts coming in and out dozens of times with no actual problem resolutions. I am tired of (Altice) increasing my monthly bill while continually changing cable packages I have subscribed to for years. “Raising my costs and reducing the features, inherently reducing the value of their services. I am tired of constantly losing my internet service, which has an impact on my daughter and I while trying to work
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Cynthia Erivo Plays Queen Of Soul Aretha Franklin In Nat Geo’s ‘Genius’ Anthology By Ryan Berenz
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fter exploring Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso in its first two installments, National Geographic’s Genius series presents the transcendent life, career and music of Aretha Franklin over a four-night, eightepisode third season. Franklin sang gospel songs in her father’s church in Detroit in the 1950s, then blossomed into a pop singer in the 1960s. By the end of the decade, she was crowned “Queen of Soul,” and she would go on to leave an indelible legacy as performer, pioneer, activist and icon. “Aretha had such an amazing and long career. She lived a beautiful life that was full of peaks and valleys that led to her incredible success,” says Aretha showrunner
Suzan-Lori Parks. “So many things that she went through — the highs, the lows — would have crushed a lesser being, in my opinion.” Aretha was larger than life, and it requires an extraordinary talent to portray her. The honor of that challenge goes to Cynthia Erivo, a Grammy, Emmy and Tony-award winner and Oscar nominee (Harriet). “I love Aretha. I’ve been listening to her since I was little. I learned to sing and tell stories through song by listening to her,” Erivo says. “I approached playing Aretha by listening to her music, paying attention to her voice, and honing in on how she communicates with her music. … I’ve also been poring over her interviews to learn her cadence and the ways in
which she spoke. I’ve really enjoyed learning about Aretha as a person as well as her music. I allowed myself to be a geek about someone and something I really love — that’s how I’ve been getting to know her.” “Just Cynthia being such a talented artist, a talented actor, it’s been nothing but fun to watch her really embody this character,” says Executive Producer and Director Anthony Hemingway. “And if you close your eyes and just listen to her sing, you are questioning, ‘Is Aretha in that booth, or is it Cynthia Erivo?’ But that’s the beauty in what I love seeing a real actor do. They step out of themselves and really step into the shoes of the character that they are portraying. And Cynthia is doing that.”
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Clerk advises of federal REAL ID Act deadline approaching Monmouth County Clerk Christine Giordano Hanlon is reminding residents that the federal REAL ID Act compliance deadline is approaching on Oct. 1. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security had previously extended the enforcement deadline of the REAL ID Act
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Passport applications are accepted at the Monmouth County clerk’s two nationally recognized passport offices by appointment only at this time: • Freehold Borough – Monmouth County Clerk’s Office at 33 Mechanic St., located in the Market Yard parking lot (south of Main Street). The hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call 732-431-7324 to schedule an appointment. • Neptune – Monmouth County Connection at 3544 Route 66 (near Home Depot). The hours are Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Call 732-303-2828 to schedule an appointment. Information about the required documentation to apply for a passport can be found on the Monmouth County Clerk’s Office website at MonmouthCountyClerk. com For more information about the Federal READ ID Act and New Jersey’s compliancy, visit the New Jersey MVC website at state.nj.us/mvc/realid
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Autism Speaks, a national advocacy group that promotes research and solutions for autism spectrum disorder (ASD), presented Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) with its Congressional Leadership Award in recognition of his “leadership on behalf of individuals with autism and their families.” “The dedicated leaders at Autism Speaks work tirelessly to help raise awareness and advocate for those with autism,” said Smith, who is the co-founder and co-chair of the Congressional Autism Caucus. “I thank them for their steadfast commitment to this important cause and I am honored to receive this award.” Autism Speaks, founded 16 years ago by grandparents of an autistic child, has made extraordinary advancements for those with autism, building upon the legacy of three leading autism groups that have merged with the organization, according to a press release from Smith’s office. The organization’s Congressional Leadership Award recognizes Smith’s longstanding service to the autism community and his extensive work on the issue. This marks the second time Smith has received the award, in addition to receiving the group’s Award of Thanks, according to the press release.
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ON CAMPUS Victoria Gross of Jackson has been named to the dean’s list for the Spring 2020 semester at Fairleigh Dickinson University’s Florham Campus, Madison. The following students at Fairleigh Dickinson University’s Metropolitan Campus, Teaneck, have been named to the dean’s list for the Spring 2020 semester: Zahar Alao of Jackson and Jared Porpora of Howell.
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Everything’s Gonna Be Okay By Rick Gables Freeform will premiere season two of its critically acclaimed comedy series Everything’s Gonna Be Okay on Thursday, April 8, at 10 p.m. ET/PT, with two back-to-back episodes. After their heartbreaking trip to New York, the Moss family and Nicholas’ (Josh Thomas) boyfriend, Alex (Adam Faison), are just trying their best to move forward. With everyone back home, Matilda (Kayla Cromer) is rethinking her life goals, Genevieve (Maeve Press) starts putting herself out there – even dating – and Nicholas is working out how to balance being a brother, parental figure, boyfriend and cute entomologist. This season also welcomes new eccentric friends, unexpected hookups and a lot more bugs.
National Geographic Channel will premiere its adrenaline-fueled global competition series, Race to the Center of the Earth, on Monday, March 29, at 10 p.m. ET/PT. Four teams of three are pitted against one another in a nonstop sprint across the globe for a $1 million prize. Racing from different corners of the planet — South America, Russia, Canada and Southeast Asia — the teams will face untamed jungles, frozen arctic, arid deserts, bustling cities, treacherous mountains and vast oceans to reach the location where all four routes intersect. The first team to arrive at the buoy claims it all. On the premiere episode, “Hit the Ground Running,” teams of co-workers, rock climbers, cops and teachers are spread out across the world and racing toward the same finish line. As the race begins, teams must work together to win.
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For one team, a steep challenge on day one will test their mettle. PBS will premiere Extinction – The Facts on Wednesday, March 31, at 8 p.m. ET (check your local listings). Presented by Sir David Attenborough and featuring some of the world’s leading scientists, this is an up-to-the-minute report on what extinction and biodiversity loss mean, not just for the planet, but for us as a species. The program reveals how this crisis has grave consequences for us all – threatening food and water security, reducing our ability to control our climate, and putting us at greater risk of deadly pandemic diseases, including COVID-19. It reveals what is happening to the natural world, how human activity drives extinction, and why we have not acted sooner to stem these losses. The program examines the many ways that humans are driving this loss of biodiversity. The illegal wildlife trade, overfishing, climate change, pollution and land use change are all threatening our world’s delicate balance.
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ON THE ROAD PETER PERROTTA
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here was a time when if you mentioned to someone that they should consider purchasing a vehicle made by South Korean auto maker Kia, you might get a sour reaction. Maybe a twisted face look. Or, just a quick, “No, I’m looking to get a Honda or Toyota.” Needless to say, those days are long gone, folks. In fact, in many ways and in several head-to-head comparisons of product line, I would venture to say that Peter Perrotta South Korean car makers Kia and Hyundai have not only caught up to their more mature Asian competitors Honda, Toyota and Nissan, but have surpassed them in some areas. Kia, for one, is on a tremendously hot roll right now with redesigning some of the key cars and SUVs in its lineup and coming up with big popular winners. In 2020, Kia introduced the Kia Telluride, a mid-sized crossover SUV, into its lineup to great fanfare. It was immediately popular. Most dealers sold out of the Telluride quickly and were charging premium prices over sticker and getting it. This year, Kia also completely redesigned the Optima sedan, a vehicle it has had in its lineup since 2011, rebadging it the K-5 and making it a much sportier and elegant looking choice. But, the folks at Kia are not about to rest on their laurels at this point. Why stop when you are on a roll, right? Enter the 2021 Kia Sorento, another mid-sized SUV or crossover in their lineup. For 2021 Kia scrapped the softer curvier look of the former generation Sorento and came up with an all-new design from the ground up – inside and out. I recently settled behind wheel of the all-new Sorento for one week putting the 2021 Kia Sorento X-Line AWD model through its paces. There’s a lot to like in this new Sorento. While not perfect, this generation Sorento, which is assembled in West Point, Georgia, has much more eye appeal pop. It is bolder, sportier and more rugged looking then its predecessor on the outside. It features a new tiger nosed front grille, a bolder looking wrap around front hood, slicker looking LED lights, a more muscular and athletic looking side shape and new
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alloy wheel choices. On the inside, it lends itself to a more ruggedly elegant look to go along with the sportier, bolder exterior. The X-line that I tested is a whole new trim level for the Sorento. It features more off-road capabilities, a 1-inch higher ground clearance, improved approach and departure angles, more advanced AWD with a snow and sport mode. Under the hood, it now offers a 2.5 liter 4 cylinder engine (191 horsepower), a 2.5 liter 4 cylinder, turbo engine (281 horsepower) and a state-of-the-art 1.6 liter 4 cylinder turbo hybrid with a 22 kilowatt electric motor to boost it (227 horsepower). My test vehicle was equipped with the 2.5 liter 4 cylinder turbo engine. It was paired with an 8 speed wet dual clutch automatic transmission. Overall, there is a lot to like in this newly redesigned Kia Sorento. It looks good. It is plenty roomy inside. The new platform and engine and transmission give it a smooth and aggressive ride. It is plenty powerful and handles and steers very smoothly. It takes bumps and off-roading well, too. My main criticism of this new Kia is with its infotainment system – the center screen that is now the central communica-
tion system and systems operation for all cars these days. It’s come to the point where these new infotainment systems – as they are called – are much like your smart phone or laptop in that if they don’t interface with want you are asking them to do easily, life can be quite frustrating. My tester featured the upgraded 12.3 inch digital instrument cluster, a Bose premium sound system, surround view monitor and a blind spot monitor. While most manufacturers have upgraded the telematics systems in their vehicles to the point where they interface with the user smoothly and effortlessly, Kia seems to need to improve this part of their upgrades. The Kia infotainment system works, but I found it to be cumbersome and confusing to operate. You can’t easily navigate through what you need to do to sync your phone or music. The graphics provided on the screen for its functions are confusing and outdated and when you enter in an address for it to find for navigation it takes forever to search and find the address you input. The voice recognition system works well. Overall, I would say the redo is a suc-
cess and this vehicle is well worth considering if you are in the market for a midsized crossover. But, if Kia wants to hit a grand slam instead of just a solo home run, it would do well to give its infotainment system an upgrade. The test car I drove for a week carries a bottom line sticker price of $44,285. The off-road friendly X-Line model is top of the line and carries an base price of $42,590, which includes the X-line package as standard equipment. The only other added options on my tester included: $200 for the X-line rust interior package; $210 for carpeted floor mats; $115 for carpeted cargo mats with seat back protection and an destination and delivery charge of $1,170. The EPA gas mileage ratings for the Sorento are 24 miles per gallon overall – 28 mpg for highway driving and 21 mpg in city driving. Its estimated annual fuel cost is $1,700. The new Sorento has not received a crash test rating from the government’s 5-star safety test yet.
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Howell bowlers win second conference crown in three years By STEVEN BASSIN Staff Writer
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or the second time in three years, the Howell High School bowling team has been crowned champions of the Shore Conference. On March 3 at Ocean Lanes in Lakewood, the Rebels rolled past Manchester Township High School in the semifinals and then defeated Jackson Memorial High School of Jackson, 618-580, in the finals to win the conference championship. “The kids did a great job,” Coach Robert Wetzel said. “It wasn’t easy. This was a crazy year. Everyone stepped up when they had to and never gave up.” Winning the 2021 Shore Conference championship marks the third year in a row the Rebels have won a state title or a conference title. Howell won the 2020 Central Jersey, Group 4 state sectional championship a year after winning the 2019 conference crown. It took a comeback by the Rebels to win the 2021 conference championship. During the first match of the Shore Conference team tournament qualifying round, the Rebels rolled a disappointing 876 as a unit and were in seventh place. The squad needed to finish among the top four teams to advance to the semifinals. In the next two matches, the five bowlers on Howell’s squad combined for 2,098 pins to advance to first place in the standings. Wetzel said his bowlers never gave up at any point during the season and he said they showed that same attitude during the conference tournament. “We never gave up. We made a couple of ball changes and the kids were able to regroup,” the coach said. Junior Henry Hecht led the way with a 709 series during the qualifying round. The day before, during the Shore Conference individual tournament, Hecht won the crown with a 763 series in the qualifying round, before defeating Brick Township High School’s Nick Koval in the finals. Sophomore Brandon Bohn-Palmer fashioned a 668 series during the team qualifying round to help Howell mount its comeback, while teammate Nick Kortenhaus rolled a 551 series to help the cause. In 2020, Bohn-Palmer rolled a 793 se-
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Members of the Howell High School bowling team celebrate winning the 2021 Shore Conference team tournament on March 3 at Ocean Lanes in Lakewood.
ries to lead Howell to the state sectional crown. He averaged 214 during the regular season, two pins higher than Hecht. Jake Diaz was Howell’s top bowler during the regular season, averaging 218. Diaz became the first freshman in program history to bowl a perfect 300 game. He accomplished that feat against Jackson Memorial on Feb. 26 and finished with a program record 797 series to lead the Rebels to a victory over the Jaguars. Wetzel was impressed with his squad’s
depth that helped the Rebels win 33 of 36 matches during 2021. Senior Matt Moore, junior Luke Vetter, and sophomores Anthony Morrell and Joe Schipani bowled well for the Rebels during the campaign. Howell had eight bowlers average at least 185 in 2021 and went 29-1 in Shore Conference B Central Division action. Wetzel is excited about what the Rebels may be able to accomplish a year from now in a full season. He was pleased with what
his bowlers accomplished in 2021 as they dealt with the adversity of the coronavirus pandemic. The coach said he is happy his bowlers were able to have a successful season and is proud of the effort the student-athletes and his assistant coach, Colleen Greberis, contributed to the program. “It felt great because the kids put so much time and effort into this season to be good bowlers and they got something out of it,” Wetzel said.
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OCEAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S SALE
By virtue of the above stated writ, to me directed, issued out of the SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY, CHANCERY DIVISION Docket No. F00592219 will be exposed to sale at public venue on TUESDAY the 20TH DAY OF APRIL, A.D. 2021 between the hours of 12 o'clock and 5 o'clock (at 2 o'clock) Prevailing Time in the afternoon of said day at the Office of the Sheriff, Toms River, Township of Toms River, County of Ocean, New Jersey. All that tract or parcel of land and premises, situate, lying and being in the TOWNSHIP OF JACKSON County of Ocean and State of New Jersey Street and Street No.: 1707 DAHLIA COURT Tax Lot and Block No.: Lot: 5.217 Block: 8001 Dimensions: Approximately: N/A Nearest Cross Street: N/A The above description does not constitute a full legal descrip¬tion, said description is filed.at the Office of the Sheriff, 120 Hooper Avenue, Toms River, N.J. THE SHERIFF HEREBY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ADJOURN THIS SALE WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE BY PUBLICATION. PRIOR LIENS OF AFFIDAVIT: THE BANK OF NY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATE HOLDERS OF CWABS, INC ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES SERIES 2206-11 - $195,000.00 (PRINCIPAL AMOUNT) 2019 QTR 4 TAXES $1,106.85 (OPEN PLUS PENALTY) 2020 QTR 1 TAXES $1,085.31 (OPEN PLUS PENALTY) DUE 2/1/20 2020 QTR 2 TAXES $1,085.30 (OPEN PLUS PENALTY) DUE 5/1/20 JACKSON TOWNSHIP M.U.A WATER - $83.50 (OPEN PLUS PENALTY) JACKSON TOWNSHIP M.U.A SEWER - $97.60 (OPEN PLUS PENALTY) TOTAL: $198,458.56 The amount of the judgment to be satisfied by said sale s the sum of $7,136.24 more or less, plus interest.
By virtue of the above stated writ, to me directed, issued out of the SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY. CHANCERY DIVSION Docket No. F00737919 will be exposed to sale at public venue on TUESDAY the 6th DAY OF APRIL, A.D. 2021 between the hours of 12 o'clock and 5 o'clock (at 2 o'clock) Prevailing Time in the afternoon of said day at the Office of the Sheriff, Toms River, Township of Toms River, County of Ocean, New Jersey. All that tract or parcel of land and premises, situate, lying and being in the TOWNSHIP OF LAKEWOOD, County of Ocean and State of New Jersey. Street and Street No.: 114 SOPHEE LANE Tax Lot and Block No.: LOT 9.114 C10000 FICA PART OF LOT 9 BLOCK 1082 Dimensions: APPROXIMATELY: CONDO Nearest Cross Street: COLE LANE Prior Liens of Affidavit: NONE The amount of the judgment to be satisfied by said sale is the sum of $119,761.43 more or less, plus interest. Surplus Money: If after the sale and satisfaction of the mortgage debt, including costs and expenses, there remains any sur¬plus money, the money will be deposited into the Superior Court Trust Fund and any person claiming the surplus, or any part thereof. may file a motion pursuant to Court rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the nature and extent of that person's claim and asking for an order di¬recting payment of the surplus money. The Sheriff or other per¬son conducting the sale will have information regarding the surplus, if any. The Sheriff shall deduct his fees, costs and commissions of sale from the total amount bid at the sale. A 20% deposit (cash or certified funds) is required from the Suc¬cessful Bidder at the time of sale. Seized as the property of MARGARET KARAHUTA, ET ALS and taken in execution at the suit of BEAR STEARNS ARM TRUST MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2005-4 US BANK NATIONAL AS¬SOCIATION AS TRUSTEE, to be sold by Michael G. Mastronardy, Sheriff. The sale is subject to postponement without further notice. Attorneys for Plaintiff PLUESE BECKER & SALTZMAN LLC 20000 HORIZON WAY SUITE 900 MT. LAUREL NJ 08054 Sheriff's Docket: CH 778568
Surplus Money: If after the sale and satisfaction of the mortgage debt, including costs and expenses, there remains any surplus money, the money will be deposited into the Superior Court Trust Fund and any person claiming the surplus, or any part thereof, may file a motion pursuant to Court rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the nature and extent of that person's claim and asking for an order directing payment of the surplus money. The Sheriff or other person conducting the sale will have information regarding the surplus, if any. The Sheriff shall deduct his fees, costs and commissions of sale from the total amount bid at the sale. A 20% deposit (cash or certified funds) is required from the Suc-cessful Bidder at the time of sale. Seized as the property of RONALD MACCARTY and taken in execution at the suit of SIXTY ACRE RESERVE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC. to be sold by Michael G. Mastronardy, Sheriff. The sale is subject to postponement without further notice. Attorneys for Plaintiff McGovern Legal Services, LLC 850 CAROLIER LANE NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ 08902 Sheriff's Docket: CH 778515 Tri-Town News March 24, 31, April 7, 14, 2021 Fee: $159.60 Affidavit: $20.00
Tri-Town News March 10, 17, 24, 31, 2021 Fee: $130.20 Affidavit: $20.00
OCEAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S SALE By virtue of the above stated writ, to me directed, issued out of the SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY, CHANCERY DIVISION Docket No. F00318419 will be exposed to sale at public venue on TUESDAY the 6th DAY OF APRIL, A.D. 2021 between the hours of 12 o'clock and 5 o'clock (at 2 o'clock) Prevailing Time in the afternoon of said day at the Office of the Sheriff, Toms River, Township of Toms River, County o f Ocean, New Jersey. All that tract or parcel of land
said day at the Office of the Sheriff, Toms River, Township of Toms River, County of Ocean, New Jersey. All that tract or parcel of land and premises, situate, lying and being in the TOWNSHIP OF LAKEWOOD, County of Ocean and State of New Jersey. Street and Street No.: 218F BUCKINGHAM COURT Tax Lot and Block No.: LOT 218.06 QUAL C100F BLOCK 1248 Dimensions: APPROXIMATELY: N/A CONDOMINIUM UNIT 218-F Nearest Cross Street LEISUR E VILLAGE H O RIZONTAL PROPERTY REGIME 5-El Prior Liens of Affidavit NONE AMOUNT DUE FOR TAXES: SUB¬JECT TO PRIORITY CONDO LIEN: PURSUANT TO NJSA 46:8B-21 ET SEQ., THIS SALE MAY BE SUBJECT TO A LIMITED LIEN PRIORI¬TY OF THE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION AND ANY SUCCESSFUL BIDDER AT SHERIFFS SALES MAY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING UP To 6 MONTHS WORTH OF UNPAID CONDOMINIUM FEES. SUBJECT TO ANY ADDITIONAL UNPAID TAXES, MUNICIPAL LIENS OR OTHER CHARGES, AND ANY SUCH TAXES CHARGES, LIENS, INSURANCE PREMIUMS OR OTHER ADVANCES MADE BY PLAINTIFF PRIOR TO THIS SALE. ALL INTERESTED PARTIES ARE TO CONDUCT AND RELY UPON THEIR OWN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER OR NOT ANY OUTSTANDING INTEREST REMAIN OF RECORD AND/OR HAVE PRIORITY OVER THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED AND IF SO, THE CURRENT AMOUNT DUE THEREON. IF THE SALE IS SET ASIDE FOR ANY REASON, THE PURCHASER AT THE SALE SHALL BE ENTITLED ONLY A RETURN OF THE DEPOSIT PAID. THE PURCHASER SHALL HAVE NO FURTHER RECOURSE AGAINST THE MORTGAGOR, MORTGAGEE OR THE MORTGAGEE'S ATTORNEY. AS THE ABOVE DESCRIPTION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FULL LEGAL DESCRIPTION, SAID FULL LEGAL DESCRIPTION IS ANNEXED TO THAT CERTAIN MORTGAGE RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER/CLERK OF OCEAN COUNTY IN MORTGAGE BOOK 14091 AT PAGE 1565, ET SEQ., TOMS RIVER, NEW JERSEY. AND THE WRIT OF EXECUTION ON FILE WITH THE SHERIFF OF OCEAN COUNTY. The amount of the judgment to be satisfied by said sale is the sum of $59,025.43 more or less, plus interest. Surplus Money: If after the sale and satisfaction of the mortgage debt, including costs and expenses, there remains any surplus money, the money will be deposited Into the Superior Court Trust Fund and any person claiming the surplus, or any part thereof, may file a motion pursuant to Court rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the nature and extent of that person's claim and asking for an order directing payment of the surplus money. The Sheriff or other person conducting the sale will have information regarding the surplus, if any. The Sheriff shall deduct his fees, costs and commissions of sale from the total amount bid at the sale. A 20% deposit (cash or certified funds) is required from te Sccessful Bidder at the time of sale. Seized as the property of LOUISE COYNE, ET AL and taken in execution at the suit of BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING LLC, to be sold by Michael G. Mastronardy, Sheriff. The sale is subject to postpone-
taken in execution at the suit of 732-363.4422 ACCT: 2431 0 PRIORITY OF ANY CONNEWSPAPER GROUP • www.centraljersey.com BAYVIEW LOANMEDIA SERVICING 03/01/2020 - 05/31/2020 $49.49 DOMINIUM / HOMEOWNER LLC, to be sold by Michael G. OPEN $255.02 OPEN ASSOCIATION LIENS WHICH Mastronardy, Sheriff. WATER: ACCT 19-00796 - MAY EXIST. The sale is subject to postpone- $157.22 OPEN ALL INTERESTED PARTIES ment without further notice. This S E W E R : A C C T 1 9 - 0 0 7 9 7 ARE TO CONDUCT AND RELY sale was previously scheduled ¬ $ 2 5 1 . 5 8 O P E N UPON THEIR OWN INDEto be sold on MAY 12, 2020. On PENDENT INVESTIGATION or about that day sale was can- Pie amount of the judgment to TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER celed per attorney for Plaintiff. be satisfied by said sale is the OR NOT ANY OUT¬STANDSale is now being advertised for sum of $56,696.60 more or ING LIENS REMAIN OF RE4 consecutive weeks in order to less, CORD AND/OR HAVE PRIORinform the public of the resched- plus interest. ITY OVER THE LIEN BEING uled date of sale per the attor- Surplus Money: If after the sale FORECLOSED ON, AND IF ney for the Plaintiff. Attorneys and satisfaction of the mort- SO, THE CURRENT AMOUNT for Plaintiff gage debt, including costs and DUE THEREON. IF THE SALE SCHILLER. KNAPP, LEFKOW- expenses, there remains any I S S E T A S I D E F O R A N Y ITZ & HERTZEL LLP surplus money, the money will REASON, THE PUR¬CHASER 950 NEW LOUDON ROAD be deposited into the Superior AT SALE SHALL ONLY BE ENSUITE 109 Court Trust Fund and any per- TITLED A RETURN OF THE LATHAM NY 12110 son claiming the surplus. or any DEPOSIT PAID. THE PURSheriff's Docket CH 778615 part thereof, may file a motion CHASER SHALL HAVE NO pursuant to Court rules 4:64-3 RECOURSE AGAINST THE and 4:57-2 stating the nature MORTGAGEE OR THE MORTTri-Town News and extent of that person's GAGEE'S ATTORNEY. PURMarch 10, 17, 24, 31, 2021 claim and asking for an order C H A S E R M U S T C E R T I F Y Fee: $219.80 directing payment of the sur- THAT PURCHASER IS NOT Affidavit: $20.00 plus money. The Sheriff or oth- E M - P L O Y E D B Y T H E er person conducting the sale TORONTO-DOMINION BANK, will have information regarding OR ANY OF ITS SUBSIDIARthe surplus, if any. IES OR AFFILIATED COROCEAN COUNTY The Sheriff shall deduct his PORATIONS (THE "BANK"), SHERIFF'S SALE fees, costs and commissions of NOR IS PURCHASER REBy virtue of the above stated sale from the total amount bid at LATED IN ANY WAY WITH SOLICITORS OR AGENTS REwrit, to me directed, issued out the sale. of the SUPERIOR COURT OF A 20% deposit (cash or certi- TAINED BY OR ON fied funds) is required from the BEHALF OF THE BANK IN RENEW JERSEY, CHANCERY DIVISION Docket No. F00183820 Suc-cessful Bidder at the time LATION TO THE PROPERTY of sale. THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF will be exposed to sale at public ven-ue on TUESDAY the 6th Seized as the property of MI- THIS TRANSACTION AN D CHAEL A. BOCHIS ETC, ET CONFIRMING THAT PURDAY OF APRIL, A.D. 2021 between the hours of 12 o'clock ALS and taken in execution at C H A S E R I S D E A L I N G AT t h e s u i t o f N A T I O N S T A R ARMS LENGTH WITH THE and 5 o'clock (at 2 o'clock) Prevailing Time in the afternoon of MORTGAGE LLC DBA MR. AFOREMENTIONED PARTIES. COOPER. to be sold by MiThe amount of the judgment to said day at the Office of the Sheriff, Toms River, Township chael G. Mastronardy, Sheriff. be satisfied by said sale is the The sale is subject to postponesum of $381,508.21 more or of Turns River, County o f ment without further notice. At- legs, plus interest. Ocean, New Jersey. torneys for Plaintiff Surplus Money: If after the sale All that tract or parcel of land and satisfaction of the mortand premises, situate, lying and ROBERTSON ANSCH UTZ SCHNEID CRANE & PARTgage debt, including costs and being in the TOWNSHIP OF expenses, there remains any LAKEWOOD. County of Ocean NERS PLLC 130 CLINTON ROAD surplus money, the money will and State of New Jersey. SUITE 202 be deposited into the Superior Street and Street No.: FAIRFIELD, NJ 07004 Court Trust Fund and any per721-D BUCKINGHAM DRIVE son claiming the surplus, or any Tax Lot and Block No.: LOT Sheriff's Docket: CH 778767 part thereof, may file a motion 721.04 BLOCK 1248 QUALIFITri-Town News pursuant to Court rules 4:64-3 ER C1004 FKA C1000 and 4:57-2 stating the nature D i m e n s i o n s : A P P R O X I M - March 10, 17, 24, 31, 2021 Fee: $204.40 and extent of that person's ATELY: BEING KNOWN AND claim and asking for an order DESIGNATED AS UNIT NO Affidavit: $20.00 directing payment of the sur721D IN "LEI-SURE VILLAGE plus money. The Sheriff or othHORIZONTAL PROPERTY REOCEAN COUNTY erperson conducting the sale GIME 1-E' TOGETHER WITH SHERIFF'S SALE will have information regarding AN UNDIVIDED 2.7776 PERthe surplus, if any. CENTAGE INTEREST IN AND By virtue of the above stated T O T H E C O M MO N E L E - writ, to me directed, issued out The Sheriff shall deduct his M E N T S A P P U R T E N A N T of the SUPERIOR COURT OF fees, costs and commissions of THERETO IN ACCORDANCE NEW JERSEY, CHANCERY DI- sale from the total amount bid at WITH AND SUBJECT TO THE VISION Docket No. F01960918 the sale. TERMS, CONDITIONS, PRO- will be exposed to sale at pub- A 20% deposit (cash or certiVISIONS, COVE¬NANTS, RE- lic venue on TUESDAY the 6th fied funds) is required from the STRICTIONS, EASEMENTS, DAY OF APRIL, A.D. 2021 Successful Bidder at the time of AND OTHER MATTERS CON- between the hours of 12 o'clock sale. T A I N E D I N T H E M A S T E R and 5 o'clock (at 2 o'clock) Pre- Seized as the property of KENDEED vailing Time in the afternoon of NETH M. GROSSO ETC, ET Nearest Cross Street said day at the Office of the ALS and taken in execution at CAMBRIDGE COURT Sheriff, Toms River, Township the suit of TD BANK NA, to be Prior Liens of Affidavit: of Toms River, County of s o l d b y M i c h a e l G . M a s tronardy, Sheriff. NONE Ocean, New Jersey. *SUBJECT TO ANY UNPAID All that tract or parcel of land The sale is subject to postponeTAXES, MUNICIPAL LIENS OR and premises, situate, lying and ment without further notice. AtOTHER CHARGES, AND ANY being In the TOWNSHIP OF torneys for Plaintiff SUCH TAX¬ES. CHARGES. LI- M AN C HE ST ER , C ou nt y of DUANE MORRIS ENS. INSURANCE PREMI- Ocean and State of New Jer- 30 SOUTH 17TH STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA UMS OR OTHER ADVANCES sey. 191034196 MADE BY PLAINTIFF PRIOR Street and Street No.: Sheriff's Docket: CH 778769 TO THIS SALE. ALL INTER- 105 LACEY ROAD ESTED PARTIES ARE TO WHITING CONDUCT AND RELY UPON Tax Lot and Block No.: LOT 6 Tri-Town News March 10, 17, 24, 31, 2021 THEIR OWN INDEPENDENT BLOCK 85.20 INVESTIGATION TO ASCER- D i m e n s i o n s : A P P R O X I M - Fee: $204.40 Affidavit: $20.00 TAIN WHETHER OR NOT ANY A T E L Y : 8 2 ' X 3 0 7 ' OUTSTANDING INTEREST Nearest Cross Street: R E M A I N S O F R E C O R D MANCHESTER BOULEVARD OCEAN COUNTY A N D / O R H A V E P R I O R I TY Prior Liens of Affidavit: SHERIFF'S SALE O V E R T H E L I E N B E I N G THE SALE IS SUBJECT TO FORECLOSED AND, IF SO ANY UNPAID TAXES AND AS- By virtue of the above stated THE CURRENT AMOUNT DUE SESS-MENTS, TAX, WATER writ, to me directed, issued out THEREON. AND SEW-ER LIENS AND of the SUPERIOR COURT OF 2020 QTR 4. DUE 11/01/2020 OTHER MUNICI-PAL ASSESS- NEW JERSEY, CHANCERY DI$237.31 OPEN; 2021 QTR.I MENTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT VISION Docket No. F01373319 DUE: LIMITED TO, CERTIFI-CATE will be exposed to sale at pub02/01/2021 $218.12 OF SALE 20-00142 SOLD ON lic venue on TUESDAY the 6th OPEN; 2021 QTR_ 2 DUE: OCTOBER 6. 2020 TO VIC- DAY OF APRIL, A.D. 2021 05/01/2021 $218.11 OPEN TOR SUN WITH AN APPROXI- between the hours of 12 o'clock SEWER: LAKEWOOD MUA M A T E R E D E M P T I O N and 5 o'clock (at 2 o'clock) Pre390 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE, AMOUNT OF $6,227.54 GOOD vailing Time in the afternoon of LAKEWOOD, NJ 08701 732- THROUGH NOVEMBER 30, said day at the Office of the 3 6 3 - 4 4 2 2 A C C T : 2 4 3 1 0 2020. THE AMOUNT DUE CAN Sheriff, Toms River, Township 06/01/2020 -08/31/2020 $89.21 BE OBTAINED FROM THE of Toms River. County of OPEN $423.78 OPEN LOCAL TAX-ING AUTHORITY. Ocean, New Jersey. WATER: LAKEWOOD MUA PURSUANT TO N.J.S.A. 46:88- All that tract or parcel of land 390 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE., 21 THE SALE MAY BE SUB- and premises, situate, lying and LAKEWOOD, NJ 08701 JECT TO THE LIMITED LIEN being in the TOWNSHIP OF 732-363.4422 ACCT: 2431 0 P R I O R I T Y O F A N Y C O N - M A NC H ES TE R , Co u n ty o f 03/01/2020 - 05/31/2020 $49.49 DOMINIUM / HOMEOWNER Ocean and State of New JerOPEN $255.02 OPEN ASSOCIATION LIENS WHICH sey. WATER: ACCT 19-00796 - MAY EXIST. Street and Street No.: $157.22 OPEN ALL INTERESTED PARTIES 26 OAKHAM ROW
M A N C H E S TE R , C o un t y o f Ocean and State of New Jersey. Street and Street No.: 26 OAKHAM ROW Tax Lot and Block No.: LOT 26 BLOCK 52.25 Dimensions: APPROXIMATELY: 128 X 50 X 124 X 50 FEET (IR-REGULAR) Nearest Cross Street: WOLVERTON PLACE Prior Liens of Affidavit TAX SALE CERTIFICATE NO. 2000054 - 5657.14 SUBJECT TO: SEWER IN THE AMOUNT OF $82.00 OPEN PLUS PENALTY TO THE BEST OF THIS FIRM'S KNOWLEDGE THE PROPERTY IS NOT AN AFFORDABLE UNIT SUBJECT TO THE FAIR HOUSING ACT. The amount of the judgment to be satisfied by said sale is the sum of $209,654.60 more or less, plus interest. Surplus Money: If after the sale and satisfaction of the mortgage debt, including costs and expenses, there remains any surplus money, the money will be deposited into the Superior Court Trust Fund and any person claiming the surplus, or any part thereof, may file a motion pursuant to Court rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the nature and extent of that person's claim and asking for an order directing payment of the surplus money. The Sheriff or other person conducting the sale will have information regarding the surplus, if any. The Sheriff shall deduct his fees, costs and commissions of sale from the total amount bid at the sale. A 20% deposit (cash or certified funds) is required from the Suc-cessful Bidder at the time of sale. Seized as the property of MARIA PIA VITULU, ET ALS and taken in execution at the suit of NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC DBA CHAMPION MORTGAGE COMPANY, to be sold by Mi-chael G. Mas tronardy, Sheriff. The sale is subject to postponement without further notice. Attorneys for Plaintiff MCCALLA RAYM ER LE IBERT PIERCE LLC 485 ROUTE 1 SOUTH, BLDG F STE 300 ISELIN, NJ 08830 Sheriff's Docket CH 778774 Tri-Town News March 10, 17, 24, 31, 2021 Fee: $134.40 Affidavit: $20.00 OCEAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S SALE By virtue of the above stated writ, to me directed, issued out of the SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY, CHANCERY DIVISION Docket No. F00309019 will be exposed to sale at public venue on TUESDAY the 6th DAY OF APRIL, A.D. 2021 between the hours of 12 o'clock and 5 o'clock (at 2 o'clock) Prevailing Time in the afternoon of said day at the Office of the Sheriff, Toms River, Township of Toms River, County o f Ocean, New Jersey. All that tract or parcel of land and premises, situate, lying and being in the TOWNSHIP OF LAKEWOOD. County of Ocean and State of New Jersey. Street and Street No.: 11988 SHETLAND DRIVE Tax Lot and Block No.: LOT 1198.02 BLOCK 1587 QUAUFIER C1002 Dimensions: APPROXIMATELY: BEING UNIT 41198B IN LEISURE VILLAGE CONDOMINIUM 480 SAID UNIT BEING MORE SPECIFICALLY DEFINED IN THE MASTER DEED AND INCLUDES THE F E E I N A N U N D I V I D ED 2.2120% INTEREST IN THE GENERAL AND LIM¬ITED COMMON ELEMENTS OF LEISURE VILLAGE CONDOMINIUM #80 Nearest Cross Street: OLD TOMS RIVER ROAD PRIOR LIENS OF AFFIDAVIT:
L E I S U R E V I L L A G E C ON D O M ITRI-TOWN N I U M # 8 0 NEWS 17 Nearest Cross Street: OLD TOMS RIVER ROAD PRIOR LIENS OF AFFIDAVIT: LIENS: YEAR: 2019 TYPE: 3RD PARTY WATER, SEWER AMOUNT: $761.00 CERT NO. 2000274 SOLO: 10/14/2020 TO FIG CUST FIGNJ19LLC & SEC PTY LIEN AMOUNT IS SUBJECT TO SUBSEQUENT TAXES + INTEREST. MUST CALL PRIOR TO SET¬TLEMENT FOR REDEMPTION FIGURES. THE REDEMPTION OF LIENS IS OUTUNED IN N.J.S.A. 54:5-54 *SUBJECT TO ANY UNPAID TAXES, MUNICIPAL LIENS OR OTHER CHARGES. AND ANY SUCH TAX¬ES, CHARGES, LIENS, INSURANCE PREMIUMS OR OTHER ADVAN¬CES MADE BY PLAINTIFF PRIOR TO THIS SALE. ALL INTERESTED PARTIES ARE TO CONDUCT AND RELY UPON THEIR OWN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER OR NOT ANY OUTSTANDING INTEREST REMAINS OF RECORD A N D / O R H A V E P R I O R I TY OVER THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED AND, IF SO THE CURRENT AMOUNT DUE THEREON. 2021 QTR 1 DUE: 02/01/2021 $437.36 OPEN 2021 QTR 2 DUE: 05/01/2021 $437.36 OPEN SEWER: LAKEWOOD MUA 390 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE. LAKE-WOOD, NJ 08701 732363-4422 ACCT: 3574 0 11/01/2020 -01/31/2021 $89.21 OPEN $267.63 OPEN WATER: LAKEWOOD MUA 390 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE. LAKE-WOOD, NJ 08701 732-363-4422 ACCT: 3574 0 08/01/2020 - 10/31/20 $49.49 OPEN $147.98 OPEN The amount of the judgment to be satisfied by said sale is the sum of $63,172.59 more or less, plus interest.
Surplus Money: If after the sale and satisfaction of the mortgage debt, including costs and expenses, there remains any surplus money, the money will be deposited into the Superior Court Trust Fund and any person claiming the surplus, or any part thereof, may file a motion pursuant to Court rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the nature and extent of that person's claim and asking for an order directing payment of the surplus money. The Sheriff or other person conducting the sale will have information regarding the surplus, if any. The Sheriff shall deduct his fees, costs and commissions of sale from the total amount bid at the sale. A 20% deposit (cash or certified funds) is required from the Successful Bidder at the time of sale. Seized as the property of LOUIS SANATORE, ETC, ET ALS and taken in execution at the suit of PHH MORTGAGE CORPO-RATION, to be sold by Michael G. IVIastronardy, Sheriff. The sale is subect to postponement without further notice. Attorneys for Plaintiff ROBERTSON ANSCH UTZ SCHNEID CRANE & PARTNERS PLLC 130 CLINTON ROAD SUITE 202 FAIRFIELD, NJ 07004 Sheriff's Docket: CH 778775 Tri-Town News March 10, 17, 24, 31, 2021 Fee: $204.40 Affidavit: $20.00
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Legal Notices OCEAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S SALE By virtue of the above stated writ, to me directed, issued out of the SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY, CHANCERY DIVISION Docket No. F00716920 will be exposed to sale at public venue on TUESDAY the 6th DAY OF APRIL, A.D. 2021 between the hours of 12 o'clock and 5 o'clock (at 2 o'clock) Prevailing lime in the afternoon of said day at the Office of the Sheriff, Toms River, Township of Toms River, County of Ocean, New Jersey. All that tract or parcel of land and premises, situate, lying and being in the TOWNSHIP OF JACKSON, County of Ocean and State of New Jersey. Street and Street No.: 508 DEERFOOT WAY Tax Lot and Block No.: LOT 5.535 FKA 364.508 BLOCK 8001 FKA 75.01 Dimensions: APPROXIMATELY: CONDO Nearest Cross Street: SIXTY ACRE BLVD Prior Liens of Affidavit: NONE The amount of the judgment to be satisfied by said sale is the sum of $121,230.13 more or less, plus interest. Surplus Money: If after the sale and satisfaction of the mortgage debt, induding costs and expenses, there remains any surplus money, the money will be deposited into the Superior Court Trust Fund and any person claiming the surplus, or any part thereof, may file a motion pursuant to Court rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the nature and extent of that person's daim and asking for an order directing payment of the surplus money. The Sheriff or other person conducting the sale will have information regarding the surplus, if any. The Sheriff shall deduct his fees, costs and commissions of sale from the total amount bid at the sale. A 20% deposit (cash or certified funds) is required from the Suc¬cessful Bidder at the time of sale. Seized as the property of JEAN T. GRAYBUSH ETC, ET ALS and taken in execution at the Suit of MIDFIRST BANK, to be sold by Michael G. Mastronardy, Sheriff. The sale is subject to postponement without further notice. Attorneys for Plaintiff KML LAW GROUP PC 701 MARKET STREET STE 5000 PHILADELPHIA PA 19106 Sheriff's Docket! CH 778778 Tri-Town News March 10, 17, 24, 31, 2021 Fee: $117.60 Affidavit: $20.00 OCEAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S SALE By virtue of the above stated writ, to me directed, issued out of the SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY, CHANCERY DIVISION Docket No. F01702918 will be exposed to sale at public ven ue on TUESDAY the 20TH DAY OF APRIL, A.D. 2021 between the hours of 12 o'clock and 5 o'clock (at 2 o'clock) Prevailing Time in the afternoon of said day at the Office of the Sheriff, Toms River, Township of Toms River, County of Ocean, New Jersey. All that tract or parcel of land and premises, situate, lying and being In the TOWNSHIP OF JACKSON, County of Ocean and State of New Jersey. Street and Street No.: 533 OAK TREE LANE Tax Lot and Block No.: LOT: 34 BLOCK: 4201 Dimensions: APPROXIM-
TREE LANE Tax Lot and Block No.: LOT: 34 BLOCK: 4201 Dimensions: APPROXIMATELY: 1.01 AC Nearest Cross Street: TRENTONLAKEWOOD ROAD The above description does not constitute a full legal descrip tion, said description is filed at the Office of the Sheriff, 120 Hooper Avenue, Toms River, NJ. THE SHERIFF HEREBY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ADJOURN THIS SALE WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE BY PUBLICATION. PRIOR LIENS OF AFFIDAVIT: NONE PURCHASER MUST CERTIFY THAT PURCHASER IS NOT EM PLOYED BY THE TORONTODOMINION BANK, OR ANY OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES OR AFFILIATED CORPORATIONS (THE BANK) NOR IS PURCHASER RELATED IN ANY WAY WITH SOLICITORS OR AGENTS RETAINED BY OR ON BEHALF OF THE BANK IN RELA TION TO THE PROPERTY THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF THIS TRANSAC TION AND CONFIRMING THAT PURCHASER IS DEALING AT ARM'S LENGTH WITH THE AFOREMENTIONED PARTIES. THE SALE IS SUBJECT TO ANY UNPAID TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS, TAX, WATER AND SEWER LIENS AND OTHER MUNICIPAL ASSESSMENTS. THE AMOUNT DUE CAN BE OB TAINED FROM THE LOCAL TAXING AUTHORITY. PURSUANT TO N.J.S.A. 46:8821 THE SALE MAY ALSO BE SUBJECT TO THE LIMITED LIEN PRORITY OF ANYCONDOMINIUM/HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATION LIENS WHICH MAY EXIST. Ad No.: 0004639169 ALL INTERESTED PARTIES ARE TO CONDUCT AND RELY UPON THEIR OWN INDEPENDENT IN VESTIGATION TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER OR NOT ANY OUTSTANDING LIENS REMAIN OF RECORD AND/OR HAVE PRIORITY OVER THE LIEN BEING FORE CLOSED AND, IF SO, THE CURRENT AMOUNT DUE THEREON. **IF THE SALE IS SET ASIDE FOR ANY REASON, THE PURCHASER AT THE SALE SHALL BE ENTITLED ONLY TO A RETURN OF THE DEPOSIT PAID. THE PURCHASER SHALL HAVE NO FURTHER RECOURSE AGAINST THE MORTGAGEE OR THE MORTGAGEE'S ATTORNEY. The amount of the judgment to be satisfied by said sale is the sum of $140,814.80 more or less, plus interest. Surplus Money: If after the sale and satisfaction of the mort gage debt, including costs and expenses, there remains any surplus money, the money will be deposited into the Superior Court Trust Fund and any person claiming the surplus, or any part thereof, may file a motion pursuant to Court rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the nature and extent of that person's claim and asking for an order directing payment of the surplus money. The Sheriff or other per son conducting the sale will have information regarding the surplus, if any. The Sheriff shall deduct his fees, costs and commissions of sale from the total amount bid at the sale. A 20% deposit (cash or certified funds) is required from the Suc cessful Bidder at the time of sale. Seized as the property of KAREN KERN, ET ALS, and taken in execution at the suit of TD BANK N.A., to be sold by Michael G. Mastronardy, Sheriff.
taken in execution at the suit of TD BANK N.A., to be sold by Michael G. Mastronardy, Sheriff. The sale is subject to postpone ment without further notice. Attorneys for Plaintiff DUANE MORRIS 30 SOUTH 17TH STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103 Sheriff's Docket: CH 778779 Tri-Town News March 24, 31, April 7, 14, 2021 Fee: $221.20 Affidavit: $20.00 OCEAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S SALE By virtue of the above stated writ, to me directed, issued out of the SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY, CHANCERY DIVISION Docket No. F00423220 will be exposed to sale at public venue on TUESDAY the 20TH DAY OF APRIL, A.D. 2021 between the hours of 12 o'clock and 5 o'clock (at 2 o'clock) Prevailing Time in the afternoon of said day at the Office of the Sheriff, Toms River, Township of Toms River, County of Ocean, New Jersey. All that tract or parcel of land and premises, situate, lying and being in the TOWNSHIP OF JACKSON, County of Ocean and State of New Jersey. Street and Street No.: 34 NORTH AVON DRIVE Tax Lot and Block No.: LOT: 27 FKA 28 BLOCK: 14804 FKA 75.35 Dimensions: APPROXIMATELY: .12 AC Nearest Cross Street: ARHTUR COURT The above description does not constitute a full legal description, said description is filed at the Office of the Sheriff, 120 Hooper Avenue, Toms River, NJ. THE SHERIFF HEREBY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ADJOURN THIS SALE WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE BY PUBLICATION. PRIOR LIENS OF AFFIDAVIT: NONE SUBJECT TO ANY UNPAID TAXES, MUNICIPAL LIENS OR OTHER CHARGES, AND ANY SUCH TAXES, CHARGES, LIENS, INSURANCE PREMIUMS OR OTHER ADVANCES MADE BY PLAINTIFF PRIOR TO THIS SALE. ALL INTERESTED PARTIES ARE TO CONDUCT AND RELY UPON THEIR OWN INDE-PENDENT INVESTIGATION TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER OR NOT ANY OUTSTANDING INTEREST REMAIN OF RECORD AND/OR HAVE PRIORITY OVER THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED AND, IF SO, THE CURRENT AMOUNT DUE THEREON. 2021 QTR. 1 DUE: 02/01/2021 $1,244.01 OPEN 2021 QTR 2. DUE: 05/01/2021 $1,244.00 OPEN The amount of the judgment to be satisfied by said sale is the sum of $236,728.64 more or less, plus interest. Surplus Money: If after the sale and satisfaction of the mortgage debt, including costs and expenses, there remains any surplus money, the money will be deposited into the Superior Court Trust Fund and any person claiming the surplus, or any part thereof, may file a motion pursuant to Court rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the nature and extent of that person's claim and asking for an order directing payment of the surplus money. The Sheriff or other per-son conducting the sale will have information regarding the surplus, if any. The Sheriff shall deduct his fees, costs and commissions of sale from the total amount bid at the sale. A 20% deposit (cash or certified funds) is required from the Suc-cessful Bidder at the time of sale. Seized as the property of DARIA CAMPBELL KIWA
fied funds) is required from the part thereof, may file a motion NEWSPAPER MEDIA • www.centraljersey.com to Court rules 4:64-3 Suc-cessful Bidder at theGROUP time pursuant and 4:57-2 stating the nature of sale. Seized as the property of and extent of that person's D A R I A C A M P B E L L K I W A claim and asking for an order DARIA LIPARI CAMPBELL, directing payment of the surETC., ET ALS, and taken in ex- plus money. The Sheriff or othecution at the suit of FEDERAL er per-son conducting the sale NATIONAL MORTGAGE AS- will have information regarding SOCIATION, to be sold by Mi- the surplus, if any. chael G. Mastronardy, Sheriff. The sale is subject to postpone- May be subject to an Ordinment without further notice. At- ance by the Ocean County t o r n e y s f o r P l a i n t i f f Board of Health: 87-01, Section R O B E R T S O N A N S C H U T Z 10. The Sheriff's Department will require notification of the SCHNEID CRANE & certification of the wells where PARTNERS PLLC. 130 CLINTON ROAD SUITE applicable. The Sheriff shall deduct his 202 FAIRFEILD NJ 07004 fees, costs and commissions of Sheriff's Docket: CH 778780 sale from the total amount bid at the sale. Tri-Town News March 24, 31, April 7, 14, 2021 A 20% deposit (cash or certified funds) is required from the Fee: $169.40 Successful Bidder at the time of Affidavit: $20.00 sale. Seized as the property of RAYMOND P. GORDON, ETC, ET OCEAN COUNTY ALS, and taken in execution at SHERIFF'S SALE the suit of FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORBy virtue of the above stated ATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR writ, to me directed, issued out FREDDIE MAC SEASONED of the SUPERIOR COURT OF C E D I T R ISK TRANS¬FER NEW JERSEY, CHANCERY DITRUST, SERIES 2017-2, AS VISION Docket No. F01783019 will be exposed to sale at pub- OWNER OF THE RELATED MORTGAGE LOAN, to be sold lic venue on TUESDAY the 20TH DAY OF APRIL A.D. by Michael G. Mastronardy, Sher2021 between the hours of 12 o'clock and 5 o'clock (at 2 iff. The sale is subject to postpone o'clock) Prevailing Time in the afternoon of said day at the Of- ment without further notice. fice of the Sheriff, Toms River, Attorneys for Plaintiff T o w n s h i p o f T o m s R i v e r , Stern, Lavinthal & Frankenberg, County of Ocean, New Jersey_ LLC All that tract or parcel of land 105 Eisenhower Parkway and premises, situate, lying and Suite 302 being in the TOWNSHIP OF Roseland, NJ 07068 LAKEWOOD, County of Ocean Sheriff's Docket CH 778782 and State of New Jersey: Street and Street No.: Tri-Town News 131A FARRINGTON CT March 24, 31, April 7, 14, 2021 Tax Lot and Block No.: LOT: 131.01 QUAL: C100A Fee: $200.20 Affidavit: $20.00 BLOCK: 1248 Dimensions: APPROXIMATELY: N/A/ CONDOMINIUM Nearest Cross Street BUCKINGHAM DRIVE The above description does not constitute a full legal description, said description is filed at the Office of the Sheriff, 120 Hooper Avenue, Toms River, NJ. THE SHERIFF HEREBY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ADJOURN THIS SALE WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE BY PUBLICATION. PRIOR LIENS OF AFFIDAVIT: LEISURE VILLAGE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, INC. IS A 55+ ADULT COMMUNITY 2021 1ST QUATER TAXES OPEN/DUE- $407.83 WATER/SEWER LIEN (CERT#: 20-00199) REDMPTION FIGURES-$542.96 WATER ACCOUNT OPEN/DUE- $246.47 SEWER ACCOUNT OPEN/DUE- $439.83 TOTAL $1,637.09 SUBJECT TO ANY UNPAID TAXES, MUNICIPAL LIENS OR OTHER CHARGES, AND ANY SUCH TAXES, CHARGES, LIENS, INSURANCE PREMIUMS OR OTHER ADVANCES MADE BY PLAINTIFF PRIOR TO THIS SALE. ALL INTERESTED PARTIES ARE TO CONDUCT AND RELY UPON THEIR OWN INDE-PENDENT INVESTIGATION TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER OR NOT ANY OUTSTANDING INTEREST REMAIN OF RECORD AND/OR HAVE PRIORITY OVER THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED AND, IF SO, THE CURRENT AMOUNT DUE THEREON. The amount of the judgment to be satisfied by said sale is the sum of $106.431.73 more or less, plus interest. Surplus Money: If after the sale and satisfaction of the mortgage debt, including costs and expenses, there remains any surplus money, the money will be deposited into the Superior Court Trust Fund and any person claiming the surplus, or any part thereof, may file a motion pursuant to Court rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the nature and extent of that person's claim and asking for an order
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Please take notice that the Jackson Township Zoning Board of Adjustment will hold a Regular Meeting on April 7, 2021 at 7:00 p.m in the Municipal Building, 95 West Veterans Highway, Jackson, NJ. Public access will be virtually through Zoom. The foregoing Electronic Public Meeting is recommended due to the current COVID-19 pandemic in accord with directives and guidance from State officials. You are invited to a Zoom webinar. When: Apr 7, 2021 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Topic: Zoning Board 04-07-2021 Please click the link below to join the webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83872177102?pwd=KzlmcnBPUzkwQWdXNG9wSWUyUjJtQT09 Passcode: 368096 Or iPhone one-tap : US: +19292056099,,83872177102#,,,,*368096# or +13017158592,,83872177102#,,,,*368096# Or Telephone: Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location): US: +1 929 205 6099 or +1 301 715 8592 or +1 312 626 6799 or +1 669 900 6833 or +1 253 215 8782 or +1 346 248 7799 Webinar ID: 838 7217 7102 Passcode: 368096 Document link-https://nj-jacksontownship.civicplus.com/DocumentCenter/Index/411 Public Participation Zoom In an effort to accommodate Public Participation in the meeting concerning matters required to be opened to the public, the Board Chairman will ask at the appropriate times if anyone from the public has a question. Upon recognition, as appropriate, you will have an opportunity to cross examine any witness as well as offer any comments and make any statements on the applications. The Board Chairman will limit comments to 5 minutes per person and ask that you not repeat what a previous person/objector has already objected to or commented on other than to acknowledge agreement. A minimum of two days prior to the meeting, you may submit written questions and or/comments via email to the following e-mail address: planningzoning@jacksontwpnj.net.You must include your name and address in your submission and reference the matter to which you direct your question. The Board will review the questions and comments and address them as is appropriate. As appropriate, your questions will be acknowledged read into the record and answered. If you have any exhibits you wish to be considered by the Board and entered into the record you will have to email them to the Board Secretary in advance of the meeting at planningzoning@jacksontwpnj.net. Questions will also be taken at the meeting via electronic means. Public Access to Application Files The Agenda for the April 7, 2021 meeting will be able to be accessed on the Jackson Township website www.Jacksontwpnj.net. For those that need to view copies of the materials they will be linked to the agenda posted on the Township website prior to the meeting date. If you do not have a computer to view the documents you may contact the Board secretary to make arrangements to view the documents. Document link-https://njacksontownship.civicplus.com/DocumentCenter/Index/411 If you have any questions or require additional information, you may contact the Board Secretary, Dawn DʼAgostino, at 732-928-1200 ext. 1242 between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Tri Town News 3/24/21 Fee: $63.00 Affidavit: $20.00
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NEWS BRIEFS The Howell Township Council has awarded a contract for the collection, removal and disposal of recyclables to Central Jersey Waste and Recycling, Ewing Township, for two years, beginning April 5. In the first year, the cost of pickup and hauling is $667,565; the additional fixed cost is $35,700; and the estimated tipping fees are $168,000, according to municipal officials. In the second year, the cost of pickup and hauling is $688,492; the additional fixed cost is $36,780; and the estimated tipping fees are $175,000, according to municipal officials. Recyclables are picked up once every two weeks from Howell residences only. Central Jersey Waste and Recycling has the current contract which will conclude at the end of March. Howell Township Council members have authorized a shared services agreement with Colts Neck for the provision of Department of Public Works services until Dec. 31, 2022. According to the agreement, the Howell DPW will offer Colts Neck services to include catch basin cleaning, culvert repairs, diesel inspections, equipment use (with equipment operator), guide rail installation, leaf collection, mowing, paving, plowing, recycling, salting and sanding, street sign installation, street sweeping, towing, traffic signal installation, vehicle maintenance, vehicle painting and vehicle repairs. According to the agreement, it is the intent that Howell will recoup its actual costs in providing the services, but no profit. The cost of the services will be the estimated actual cost to Howell for the requested equipment, materials and labor, as quoted by Howell. Colts Neck officials will request services as needed. Howell officials will approve the request and issue a fixed or an estimated price quotation. Colts Neck officials will decide whether to accept the services offered by Howell, according to the agreement.
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Lawn Mower Repair M.A.C. REPAIRS Lawn, garden, snow, ATVs, bikes, used equipment. Pickup & delivery available 732-462-0743
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Clean-Outs, Junk Removal, Demolition. Best Prices Visa/MC/Amex
732-262-9779
ACE JUNK &
TRASH REMOVAL
ALL DEBRIS REMOVED!!
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Painting/Wallpapering
Pop's Painting
AAA WANTED Junk&Running CARS, TRUCKS, WHATEVER We Buy It All $CASH$ 7 Day Pick Up. 732-536-8030 $200 to $25,000 PAID
Novenas
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NO JOB TOO SMALL. Call 732-742-5014 Power Washing
A BARGAIN! POWERWASHING
Owner Operated/Insured Homes from $150. + cleaner Decks, patios, concrete. Do you want white gutters? call/text 732-558-2830 wizzpressurewashing.com
Roofing/Siding
ANTHONY JOHN'S
ROOFING
Repairs & New, Shingles or Flat. Solar panels are no problem. Masonry Work Chimney Repair Waterproofing Friendly Professional Svc. Call today for free estimate. 24 hr. emergency service
732-900-6087
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908-477-0345
Contractors
ST. JUDE NOVENA
The Name You Know & Trust
May the sacred heart of Jesus be the adored, glorified, loved and preserved throughout the world now and forever. Sacred heart of Jesus pray for us. St. Jude, worker of miracles, pray for us. St. Jude, hope of the hopeless, pray for us. Say this prayer nine times a day. By the eighth day your prayer will be answered. Say it for nine days. It has never been known to fail. Publication must be promised.
Additions Add a Level Custom Basements Kitchens Baths
J.D.
ST. JUDE NOVENA May the sacred heart of Jesus be the adored, glorified, loved and preserved throughout the world now and forever. Sacred heart of Jesus pray for us. St. Jude, worker of miracles, pray for us. St. Jude, hope of the hopeless, pray for us. Say this prayer nine times a day. By the eighth day your prayer will be answered. Say it for nine days. It has never been known to fail. Publication must be promised.
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NM-00455902
Electrical
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Thank you, St. Jude.
Over 25 Years Experience
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HERE CALL (732) 358-5200
Full Renovations Home Improvements
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& Powerwashing
HAPPY CUSTOMERS.
An experienced, reliable and friendly cleaning service Quick & Shine LLC offers residential services. Weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, spring cleaning. REFERENCES & DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE.
New Construction Addition’s Basement Remodels Service Upgrades Trouble Shooting & Repairs Outdoor Lighting We Call Ceiling Fans Recessed Lighting You Back!
Free Est. • Bonded & Ins. • Lic. # 15903 NM-00455338
RICCARDI MASONS All types of masonry. No job too small. Free Est. 732-695-2183
Electrical
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Replace, Repairs, Spring Repairs, 24 HR service. Licensed/Insured ML Installation, LLC Lic # 13VH06595700
732-673-3105
Gutters
JB ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR
Residential/Commercial
JB GUTTERS S EAMLESS GUTTERS & LEADERS
SERVICE UPGRADES
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Cell: 908-907-5170 732-845-3333
INSTALLATION REPAIRS CLEANING
Gutter Covers Roofing & Chimney Repairs Call for free estimate
732-579-2490
NM-00455904
Electrical
Gutters
Electrical
Gutters
Fully Insured
SPITALETTO ELECTRIC OWNER OPERATED
• 24 Hour Emergency Service • All Of Your Residential Electrical Needs • Same Day Service We Install Generac Generators Free Estimates • Lic. #14030 Bonded/Insured
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We Accept All Major Credit Cards -
NM-00455903
WITH THIS AD Exp. 4/2/21
NM-00456133
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Handypersons
Home Improvements
Lawn Care
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Lawn Care
KEY CONSTRUCTION
HOME IMPROVEMENTS Interior Exterior We Accept Credit Cards
Over 2,500 Satisfied Customers A&S JR. LLC Lic# 13VH03221500
• Gutters • Hardwood Floors • Kitchens • Laminate Floors • Moldings • Odd Jobs • Painting • Power Washing • Repairs • Roofing • Siding • Wallpaper Removal • Windows
HARDWOOD SPECIALIST • NEW JERSEY’S BEST
Fully Insured • Free Estimates • Owner Operated NM-00455909
HOME IMPROVEMENTS • Additions • Attics • Basements • Bathrooms • Carpentry • Ceramic Tile • Counter Tops • Decks Over 30 years • Doors Experience • Dormers • Dry Wall • Flooring • Gutters
732-952-5131
(Cell)
Handypersons
24 HOUR PROMPT/EMERGENCY SERVICE
ALL WORK GUARANTEED Residential & Commercial Lic. #13vH08853200
Will Serve The Monmouth Areas For Tree Work & Landscaping Only
$100 OFF
Any Service of $1,000 or more
Must present coupon at time of estimate. Exp. 4/30/21
Storm damage/storm related issues excluded.
NM-00454659
732-613-1115 973-818-0880 www.buildwithasjr.com
Home Improvements
Home Improvements
AJ’s Home Improvement, LLC 732-900-6087
CERTIFIED
Commercial & Residential
Exterior All Types of Roofing Flat & Shingles Repair or New Deck Repair & Staining Chimney & Fencing Shed Repairs Powerwashing
CALL 732-925-0563
Interior Carpentry Painting Sheetrock Basement Waterproofing No Job Too Small or Big!
Quality Service – Quick Response Free Estimates ~ 24 hr. emergency service
Veteran Discounts Available
NM-00454276
732-759-5897
Free Estimates • Senior Discounts
Must present coupon at time of estimate. Exp. 4/30/21
Storm damage/storm related issues excluded.
732-257-1170
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OWNER OPERATED
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Landscaping
Landscape Restoration Experts
• Weekly Mowing • Fertilization Program • De-Thatching & Seeding • Re-Sodding lawn • Complete Landscape Restoration & Installation • Mulch, Stone, Topsoil Installed & Delivered • Trimming & Pruning • Gutter Cleaning • Drainage Now Accepting Most Credit Cards Fully Insured
Working for a Greener NJ! Call for your FREE Estimate DAVID J. GUDZAK 732-257-5973 NM-00455204
Lawn Care
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Landscaping
C.H.E.A.P.
D&S
INSTALLATION & MAINTENANCE
• Tree Removal • Trimming • Pruning • Stump Grinding • FIREWOOD • Lots Cleared Serving: Edison, FIREWOOD Metuchen, Colonia, Woodbridge, N.Brunswick, Highland Park and “We Are TheMilltown, Most Recommended surrounding. Tree Service In The Area”
LANDSCAPING INC.
Paver Walkways Patio • Driveways Snow Plowing
TREE SERVICE
PAINTING • ROOFING FLAT ROOFS • ROOF COATING DECK REPAIRS • POWER WASHING CONCRETE & FOUNDATIONS
732-548-1653
NM-00453965
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Lawn Care
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www.dslandscapinginc.com
NM-00453969
Certified brick paver and retaining wall installer
CLEAN-UPS
NJ State Pesticide Lic.#97065A
FREE ESTIMATES
Landscaping
TIMCO HOME
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IMPROVEMENTS Specializing in
Outdoor Kitchens - Pavers - Driveways - Patios - Walkways Curb Stone - Concrete - Vinyl Fencing - Planting - Trimming Mulch - Core Aeration - Seeding - Fertilizing - Grading - Drainage
• Custom Seemless Gutters Leaf Guards • Roofing Siding - Windows • Bathroom And Kitchen Remodeling Free Est. • Fully Ins. • 35 Years Experience NM-00453950
732-572-2678
NM-00455815
NM-00455910
Call Mike for an estimate.
Serving Monmouth, Old Bridge, Parlin & surrounding.
Any Service of $2,500 or more
** DISCOUNTED FIREWOOD ** 1 Cord $185.00 • 1/2 Cord $100
Lawn Care
JOHN’S CONSTRUCTION No job too small. All levels of home repairs & improvements. Carpentry • Painting • Tile/Molding • Powerwashing
$250 OFF
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Home Improvements
G.S. LAWN SVC & LANDSCAPING LLC
Spring Clean-Ups
Free Estimates • Insured • Owner-Operated
(Office)
Landscaping
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www.keyfloorshic.com
• Hardwood Floors • Kitchens • Laminate Floors • Moldings • Odd Jobs • Painting • Power Washing • Repairs • Roofing • Sheds • Siding • Wallpaper • Windows
NM-00453963
• Additions • Attics 10% • Basements OFF • Bathrooms ANY JOB Booked By • Carpets 3/31/21 • Carpentry Min. $300 • Ceramic Tile • Counter Tops • Decks • Doors • Dormers • Sheetrock • Flooring (we are dustless)
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PRECISION PAINT & POWERWASHING 5 Star Rated on Google
• Interior & Exterior Painting • Wallpaper Removal • Sheetrock Repair • Taping & Spackling • Color Change • Popcorn Removal NM-00454618
Nothing is better than a woman’s touch! Same day free estimate • Licensed & Insured
Landscaping
Masonry/Paving
UNITED
Residential/Commercial/Municipal
Serving the area for over 31 years! Best from Europe!
(Patios, Retaining Walls, Pavers, Sidewalks) Free Estimates Fully Insured Over 20 Years Experience 24 Hour Emergency Service Senior Citizen Discount
732-207-3933 732-617-TREE
(732) 534-0548
Owned & operated by Joshua Ludlow Free Estimates • References • Fully Insured
Painting/Wallpapering
Glenn Kaune’s Custom Painting Satisfaction Guaranteed
Quality Work • Affordable Wallpaper Removal • Sheetrock Repair Taping/Spackling • Interior/Exterior Reliable Prompt Service
732-525-8118
Masonry/Paving
Lic#13VH06178600
NM-00452771
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When quality, Reliability & Experience Matter
All Phases of Brick, Stone & Concrete Work Free Designing Available
CALL NICK
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PAINTING
• All Phases Of Painting • Interior/Exterior • Moulding Installation •No Job Too Small
MASON
Lawn Care
3rd Generation
POLISH
Tree Service, Inc.
NM-00455123
Painting/Wallpapering
DISCOUNTS 732-605-0362 AVAILABLE Over 30 yrs. • Free Est./Ins.
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Painting/Wallpapering
EXPERT
s Year
FULLY INSURED
24 HR. ANSWERING SERVICE
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• Fertilizing and weed control • Disease Control • Grassy Weed Control • Lawn Insect Control • Complete Lawn Renovation • Mosquito Control • Property Insect Control
732-257-6254
Plumbing • Heating Home Improvements P Boilers Installed/Repaired P Water Heaters Installed P Drains & Sewer lines cleaned P Sewer & Water Mains installed P Kitchen & Bath Remodeling P Framing & Sheet Rock
No Job Too Small NJ Lic#8843
#13VH04604300
Plumbing
plumbing & heating “Honest, Neat and Professional Service”
www.mattcoplumbing.com
732-418-0011 Metuchen, NJ 08840 | info@mattcoplumbing.com
Power Washing
USA
POWER WASHING PLUS, LLC
Interior/Exterior Painting Reasonable Rates Neat & Reliable NM-00454624
NM-00438101
609-686-2053
Painting/Wallpapering
For All Your Painting Needs Call
Fall Aerating and Seeding
Pest # 60069B
Free Estimates - Fully Insured
732-713-1528 TOM 732-713-2008 BRIAN Landscaping
David J. McConnell
LAWN & LANDSCAPING, LLC
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Plumbing
LANDSCAPING • TREE SERVICES • STUMP REMOVAL RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL MAINTENANCE BULK MATERIAL DELIVERY
Lawn Care
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908-416-5219
NM-00454669
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NM-00455389
Lawn Care
Call Jade
NM-00455382
Over 30 Years Experience
Call Mike 917-273-3234
Remove Green Algae and Mold using Hot Water and/or Soap
Houses, Patios, Walkways, Roofs... Veteran, 1st Responder and Senior Discounts Fully Insured • Free Estimates VETERAN
732-415-8762
www.usapowerwashingplus.com
OWNED & OPERATED
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When we say this sale ends on March 31st, we mean it! You only have 31 days to get this discount, along with the FREE upgrade to our SmartSunTM glass!1 And know that we’ve adjusted our operations to serve you in the safest way possible. There are limited appointments available. Please call today to book your visit.
Sale ends March 31st!
SAVE
$325
on every window1
+
SAVE
$850
on every entry and patio door1
FREE
Upgrade
+
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to our SmartSun™ Glass to help keep your home even more comfortable1
$200 OFF
the entire project1
Valid on initial visit only—not to be combined with any other offer. Minimum purchase of 4 or more windows and/or doors at time of initial visit. Financing provided by unaffiliated third parties and is subject to credit requirements. Interest is billed during the promotional period but all interest is waived if the purchase amount is paid before the expiration of the promotional period.
NO NO NO
Money Down
Payments
Interest
Call to book your virtual or in-home appointment
for 1 year1
Now offering virtual appointments, too!
609-460-8202
Cannot be combined with prior purchases, other offers, or coupons. Offer not available in all areas. Discount applied by retailer representative at time of contract execution and applies to minimum purchase of 4 or more windows and/or entry or patio doors as part of Instant Rewards Plan which requires purchase during initial visit to qualify. Entry door discount applies to one complete ProVia front entry/storm door system with sidelights or transom, and glass door panel. No payments and deferred interest for 12 months available, subject to qualifying credit approval. Not all customers may qualify. Higher rates apply for customer with lower credit ratings. Interest is billed during the promotional period but all interest is waived if the purchase amount is paid before the expiration of the promotional period.There is no minimum monthly payment required during the promotional period. Financing for GreenSky® consumer loan programs is provided by federally insured, federal and state chartered financial institutions without regard to age, race, color, religion, national origin, gender or familial status. Financing not valid with other offers or prior purchases. Renewal by Andersen retailers are independently owned and operated retailers, and are neither brokers nor lenders.All financing is provided by third-party lenders unaffiliated with Renewal by Andersen retailers, under terms and conditions arranged directly between the customer and such lender, which are subject to credit requirements. Renewal by Andersen retailers do not assist with, counsel or negotiate financing, other than providing customers an introduction to lenders interested in financing. NJ Consumer Affairs License #: 13VH01541700. NYC Consumer Affairs License #: 1244514. Nassau Consumer Affairs License #: H0810150000. Suffolk Consumer Affairs License #: 43991-H. NYC 1307704. Rockland County License #: H-11942-07-00-00. Renewal by Andersen of Central/Northern NJ and Long Island are independently owned and operated affiliates operating in the NJ/NY metropolitan area. “Renewal by Andersen” and all other marks where denoted are marks of Andersen Corporation. ©2021 Andersen Corporation. All rights reserved. ©2021 Lead Surge LLC. All rights reserved. 1