Will Redevelopment Derail Historic Black River & Western Railroad in Hunterdon

by Mid Jersey Association of REALTORS® | Oct 17, 2023 | Uncategorized

Mike Deak, MyCentralJersey.com October 12, 2023 The railroad may be coming back to Turntable Junction. The Black River & Western Railroad, the popular steam train that runs on weekends between Flemington and Ringoes and someday to Lambertville, might be derailed...

Somerville Backs Marijuana Dispensary Plan. Where is it Going?

by Mid Jersey Association of REALTORS® | Oct 17, 2023 | Uncategorized

Mike Deak, MyCentralJersey.com October 4, 2023 The borough’s first recreational marijuana dispensary could open as soon as January 2025 once all regulatory hurdles are cleared. The Borough Council on Monday passed a resolution supporting Root 22...

In Joint Letter to Fed, NAR, MBA & NAHB Call for Action to Help Housing

by Mid Jersey Association of REALTORS® | Oct 17, 2023 | Uncategorized

By Michael Catarevas, RIS Media With the housing market slumping and the Fed indicating rate hikes will likely continue, taking mortgage rates with them, three major organizations teamed up in a letter to Fed Chairman Jerome Powell on Monday, imploring him to help the...

FinCEN Releases Useful Guidance on Corporate Transparency Act – Requirements for Small Businesses

by Mid Jersey Association of REALTORS® | Sep 22, 2023 | News

By Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP – Counsels at Law   What You Need to Know The U.S. Treasury Department’s FinCEN has released a Small Entity Compliance Guide to assist small businesses in complying with reporting requirements pursuant to the...

Readington Adopts Ordinance Regarding False Alarms in Township

by Mid Jersey Association of REALTORS® | Sep 21, 2023 | Uncategorized

By Michelle Lacamera, NewJerseyHills.com September 19, 2023 After extensive debate, the Township Committee adopted an ordinance Tuesday, Sept. 5, which levies fines for false alarms from township homes and businesses and changes time for homeowners and business owners...

Manville Puts Sewer System Sale on November Ballot

by Mid Jersey Association of REALTORS® | Sep 21, 2023 | Uncategorized

By: Mike Deak, MyCentralJersey.com August 17, 2023 Borough voters will decide in November whether to sell Manville’s sanitary sewer system for $6.5 million. If approved by voters in the Nov. 7 general election, New Jersey American Water, the prospective buyer,...

Here’s How DOT plans to Fix Gridlock at Route 202, First Avenue Jughandle in Raritan

by Mid Jersey Association of REALTORS® | Aug 29, 2023 | Uncategorized

By Mike Deak, MyCentralJersey.com August 28, 2023 Route 202 and First Avenue may be one of the busiest and most dangerous intersections in Central Jersey. It’s also one of the most frustrating as southbound Route 202 motorists trying to go south on First Avenue...

President of Powerful Realtors Group Is Accused of Sexual Harassment

by Mid Jersey Association of REALTORS® | Aug 28, 2023 | Uncategorized

An employee described a “culture of fear” at the National Association of Realtors, a powerful nonprofit that controls access to nearly every U.S. home listing By Debra Kamin, New York Times Debra Kamin spoke to more than 25 members, employees and former employees of...

Bridgewater Extends ‘Life-Changing’ Community Policing Program

by Mid Jersey Association of REALTORS® | Aug 23, 2023 | Uncategorized

By MIKE DEAK, MyCentralJersey.com The township has formalized an agreement with Somerset County to continue a shared-cost arrangement for a Community Police Alliance Coordinator, a two-year-old pilot program that Police Chief John Mitzak calls an...

Redevelopment Coming to Downtown Bernardsville. Here’s What We Know

by Mid Jersey Association of REALTORS® | Aug 17, 2023 | Uncategorized

Mike Deak, MyCentralJersey.com August 16, 2023 Though many said they were “excited” to get a glimpse of the Palmer Square redevelopment, there were also some that said the plan, touted as a key to the revitalization of the borough’s downtown core,...