There are plenty of GOOD LOCAL NEWS STORIES of Freehold, NJ residents and business owners who are making great things happen, locally and around the world.
With so much negativity and bad news on TV, the radio and Internet, I think it's about time we start spreading the GOOD NEWS!
Freehold Borough: A Thriving NJ Community
In the twilight hours of February 2, 2009 a raging conflagration took the life of a beloved 12-year-old girl and displaced her mother and two sisters. All aspects of the community of Freehold Borough immediately began making plans to take care of their own. Within hours, a network of concerned citizens offered the survivors an apartment, rent free. Others began raising money, and still others began to coordinate an item drop off to give them.
Freehold Borough is so much more than homes and businesses, it is a true "community" where neighbors help one another, protect one another and share freely. Freehold Borough is a model for small town values and qualities.
In a region of suburban sprawl and McMansions, people can come to Freehold and find a true sense of community. The people of Freehold have tremendous pride in their town and are often heard saying that they have "Colonial Blue" running through their veins, a reference to the high school sports teams that have had a great run of winning seasons in recent years.
*details supplied by CIC (Community Information Committee)*
Information courtesy of:
AMBER NOBLE-GARLAND
Weichert, Realtors
455 Route 9 South
Manalapan, NJ 07726
917-723-5645 - cell
732-536-4400, ext 199 - office
www.AmberLovesRealEstate.com
"Your Reliable Resource For Freehold Real Estate, Local Info & More"
A GREAT GIFT IDEA
AC Restaurant Week Gift Certificates - Click to Purchase Atlantic City Restaurant Week is a seven-day celebration of the culinary scene in Atlantic City. For the week of March 1-7, 2009, participating restaurants will offer a multi-course meal for the fixed price of $15.09 for lunch and $33.09 for dinner (not including beverage, tax and gratuity). Restaurant week offers gastronomes and gourmets an extraordinary opportunity to explore some of Atlantic City's classic restaurants - and some of the city's newest - to sample a variety of the exceptional dishes prepared by Atlantic City's chefs at incredibly reasonable rates.
Atlantic City Restaurant Week March 1 - 7, 2009
WHEN - Sunday, March 1 through Saturday, March 7, 2009
WHAT - Participating restaurants will offer fixed price, three-course meals at prices far below the normal and cheaper than early bird specialst:
Lunch: $15.09 per person
Dinner: $33.09 per person
**NOTE: Prices DO NOT include taxes, beverages or gratuity**
WHERE - Approximately 70 casino restaurants and independent restaurants throughout Atlantic City, NJ and Atlantic County.
How can I find out which restaurants are participating?
Please visit http://www.acrestaurantweek.com for full details. The restaurant list is under the ‘Restaurants' tab. If you click ‘View' for the restaurant of your choice, you'll see a description of the restaurant, location, contact information, the days and hours they are participating, and the special Restaurant Week menu they are offering.
Information courtesy of:
AMBER NOBLE-GARLAND
Weichert, Realtors (Marlboro~ Manalapan office)
455 Route 9 South
Manalapan, NJ 07726
917-723-5645 - cell
732-536-4400, ext 199 - office
www.AmberLovesRealEstate.com
"Your Reliable Resource For NJ Real Estate, Local Info & More"
Ever find yourself in a pinch trying to locate a website or phone # quick? Just don't have the time to rummage through thousands of web pages?
Below are links to several local, national and international companies that millions of people use each day.
Whether your in Manalapan, Marlboro, Freehold or some other part of the world, I hope you find this information useful and bookmark this page or add it to your "favorites." By the way, if you have a company you'd like me to add to this directory by all means please let me know. Enjoy!
Arts & Entertainment
Banking & Finance
Beauty & Personal Care
Books & Music
Business Supplies
Computers & Electronics
Employment & Job Hunting
Furniture & Home Improvement
Government Offices
Health & Pharmacy
Internet & Online Services
Mailing & Shipping
Maps & Navigation
Mobile Phones
News
Real Estate
Shopping
Travel
Information courtesy of:
AMBER NOBLE-GARLAND
Weichert, Realtors (Marlboro~ Manalapan office)
455 Route 9 South
Manalapan, NJ 07726
917-723-5645 - cell
732-536-4400, ext 199 - office
www.AmberLovesRealEstate.com
"Your Reliable Resource For Real Estate, Local Info & More"
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Your Marlboro, Manalapan and Freehold Real Estate & More Blog! by Amber Noble-Garland AMBER NOBLE-GARLAND, Marlboro NJ Realtor serving Manalapan, Freehold & beyond - Marlboro, NJ |
Today, I reached a major milestone in my real estate career, and I'm darn proud of it! No I didn't land a $25 million dollar listing...at least not yet. :)
As I was sitting at the computer crafting my next blog post, I happened to look up and noticed that my most recent offering on AR marked my 100th post. WOW! I had no clue that I had been gotten that far. That may not seem like a big deal to some people, but writing 100 blog posts is a MAJOR accomplishment.
Like my girl Janet aka Miss Jackson said, "Funny how time flies when you're having fun!"
Reflecting on my time here on ActiveRain, I think about how much of a benefit this AMAZING online marketing & networking platform has been for me. In fact, "Active Brad's" recent post about sharing our success stories and testimonials is what got me reminiscing. So here's some of my AR story...
"When I first became a member of the site in 2007, I never thought I'd actually make it past my first post, much less achieve my 100thpost...lol. :) Would anyone really care about what I had to say? What was I going to write about? I mean I wasn't a professional blogger at the time, right? Hmmm... Or was I really a blossoming blogger in the making? I began blogging initially, but never did it consistently because I was inundated with new business. I was taking bunches of new listings and sales. Not a bad problem to have I guess. :)
I got my first ActiveRain listing and closed the transaction at the end of 08' thanks to a referral from fellow AR member Debbie Barrera in Austin, TX reading about me on this site. She had a client in Austin whose friend from Keyport, NJ needed their condo sold. After researching me on ActiveRain, Debbie then checked my main branding site, www.AmberLovesRealEstate.com and voila! I was able to earn the listing.That transaction was both one of the most emotionally rewarding and physically challenging homes I've ever had to market and get SOLD. The homeowner was deaf and didn't use a translator. Sign language wasn't an option, so I literally could not speak with him. In addition to the communication barrier, he had just relocated from Keyport (Monmouth County NJ) to Austin, TX so I had very little "face" time with him. Because the homeowner and I are both avid Blackberry users and text-message senders, we were able to effectively communicate through the entire 88 days it took me to get his condo marketed, under contract and SOLD! What a great learning experience that transaction was.
I can't even begin to put a pricetag on who fulfilling and valuable the professional relationships I've made with other ActiveRain members has been. Each of them challenges me to be my BEST self. Not to mention, I now have a HUGE network of real estate professional with whom I can partner to relocate people who need to move anywhere in the United States, Canada and beyond.
Over the nearly 2 years I've been "Active," thousands of home buyers and home sellers looking for homes in Marlboro, Manalapan, Freehold, Old Bridge, South Amboy and other NJ towns have read about the real estate services I provide thanks to finding me on ActiveRain.
Talk about "Google Juice!"...People searching for NJ real estate listingsor local info have literally told me they've Googled my name "Amber Noble-Garland" or put it in various search engines like Live.com, Yahoo.com, MSN.com and even CNN.com and "BAM!" my name pops up everywhere. I absolute give AR a ton of credit for helping me reach the top of many search engines.
I've gotten several calls from people who've read my blog posts on ActiveRain and have invited me to their homes to give them a current market analysis (CMA) on their home's value. Some are not ready to buy or sell right at this moment, but they stay in touch with me for the future and often reach out for information and advice. Others have found me here "in the rain" and I'm actively working with them as we speak to sell their homes and find them new homes to buy.
I've even beefed up my teaching and public speaking skills in connection with ActiveRain. Just last year the manager/broker of my office (Barbara Berg) began asking me questions about the online marketing and blogging. Often times when she had a question or problem with things Internet related she would look for my opinion. A few months ago she approached me and asked if I would mind teaching a seminar to the 70 or so agents in my office about how to become more experienced in the online world. Being a person who loves to talk and share, of course I obliged. Needless to say I used that seminar as an opportunity to teach the room about ActiveRain and how it works.
After the class I immediately resent the links to every single agent for the 2nd time (the 1st time was a few months prior to the seminar). A few like Joanna Siminero, Barbara Chasser, Essie Cruz and Linda Cramer graciously headed my advice and actually joined AR following my presentation and plea for more agents to "splash in the rain" with me. I guess that makes me doubly successful thanks to ActiveRain, right? :) Not just because I'll be earning points from the people I invited, but more importantly I was able to expose them to a "career changing" and "priceless" tool that has the power to forever improve their depth of knowledge and income for the better! ActiveRain has been an amazing gift to me, and so many others."
I could go on and on for days about the memorable benefits of ActiveRain.com and it's sister-site, Localism.com. While both sites have been invaluable to me directly, the greatest satisfaction I've gotten from this whole learning experience "in the rain" is knowing that consumers have benefited greatly from ActiveRain.
Whether looking to buy & sell real estate, obtain a mortgage for a home or finding a way to save themselves from foreclosure through a possible short sale, consumers now have access to a talented consortium of 133,479+ real estate professionals poised to do the job right!
Thank you ActiveRain; I can't wait to contribute my next 100 posts. I'll start with this one...# 101. :)
Staying positive & motivated,
Amber
AMBER NOBLE-GARLAND
Weichert, Realtors (Marlboro~ Manalapan office)
455 Route 9 South
Manalapan, NJ 07726
917-723-5645 - cell
732-536-4400, ext 199 - office
http://www.AmberLovesRealEstate.com
"Your Reliable Resource For Real Estate, Local Info & More"
CentraState Fitness and Wellness Center
Community Outreach Program
FEBRUARY IS NATIONAL HEART HEALTHY MONTH
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
2pm-4pm
Manalapan Township Municipal Building
120 Route 522
Manalapan, NJ 07726
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Manalapan Township NJ Mayor, Richard Klauber, will lead his colleagues and constituents by example by kicking off CentraState Fitness and Wellness Center's free blood pressure screening and body fat analysis taking place on Tuesday, February 10th from 2 pm until 4 pm in the Manalapan Township municipal center lobby.
All those who participate in a screening receive a free one-day pass to the fitness center. In addition, anyone who wants to get started on the road to a healthier lifestyle by making an appointment to tour the facility can spin the Wheel of Health to win an exciting prize. Those who take advantage of this opportunity will experience first hand all of the excellent services, programs and professionals the center offers all of its members. Some of the unique amenities featured at the facility include a comprehensive nursing assessment by CentraState staff prior to beginning your exercise program, as well as a follow-up consultation every 3 months.
Also included in the membership is a one-on-one training session with one of the center's certified exercise physiologists who will familiarize you with all the exercise equipment, as well as put together a program based on your individual fitness level and goals. The trainer will assess the program and modify it based on your results.
Also offered at the facility are over 185 group fitness classes a week including cycle, yoga and pilates, ballroom dance, country line dance, Zumba and many more exercise classes. In addition to latest cutting-edge exercise equipment, there is also a pristine aquatics center including a heated therapy pool, junior Olympic lap pool and a whirlpool. Both the men's and women's lockers rooms feature a steam room and sauna "Fit Kids" classes are also available to children ages three to 13 to both members and nonmembers.
For more information, please contact Anthony DiPasquale at 732 845-9400
For more information about CentraState Fitness and Wellness Center, located in Freehold, NJ use this link.
Information courtesy of:
AMBER NOBLE-GARLAND
Weichert, Realtors (Marlboro~ Manalapan office)
455 Route 9 South
Manalapan, NJ 07726
917-723-5645 - cell
732-536-4400, ext 199 - office
www.AmberLovesRealEstate.com
"Your Reliable Resource For Manalapan Real Estate, Local Info & More"
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