Video Tour of Homes For Sale

Check out these YouTube videos of township houses on the market.

In this column, we present a collection of the videos posted on YouTube of homes for sale throughout Watchung and Green Brook. Each listing links to the YouTube video (also attached to this article). Each home is also shown on the map attached to this article. And don't forget to come back Sunday morning for a collection of houses that sold in town this week.  Watchung 20 Shawnee Drive   Green Brook 155 Greenbrook Road

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Watchung Townhouse Sells for $498,000

One of three local properties to sell last week.

Three local properties came off the real estate market last week, including a three-bedroom townhouse on Watchung's Schmidt Circle that sold for $498,000. For more area real estate sales, see the feature on Warren Patch. 123 Rock Ave. $310,000 Split Level 4 1.1 $310,000 264 27 Greenbrook Road $339,900 Colonial, Custom Home 5 3.1 $320,000 18 $515,000 Townhouse-End Unit 3 3 $498,000 121 Source: Garden State MLS

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5 Cars That Won't Break the Bank

These cars are all under $5,000.

If you’re looking for a great new ride to get your day started off just right, we’ve got some vehicles being sold right around the corner. We've talked about saving gas money, the expenses aligned with vehicles and all the extras that come associated with that perfect vehicle. But we feel a little bad for recommending spending so much money all the time. So this week, we want to take a step back and go to the extreme by offering five options for used vehicles that are on the market for less than $5,000—because we know sometimes it really is "Mo' Money, Mo' Problems." 1. 2001 Kia Sephia — Used — $1,997 From Cars.com: Yes, it has 67,986 miles on it already, but you can't really beat that price for a vehicle. Plus, it's got tinted glass, two-…

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Bow Tie Cinemas Agrees to Purchase Clearview

Cablevision sells 41 venues to Ridgefield, Conn. chain.

Bow Tie Cinemas of Ridgefield, Conn. announced it has purchased 41 Clearview Cinema theaters from Cablevision, a published report said Monday. With the acquisition, which will make Bow Tie the nation’s number 8 exhibition company, Bow Tie vows to pay for “key upgrades that are designed to enhance the movie-going experience,” including digital and 3D projection, according to a report on the website Deadline.com. Clearview currently has 26 theaters in New Jersey, the report said. Cablevision bought the venues in 1998 and put the chain up for sale last year. The companies didn’t disclose the sale price, the report said. For a full list of Clearview properties, click here.

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'Decadent' Cupcake Shop Opens in Mall

Crumbs Bake Shop brings twists on classic cupcake flavors.

Frozen yogurt, ice cream—and now the Bridgewater Commons Mall has added cupcakes to its list of confections. Crumbs Bake Shop officially opened its doors April 5, bringing its decadent cupcakes that are larger than your average treat. “Our signature cupcake is about 1.5 times the size of a regular store-bought cupcake,” said Quinn Solomon, publicist for Crumbs. “However, we do have a regular size cupcake, ‘our classic,’ and a small size, our ‘taste size.’” The business, which officially opened in 2003, boasts three signature, and most popular, cupcakes, Solomon said. Those are the Red Velvet, Peanut Butter Cup and Cookies n’ Cream. “Our decadence [is what people enjoy most],” she said. “We have some of the most unique flavors and twists on…

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Bit of Shopping, Bit of '80s Save 'Jerseylicious'

Sharpe's new job and DiMarco's birthday highlight this week's episode.

This week's episode of "Jerseylicious" was broken down into two very different pieces—a mid-life crisis at age 25 and moving forward with a new career. Part of the episode focused on Montville High School graduate Olivia Blois Sharpe's new gig at Bergen.com, as she began to learn the ins and outs of being a tv stylist. After an incident with the copy machine (it is difficult to navigate), she got to see how her mentor, and boss, handles a segment on style. And then she got the opportunity to do it herself. "I was really excited to do my own haul, but I was a little worried about making it up to par," Sharpe said in the "Jerseylicious" style blogs. "When you're asked to talk directly to a camera, and you have to think carefully about what …

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D Ambriano

8:28 pm on Thursday, May 2, 2013

And half these people aren't from NJ anyway. Please rename Jersey Shore to Staten Island Stupidity and make a clean sweep of the "housewives". These shows all make New Jersey look bad. Really, really bad.   more ›

Custom Watchung Property Sells for $575,000

One of two local real estate sales last week.

Two properties came of the Watchung real estate market last week, including a five-bedroom custom property on Parlin Lane in Watchung, that sold for $575,000. For more area real estate sales, see the feature on Warren Patch. No sales. 147 East Dr. $579,900 Colonial 5 3 $548,000 41 75 Parlin Lane $619,000 Custom Home 5 3.1 $575,000 51 Source: Garden State MLS

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