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Yahoo
14-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Take a look at the most expensive Central Jersey homes sold in June
After a long five years that feels more like a lifetime to prospective home buyers, Central Jersey real estate prices are finally coming back to earth. Prices are less jaw-dropping, listings don't sell the same day they hit the market, and a line of interested home buyers don't trail out the door of open houses. However, these Central Jersey home sales are still stunners, fetching multi-million dollar price tags in record time. Here are the highest Central Jersey home sales in June. The new owners of 72 Wisteria Way in Basking Ridge, which sold for $3.4 million on June 30 with Megan Bonanno of Kienlen Lattmann Sotheby's International Realty, never have to leave their new abode. This 9,000-square-foot mansion has ever amenity imaginable, including a theater, gym, bar, game room, saltwater pool, spa, outdoor kitchen, cabana, and two garages with lifts. However, the classic country estate on 3 acres also has plenty of cozy touches, like oak floors, intricate woodworking, and plenty of fireplaces. The six-bedroom, nine-bathroom home sold $100,000 under-ask after being on the market for less than 60 days. It's the highest home sale in Basking Ridge — an area with no shortage of high-dollar mansions — on the MLS in a year. History and bucolic charm are one of the same at Kleinhan's Farm in Kingwood, helping it fetch $2.5 million when it sold on June 16 thanks to listing agent Mark Jacobson with Corcoran Sawyer Smith. The 150-acre estate at 275 Locktown Road, set back far from the road for privacy, features a circa-1790 three-bedroom and three-bathroom stone Colonial with a stone fireplace, beamed ceilings, exposed stone walls and deep-set windows. It overlooks a stream-fed pond. Also on the property is a two-bedroom stone guest cottage, two-story studio loft apartment, in-ground pool, sheep barn, three 10-stall horse barns, hay fields and fenced pastures. Plus, the homestead includes so many solar panels that the new owner never has to expect an electric bill. The farm was first listed for sale last spring before undergoing $300,000 in price reductions. However, it fetched its original price due to an over-ask offer since a 36-acre property and two horse barns were added to the sale. 8 Preakness Drive in Monroe, located in one of the town's most coveted neighborhoods, has a wow-factor in every one of its 4,800 square feet. The five-bedroom, 4.5-bathoom mansion sold for $1.95 million on June 5 — $100,000 over-ask in less than three months — with listing agent Ronnie Glomb of Your Town Realty. Inside this mansion is a two-story foyer with a double-curved staircase, two-story family room with a coffered ceiling and built-in entertainment center, and solarium with a dozen oversized windows. Plus, its finished basement has a theater, wet bar, gym and sauna. More: These are the 10 smartest cities in New Jersey, according to a new study In just four years, a Summit colonial skyrocketed up $1.37 million, selling for $5,525,000 on June 26 after a renovation and being listed with Jill Bray with Prominent Properties. With modern yet cozy sensibilities, the mansion at 73 Edgewood Road includes herringbone floors, and 9-foot coffered ceilings. The seven-bedroom, seven-bathroom home also offers an eat-in kitchen with quartz countertops, a master suite with its own dressing room, radiant heating flooring in the bathrooms, a nanny's suite and recreation room. It's all just a little more than a half-mile to the Summit train station, with New York City skyline views. More: This Central Jersey street is one of the best in America for a stroll, survey says Contact: JIntersimone@ Jenna Intersimone has been a staff member at the USA TODAY NETWORK New Jersey since 2014, although she's a lifetime Jersey girl who considers herself an expert in everything from the Jersey Shore to the Garden State's buzzing downtowns. To get unlimited access to her stories about food, drink and fun, please subscribe or activate your digital account today. You can also follow her on Instagram at @seejennaeat and on Twitter at @JIntersimone. This article originally appeared on NJ real estate: Central Jersey most expensive homes sold in June
New York Times
28-06-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Is Florida the early leader for No. 1 QB in Class of 2027? Notes from UA Next Future 50
BRADENTON, Fla. — Kennedy Brown was on the verge of being called up to the varsity at Kingwood High School in Humble, Texas, as a freshman when he tore the ACL in his right knee trying to make a tackle. 'I was running across the field and when the player with the ball cut back, I planted my knee and it got twisted,' the towering 6-foot-5, 285-pound offensive tackle said. 'I got turf-monstered.' Advertisement Brown said he considered quitting football. He's glad he didn't. Brown started every game last fall as a sophomore for Kingwood's varsity team at right tackle and punctuated his comeback by squatting 495 pounds during spring workouts. Now, he's the No. 2 overall prospect in the Class of 2027 in the 247Sports Composite. He received his first offer from Texas Tech in September, and the list of suitors continues to grow. Oregon and Texas are among his early leaders, he said Friday at the Under Armour Next Future 50. But Georgia, Alabama, Clemson, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Tennessee, Ole Miss, Penn State and USC are all high on his list, too. College coaches were first allowed to initiate contact with rising juniors on June 15. Brown said he made unofficial visits to Oregon, Nebraska, USC, Georgia, Clemson and Alabama this spring. He would like to get to Notre Dame soon. He lived in Indiana for six years before moving back to Texas, where he was born. 'I'll probably commit next summer,' Brown said. 'I plan to start (right away in college). I want to go to a place that I'm needed and not wanted.' He was asked about the role NIL compensation will play in his final decision. 'I'm not necessarily into money,' he said. 'I'm not a materialistic type of person. Tattoos, watches and grills, and all that, I'm not into that. I grew up in a great environment. My mom, I appreciate her significantly. I don't have to do all that.' Brown was one of eight five-star prospects in the Class of 2027 who is participating in this weekend's events at IMG Academy. Here are some updates on a few of the top QBs in the class. • Elijah Haven, the only five-star quarterback, for now, in the Class of 2027 in the 247Sports Composite, recently completed a two-week tour where he hit seven schools. The Baton Rouge, La., native started at Georgia and then hit Clemson, Auburn, Michigan, Alabama and Ohio State before completing the trip at Florida. Advertisement Haven said LSU, Ohio State, Michigan and Alabama are high on his list, but the Gators appear to be standing out a little more than others for the 6-5, 220-pounder who plays at The Dunham School. Haven said his conversation with Gators sophomore DJ Lagway — the No. 2 QB recruit in the Class of 2024 — on his recent visit to Gainesville was eye-opening. '(Lagway) said the relationships he built in his recruitment process with the coaches is what separated them for him,' Haven said. 'They didn't fake it or anything, and they were always welcoming to him and to his family. That's a big thing for me. It's just about fit for me, whether it's LSU or if it's their rival.' Haven said his mother likes Florida and his dad, who was born in Atlanta and raised a Georgia fan, is in lock-step with whatever he decides. Haven said he rooted for Joe Burrow and LSU as a child. The Tigers won the national title when he was in fifth grade. Haven said early playing time is something he covets in his college choice, but he's also 'not opposed to learning from a guy like DJ Lagway for a year or two.' Is there a program Haven would like to visit before making a final decision? 'Miami, I've never been up there,' Haven said. 'They were one of the schools that contacted me on June 15, but as far as making it out there, we haven't planned it. Seeing what Cam Ward did last year, it's definitely one of those schools I could see myself playing at with the playing style he had.' Does playing for a national championship contender matter to Haven? 'That's definitely something I want to strive for,' Haven said. 'But I'm not going to go to a school just because they won a lot.' • Peyton Houston, the eighth-ranked quarterback and No. 85 overall recruit in the 2027 class, said Clemson, Oklahoma, Texas A&M and Texas have made him feel like a priority early in the process. USC is also high on his list. Advertisement Houston, who plays at Evangel Christian in Shreveport, La., said Texas was the first team to call him at midnight on June 15. Houston said it's meaningful to him that he was also the first quarterback in the class who Clemson and USC offered. He would like to commit sometime this fall before the end of his junior year. 'The reason is because there's a lot of schools that just got onto the boat,' Houston said. 'You've got to really know the school, the people and just being able to build the relationship. The longest relationship I've had has been with (Texas assistant A.J. Milwee). I've known him since the seventh grade.' • Four-star quarterback Keegan Croucher, who plays at Cheshire Academy in Connecticut, said Oregon, Ole Miss, Miami, Penn State, Indiana, Virginia Tech and Syracuse have been recruiting him the hardest thus far. He visited Oregon, Clemson, Penn State, Notre Dame, Miami and Ole Miss in June. The Ducks and Nittany Lions appear to be early leaders, with the Hurricanes and Rebels slightly behind. Which visit blew him away? 'Oregon, for sure, I really liked it. First time being out there,' the New York native said. 'I was a little skeptical being that far away from home. It didn't feel that far away.' He's been to Penn State four times. What attracts him to the Nittany Lions? 'It is the closest to home,' Croucher said. 'What do I like? The relationships I've built, what they've done with Drew Allar, the fact they're constantly winning. Everything coach Franklin says is true. He really cares about his players. He said it's the best place to put people in the league. We'll see.' • Bobby Coleman Jr., the younger brother of Auburn sophomore star receiver Cam Coleman, said Auburn, Alabama, Georgia, Louisville and UAB are the schools that have shown the most interest to this point. Advertisement The 6-1, 180-pound quarterback at Phenix City (Ala.) Central is 74th in the ESPN Top 300 but is unranked in the 247Sports Composite. Coleman was the backup last season to Tulsa signee Andrew Alford. He's completed 57 percent of his 42 pass attempts for 475 yards, seven touchdowns and three interceptions so far at the varsity level. (Top photo of Elijah Haven: Manny Navarro / The Athletic)
Yahoo
02-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Fasnacht: A fiery farewell to Old Man Winter
HELVETIA, (WBOY) — Helvetia celebrated winter and the changing of the seasons on Saturday with its annual Fasnacht tradition, with the German term 'Fasnacht' meaning 'Fasting Night,' marking the occasion with an elaborate feast before the fasting period begins. Fasnacht is a yearly celebration in Helvetia, a quaint Swiss village in Randolph County founded in 1869 by Swiss and German immigrants. Originating in Switzerland in the 1520s, Fasnacht is often dubbed the Mardi Gras of Appalachia. President of the Helvetia Restoration and Development Organization Clara Lehmann explained the event further. 'These masks are worn in order to scare away Old Man Winter, but also to hide your identity and enjoy a party where no one knows maybe who's behind the mask,' Lehmann said. 'You will see everything from a mask that may feature something scary like a beast or you might see a flower that is scary to Old Man Winter.' Attendees indulged in rich foods, enjoyed Swiss and Appalachian music, wore homemade masks to ward off Old Man Winter, paraded with lanterns and took part in burning an effigy of Old Man Winter, all in the hope of ushering in a healthy and joyful spring. Kingwood holds first Chili and Pepperoni Roll Cook Off 'Swiss cheese and the different recipes that are held by our elders and now hopefully being passed down to each individual are very important. Food is something that tells you a story, and we're very proud of the fact that our elders and our younger individuals are wanting to continue to do that and hold onto those recipes,' Lehmann added. 'Helvetia is one of the first granted the right to make their cheese without pasteurizing, and so we've been able to hold onto that tradition of making your cheese within your home and selling it to the public.' The event also included several live musical performances, two historic tours, a masquerade and mask judging competition, and an Alpine-Appalachian square dance at the Helvetia Community Hall to wrap up the evening's festivities. 'Part of the mission of Helvetia Restoration and Development Organization is to preserve and restore buildings but also preserve the culture of our community and this region. So, we want to make sure that we hold onto food ways,' Lehmann said. 'These are really cool and unique traditions that I think people are hungry to see. They want to experience authentic immigrant experiences and this is something special.' All proceeds from ticket sales for the event benefit the village's restoration, development, and archives of the Helvetia community. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
