localmatters / 9 What’s New Review Hearth Realty Group Josh Jacobs 14 South Orange Avenue, South Orange 973-913-5055 hearthrealtygroup.com Josh Jacobs had an established career in real estate but it wasn't until he was in brokerage school that he thought about opening his own company. He was learning about different realtor models and saw there was an opportunity to create an independent franchise alternative. The benefits? It would be broker-run, with one person dedicated to guide, supervise and instruct the realtors. Jacobs created Hearth Realty Group eighteen months ago, first opening in Verona and then in South Orange, where he grew up. Jacobs says that being in a local situation allows him to adapt to the market and draft the best of the best – the most service-oriented local experts who deliver consistent quality. Already he is bringing new technology tools to the real estate process while giving back to the community. Hearth is the #1 real estate office in South Orange and the #1 independently-owned real estate office in Maplewood and South Orange. What’s New Review showcases new businesses in Maplewood and South Orange. For details, please contact info@mattersmagazine.com. Chaise Fitness Claudia Aarts-Schreiber 178 Maplewood Avenue, Maplewood 973-996-2063 chaisefitness.com Claudia Aarts-Schreiber is a ballerina who found her second career after dancing in Europe. She was back in the states working at a Pilates studio while the owner was developing the "reinvention method," a holistic ap- proach to the body that focuses on spinal health and elongation. What attracted Aarts-Schreiber to it was the combination of Pilates and body movement. The method uses a Pilates chair with spring resistance from below and elastic bungee resistance from above. This helps tone, lengthen and strengthen the upper body and back to create long, lean dancer-like muscles. Aarts-Schreiber, a South Orange resident, opened her first studio in Madison and is thrilled to have opened her second studio in Maplewood Village. WE SELL OUR HOMES FOR MORE MONEY THAN THE AVERAGE AGENT AND IN LESS THAN HALF THE AVERAGE TIME.* Mark Slade Homes Team o 973.762.5400 | c 917.797.5059 Sladehomes@gmail.com | sladeblog.com www.goodhomesforgoodpeople.com each office independently owned and operated *as calculated using stats pulled from the GSMLS Childhood happens once. P R O G R E S S I V E E D U C A T I O N S I N C E 1 9 4 8 CO-ED n NURSERY THROUGH GRADE 8 n FARBROOK.ORG/CHILDHOOD