Author: Greater Media
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SPORT SHORTS
The 2015 Rutgers University Spring Football Game will be played on April 24 at 7:30 p.m. at Rutgers Stadium in Piscataway. Admission and parking are free, and free 2015 Rutgers Big Ten Conference Football posters will be given away to all fans. After the game, everyone may go down on the field for free autographs,…
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Weichert ranked No. 2 traditional real estate franchise in Entrepreneur
Weichert Real Estate Affiliates Inc. (WREA) has again been recognized as one of the top franchises by Entrepreneur magazine, which ranked the company as the No. 2 traditional residential real estate franchise and No. 3 overall in the Real Estate category in its Franchise 500 list for 2015. This year’s list not only reflects a…
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Workshop to focus on personal branding
The Edison Main Library, 340 Plainfield Ave., Edison, will present a personal branding workshop at 7 p.m. Feb. 17. Learn ways to market oneself in this program provided by Ritu Chopra. For more information or to register, call 732-298-2298, ext. 1 or visit www.edisonpubliclibrary.net.
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REAL ESTATE BRIEFS
Mario Venancio, a sales associate for more than two decades with Gloria Nilson & Co. Real Estate, was awarded the 2014 NJAR Circle of Excellence Sales Award Platinum, having distinguished himself among his peers with more than $100 million in completed transactions on 112 units last year. Throughout his careers, he has achieved the NJAR…
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Time for a change?
Automakers love to boast about their vehicles’ longevity, building ads around bruised and beaten up models still running after several hundred thousand miles, their proud owners beaming in the background. Unfortunately, a recent analysis cautions that long-time car owners are actually among the least brandloyal new-car shoppers. According to Experian Automotive in Schaumburg, Ill., the…
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Metuchen library to celebrate Chinese New Year
The Metuchen Public Library, 480 Middlesex Ave., Metuchen, will host a Chinese New Year celebration 1-4 p.m. March 1. The 2015 Chinese New Year starts on Feb. 19, and it will mark the beginning of the Year of the Goat, or the lunar year of 4712 in the Chinese lunar calendar. Programs will include Chinese…
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Wayne Thomas Wright
Wayne Thomas Wright, 68, of Manchester died suddenly at home on Feb. 1, 2015. Born in Jersey City, he resided in Metuchen for over 50 years before moving to Manchester. He served in the Navy during the Vietnam War from 1963-1967. He retired from the Metuchen Department of Public Works after 40 years of service.…
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High school basketball team shows youngsters the ropes
By LIANE CIFRODELLI Correspondent METUCHEN — Varsity basketball players from the boys and girls teams at Metuchen High School took a recent trip to Moss School to teach the kindergarten students some basic basketball skills. Robin Darrah of Moss School organized the gathering to give the younger students a more intimate knowledge of the sport.…
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How does your garden grow?
Director Bruce Crawford and the staff of Rutgers Gardens, New Brunswick, have compiled a list of gardening tips for the early spring: Reread your journal from the past year, and note some of the major problems that can be resolved this year. Take stock of your tools. Sharpen, clean, oil, and repair saws…
