Author: Greater Media

  • First-time buyers rising again

    By Laura Depta CTW Features First-time buyers bought a record number of homes in 2010 — then they all but disappeared. Now, they’re poised to make another big impact in the market. First-time homebuyers come, and first-time buyers go. Historically, first-time buyers make up approximately 40 percent of purchasers in a given year, according to…

  • RE/MAX Dreams collecting teddy bears for Child Life Program

    RE/MAX Dreams is collecting teddy bears for the MCAR Teddy bear collection, and the bears will be donated to the Child Life program. The bears will be used to cheer up the kids being treated at the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey. Bears will be collected through Dec. 15. If interested in donating a…

  • REAL ESTATE BRIEFS

    Jack Waters, regional vice president of Weichert, Realtors, announced that sales associates Chhaya “Barkha” Kishnani and Donna Warters of the East Brunswick office were recognized for their exceptional success during the month of October. Kishnani led the region, which is comprised of offices throughout Middlesex County, for new home dollar volume. Warters was the top…

  • Fuelish behavior

    By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features Many motorists think their cars’ MPG ratings are inaccurate, but they may only have themselves to blame Most every new-car ad that notes a vehicle’s estimated fuel economy bears a variation of the phrase, “your mileage may vary,” which has become a modern-day catchall expression for verbal waffling. Indeed, according…

  • Big or small?

    Q&A with Sharon Peters Q: Bigger tires or smaller tires for a new SUV I’m buying? It can go either way. I won’t be off-roading or anything like that. What’s your preference? A: Smaller. They’re better from a fuel-economy perspective, and they’re almost always quieter. They cost less, too. Q: My brakes feel a lot…

  • Making a difference, one car at a time

    Route 18 Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram has teamed up with The Breast Center at Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick, in the fight again breast cancer. Route 18 Auto donated a portion of its proceeds for every car sold in September and October to Saint Peter’s Breast Center, an effort that culminated in an $11,750…

  • City plans to move ferry/pier project forward

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — The City Council is expected to meet with engineering firms for the second phase of the design work for the proposed pier and ferry terminal within the next month. Mayor Adam Schneider said the council is considering at least three options for the award of the next…

  • Cats quarantined at Edison Animal Shelter

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Fourteen cats and kittens were quarantined last week as they received treatment for upper respiratory infections after recently being moved to the Edison Animal Shelter for adoption from a South Jersey shelter, according to township officials. “Only a few cats displayed symptoms, but we are being extremely cautious. We are…

  • Comics fascinate fans, not just ‘nerds’

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer Phillip Vazquez, 24, explains why the new comic series “I Hate Fairyland” is one of his favorite new additions at The Record Store in Howell. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Standing among the tens of thousands of comic books that line the main aisle of The Record Store in Howell, Phillip…