Author: Greater Media
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Violinist Sarah Chang to perform in concert
NEWARK — The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra (NJSO) announced that Bank of America will sponsor violinist Sarah Chang’s two-week residency during NJSO’s 2015 Winter Festival: Sounds of Shakespeare. Chang will perform Bernstein’s “West Side Story” suite at all six NJSO venues throughout New Jersey. Locally, Chang will perform at 8 p.m. Jan. 17 at the…
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Business growth, new fire station are goals for 2015 in Milltown
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer MILLTOWN — As the new year begins, the Milltown Borough Council and Mayor Eric Steeber vowed to look past party lines and work together for the betterment of the borough. The Republican Party has a majority on the council, as Ronald Dixon and Gerard “Jerry” Guthlein were sworn in at…
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Thoroughbred fans offered slice of ownership
By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer PHOTOS COURTESY OF KENWOOD RACING An Oceanport stable is giving racing fans an opportunity to get in on the action of horse ownership without the hefty costs of purchasing a horse or the consistent expenses associated with it. H. Robb Levinsky, co-founder of Kenwood Racing, said the Taste of Thoroughbred…
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5 housing predictions for 2015
Experts forecast what they see in the real estate market for the coming year Following the Federal Housing Tax Credit that drove many new buyers into the market in 2009 and 2010, first-time homebuyers have seemingly gone into hiding. Just 33 percent of buyers were first-time buyers in 2014 (the historical norm is around 40…
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A house divided
By Erik J. Martin CTW Features Divorce can be a difficult process — especially when real estate is involved. Here are strategies to ponder if you’re planning to divorce and divvy up your properties. They say breaking up is hard to do. But it’s even harder when a couple seeking a split own a home.…
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Markets set to go boom
Baby boomers are staying in the work force longer, but they’re eyeing their retirement housing needs now. Here are the markets poised to attract them. A low cost of living and, of course, sunny weather are the keys to attracting baby boomers in retirement. But as many boomers remain in the work force and delay…
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Gloria Nilson announces opening of Keyport office
Gloria Nilson & Co. Real Estate announces the official grand opening of its new, technologically advanced, Keyport office, featuring the company’s latest mobile and interactive technology. To mark the occasion, Gloria Nilson & Co. will be making a donation to the RAINE Foundation. RAINE (Reaching All In Need Everyday) is a Hazlet-based nonprofit that provides…
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Fast and family friendly
By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features The midsize Volvo S60 sedan remains a safe and stylish choice, with a new turbocharged and supercharged engine making it a speedy one as well It wasn’t that long ago that the Holy Grail among automotive engineers was to develop an engine that produced at least 100 horsepower per liter…
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Reader advice
Q&A with Sharon Peters This week, I’m passing on some communication from readers who have some observations definitely worth sharing: First, a sharp-eye reader corrects me. He politely told me I’d recently messed up. “I have a comment regarding the Dodge Ram EcoDiesel mentioned in your column,” he wrote. “It is no longer the Dodge…
