Author: Greater Media
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Why rental options are a-changin’
By Marilyn Kennedy Melia CTW Features As high-end units continue to flood the rental market, builders look to newly built detached homes for rent Reverberations from last decade’s housing crisis have and are reshaping the rental market. For one thing, if renters crave brand-new construction, there is more to choose from. Developers in 79 U.S.…
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Car buyers deeper in debt
New-vehicle sales are up, but so are transaction prices, loan terms and monthly payments By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features While new-car sales continue to skyrocket — the National Automobile Dealers Association in McLean, Va., predicts that close to 17 million units will be delivered to customers this year, which is the highest number recorded since…
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DATEBOOK
The Essential Tremor Support Group meets from 7-9 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month (Dec. 3) at the Jack Aaronson Conference Center in the Star and Barry Tobias Ambulatory Campus, 901 W. Main St., Freehold Township. Details: 732-462-8304, after 10 a.m. The Manalapan Community Center, 114 Route 33, Manalapan, will offer…
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BUSINESS BRIEFS
All 23 offices of Amboy Bank are collecting food and household items for food banks in their branch areas all month. Every office manager has selected a food bank to collect for in their community. Key partners include Elijah’s Promise, the Old Bridge Food Bank and the Samaritan Center. Gregory Scharpf, Senior Vice President, Chief…
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Salkin’s Jewel Case announces closing
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — A family business that has operated in Freehold Township for 40 years will be closing its doors. David Salkin, who owns Salkin’s Jewel Case in the South Freehold Shopping Center, Route 9, with his brother, Eric, has announced that a “Going Out of Business Sale” is underway. Salkin’s Jewel Case began in…
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Thanksgiving games
Football rivalries keep tradition alive By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer MATT DENTON The staples of Thanksgiving have always included family, turkey, stuffing, pumpkin pie and high school football for many across New Jersey. What was once a traditional game for virtually every high school across the state is becoming a rarer occurrence as many of…
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Charges lodged in Millstone Twp. stabbing incident
By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer A Manalapan man has been arrested and charged in connection with a double stabbing that occurred in Millstone Township. Police said Thomas Norman, 23, of Manalapan, was arrested on Nov. 7 in connection with the stabbing of two individuals that took place in the early morning hours of that day.…
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Veterans Day
Clockwise from top left: Family members take part in an “In Memory” induction ceremony for U.S. Army veteran Patrick Palumbo, who served in Vietnam. Guest speaker Col. Chris McGowan addresses the audience during the annual Veterans Day ceremony at the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Holmdel on Nov. 11. Veterans, family members and guests…
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Police investigating reports of criminal mischief in Millstone
By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer MILLSTONE — The New Jersey State Police are investigating “acts of criminal mischief” that took place in Millstone Township during the overnight hours of Nov. 6-7, according to Sgt. Wallace Gantt. “We have no leads. This is an active investigation,” Gantt told the Examiner on Nov. 12. On Nov. 11,…
