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Does debt type matter?
Ask Our Broker With Peter G. Miller By Peter G. Miller CTW Features Question: My wife has been successfully treated for breast cancer but the financial side effects have included a substantial amount of debt, several maxed-out credit cards and a lower credit score. Will mortgage lenders give us a break because our debts are…
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Hula dancer to accompany Hawaiian band
A free show including a Hula dancer and Hawaiian music band will be presented at 7:30 p.m. on May 3 at the Sayreville Senior Center, 423 Main St., sponsored by the Sayreville Cultural Arts Council. Light refreshments will be served. For more information, call Edna at 908-208-2358 or email [email protected]
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Rising rates concern buyers
Rising rates concern buyers By Jesse Darland CTW Features About half of potential homebuyers consider rising interest rates to be one of their top concerns, according to a recent survey from Zillow Group Mortgages. This is the first time in several years interest rates have been a major concern. The recent mortgage rate increases have…
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Lock it in
Percentage of homebuyers that got pre-approval from a lender before finding a home on which they are interested in placing an offer: 77. Source: Zillow © CTW Features
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YMCA to hold events for Healthy Kids Day
Raritan Valley YMCA will celebrate Healthy Kids Day with a variety of activities on April 29. The day will feature an open house for the Camp Yomeca summer day camp from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For a list of events, visit raritanvalleyymca.org. The Y is located at 144 Tices Lane, East Brunswick. For more information, call…
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CentraState offers non-surgical treatment for skin cancer
FREEHOLD – CentraState Medical Center is offering a new, non-surgical treatment for certain types of localized skin cancer. Skin brachytherapy uses radiation to destroy cancer without the need to cut into the skin, often resulting in a superior cosmetic outcome. “A woman in her 80s recently came to see me because she had a small…
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Somerset Patriots announce All-Star Game partnership
The Somerset Patriots announced an all-star partnership between RWJBarnabas Health and Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey to present the 2017 Atlantic League All-Star Game to be played at TD Bank Ballpark July 12. The All-Star Game partnership was announced in a press conference at home plate of the ballpark’s playing field April…
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AARP meeting to include discussion on senior scams
East Brunswick AARP Chapter 4855 will meet at 10:30 a.m. on April 18 with East Brunswick Police Officer Craig Hoover, who will speak about how frauds and scams target seniors, at East Brunswick Fire District 1, 310 Rues Lane, East Brunswick. For more information, call 732-238-6326.
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News Transcript Datebook, April 12
• The Freehold First Aid Squad Auxiliary and Cadet Corps will host its fifth annual Easter pancake breakfast and flower sale from 9 a.m. to noon April 15 at the first aid squad headquarters, 16 Spring St., Freehold. Tickets are $10 for adults, $7 for children ages 3-12, and free for children under 3. For…
