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By Marilyn Kennedy Melia CTW Features Cyber security is a growing add-on to home insurance policies If burglars break in, steal valuables and do damage to your home, a homeowner or renter’s insurance policy usually will cover some or all of the loss. Recently, some of the biggest thefts experienced by homeowners insured by Pure…

By Marilyn Melia Kennedy CTW Features Single-family homes make up a significant portion of the rental market. But before investing in a property, be aware of what awaits in the land of landlords Looking into being a landlord? No longer can homebuyers count on purchasing now and selling for a profit later. Instead, buyers wanting…

By Marilyn Kennedy Melia CTW Features Buying a home is unlike any other purchase. Here’s how to stay focused while on the house hunt. Home buying ranks as the biggest purchase most people make, not just measured by dollars, but by decisions. When buyers reach the closing table, it’s the culmination of many carefully weighed…

By Marilyn Kennedy Melia Who knows a home better than its owner? No one recognizes details, like the subtle “swoosh” the furnace makes firing up, or how the morning sun shines on kitchen counters, than a proud owner. But there’s one important aspect of their home that owners often can’t grasp: It’s current value. When…

Carlo Siracusa, regional vice president of Weichert, Realtors, announced that sales associate Joann Otteau of the Howell office was recognized for her exceptional industry success during the month of November. Otteau led the region, which is comprised of locations throughout Ocean and Monmouth counties, for resales. She can be reached in Weichert’s Howell office located…

Today’s automotive car headlamps don’t do an adequate job of illuminating poorly lit nighttime rural roads, which accounts for 40 percent of all miles driven in the United States. That’s according to research conducted by AAA in Orlando, Fla. The organization found that halogen headlamps, currently included in more than 80 percent of new vehicles,…

A Monmouth County dealership is among the first Ford dealers in the country to sell a 2016 F-150 truck. Joe Jarock Jr., an auto body shop employee and street rod enthusiast, purchased a new 2016 F-150 XLT from Tom’s Ford in Keyport. An employee of Al’s Auto Body in South Amboy for nearly four decades,…

By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer FREEHOLD — A building that housed a supermarket for many years will have life once again as a supermarket. Plans are in place for the Freehold Fresh Market to open before the end of the year in a 26,000-square-foot store on Route 33 (Park Avenue). The building was previously occupied…

More than one million soldiers will transition out of the military in the next five years. This year, in honor of Veterans Day, Farmers Insurance started a campaign to support transitioning veterans by collecting gently used suits for the men and women of the military. Farmers Insurance Atlantic Territory States (New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,…