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Jumbos: No longer a big problem
The jumbo loan market is growing, and that’s good news for everyone By Marilyn Kennedy Melia CTW Features I n the wake of the credit crisis, the rich were no different from everyone else. Getting a mortgage “was tough for everyone,” remembers Frank Donnelly, president of the Mortgage Bankers Association of Metropolitan Washington, D.C. Now,…
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Heritage House SIR announces launch of branded website for luxury ski market segment
Heritage House Sotheby’s International Realty, a luxury brand based in Northern Monmouth County, announces the Sotheby’s International Realty brand’s launch of a ski specialty market website, the latest in a planned series of branded websites for specialty markets. The specialized website, which can be found at skipropertysir.com, matches the look and feel of the brand’s…
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Upscale, downsize
Acura’s new ILX compact sedan delivers a captivating combination of sportiness and luxury By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features Honda’s upscale Acura division has had a gaping hole in its lineup ever since it dropped the compact RSX (previously called the Integra) in 2006. The original Integra, which debuted two decades earlier as a sportier and…
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Cleaning supplies provide a boost
Girl Scout Cadette Troop 1943 from Marlboro organized a collection of cleaning supplies to assist the victims of Hurricane Sandy in Union Beach. MARLBORO — Girl Scout Cadette Troop 1943 from Marlboro organized a collection of cleaning supplies to assist the victims of Hurricane Sandy in Union Beach. According to troop leader Lisa Henriques, even…
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Plan to place ads on school buses is off to a slow start
BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer MARLBORO — Marlboro K-8 School District buses are set to display advertisements, although it is unclear when the campaign will begin to rake in cash for the district. The Board of Education has entered into a one-year contract with the Educational Information and Resource Center (EIRC) to place ads on…
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Images of 2012
Memorable photos taken by News Transcript staff photographers Jeff Granit and Eric Sucar during 2012 included (clockwise from top left) Colts Neck High School’s Gio Zefferino getting wrapped up by Middletown South tacklers during a football game between the Cougars and the Eagles; Howell High School’s Matt Szyarto squaring off against Jackson Memorial’s Sal Biliancione…
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Master Gardener application due Jan. 2
I f you are already dreaming about spring time gardening, you may want to consider becoming a master gardener next year. The Monmouth County Master Gardener Program is the way for individuals to become a certified expert in all things related to home gardening. The deadline to apply is Jan. 2. “Each Master Gardener trainee…
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Phone scam starts bad, ends well for resident
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — A telephone scam that almost cost a Freehold Borough resident $4,000 had a good resolution because of the efforts of Freehold Borough Patrolman Diego Flores. Sgt. Rich Ciampa said that in recent months, several borough residents have been targeted in a phone scam. Ciampa said that on…
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Bomb threat ends in arrest
Monmouth County Sheriff’s Officers have arrested a man in connection with a telephone bomb threat that led to the evacuation and closing of the Monmouth County Court House, Freehold Borough, in October. According to a press release, Ellis Goodson, 35, whose last known address was Neptune Township, was charged with false public alarm on Nov.…
