• Schools in Middlesex County slowly reopening doors

    Districts mull ways to address lost time in classroom to meet state mandate of 180 days By James McEvoy With several communities in Middlesex County now having their power restored, schools are beginning to reopen after missing over a week of classes in some cases. Officials are in the midst of figuring out how to…

  • Cities with the worst traffic

    Commuters in some of America’s largest cities wasted nearly 60 hours of their lives sitting in rush-hour traffic jams last year, according to the annual National Traffic Scorecard compiled by traffic and navigation service provider INRIX in Kirkland, Wash. Still, this represents a 30 percent drop in congestion over 2010, and is largely attributed to…

  • The true cost of a ticket

    Depending on the violation, a single traffic ticket can boost an average policyholder’s auto insurance premiums by as much as 22 percent, according to an analysis of more than 490,000 policy quotes conducted by Insurance.com in Foster City, Calif. What’s more, penalties may be higher for certain types of drivers. For example, the survey found…

  • Car expenses increase

    Owning and operating a car will set motorists back 1.9 percent more this year than it did in 2011, according to the annual “Your Driving Costs” study recently issued by the AAA in Orlando, Fla. Motorists now pay an average 58.5 cents per mile, or $8,780 per year, based on driving a typical midsize sedan…

  • Q&A

    Smoke be gone with Sharon Peters We parked our car next to a campfire on a camping trip and left the windows open, so now we have smoke odor with us all time. What do you suggest to get rid of it? A: Wipe every interior surface with the appropriate cleaning product: leather cleaner if…

  • 16 Coldwell Banker vice presidents from N.J. invited to attend President’s Council award retreat

    Sixteen office branch vice presidents from Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in New Jersey and Rockland County, N. Y. were recently honored for attaining the President’s Council for Managers Award at a retreat held at Mohonk Mountain House in New Paltz, N. Y. This highly coveted honor was awarded by Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage’s parent company,…

  • Heritage House Sotheby’s Int’l Realty attends RISMedia real estate CEO exchange

    Mary Burke, broker/owner, Heritage House Sotheby’s International Realty, recently took part in a two-day conference that included 150 of the most powerful and successful real estate brokerage leaders to exchange idea and strategies that are key to finding success in today’s slowly recovering market. While the event focused on finding success in the “new normal,”…

  • Iris Lurie attends Century 21 Northeast Fall Conference

    Iris Lurie, broker/owner of Century 21 Mack Morris Iris Lurie in Morganville, had the opportunity to meet Heather O’Reilly and Heather Mitts from the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team at the Century 21 Northeast Fall Conference. The Century 21 Northeast Fall Conference, held annually by Century 21 Real Estate LLC, welcomed Iris Lurie, broker/owner of Century…

  • Independent Team of the Week

    Hazlet United Girls Soccer The Hazlet United girls soccer team is having a successful 2012 season.

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