• HOPEWELL VALLEY: Board of Education salutes 20 National Merit scholars

    HOPEWELL VALLEY: Board of Education salutes 20 National Merit scholars

    By Frank Mustac, Special Writer Twenty students at Hopewell Valley Central High School were recognized as National Merit Scholars at the Board of Education meeting on Monday. The students who achieved the academic honor are Ketaki Gujar, Blair Shields, Hannah Morin, Maya Naphade, Alamelu Sekkappan, Eric Jing, Thomas Sherman, Emily Janoski, Kyle Weekley, Kevin Crow,…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: His election shows every vote does matter, Assemblyman-elect Zwicker says

    To the editor:  Every vote matters. This past Election Day, all 80 seats in the New Jersey General Assembly were up for election. In the 16th Legislative District, more than 34,000 votes were cast and fewer than 600 votes separated all four candidates. By the time all of the provisional ballots were counted, one…

  • Making a difference, one car at a time

    Route 18 Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram has teamed up with The Breast Center at Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick, in the fight again breast cancer. Route 18 Auto donated a portion of its proceeds for every car sold in September and October to Saint Peter’s Breast Center, an effort that culminated in an $11,750…

  • Big or small?

    Q&A with Sharon Peters Q: Bigger tires or smaller tires for a new SUV I’m buying? It can go either way. I won’t be off-roading or anything like that. What’s your preference? A: Smaller. They’re better from a fuel-economy perspective, and they’re almost always quieter. They cost less, too. Q: My brakes feel a lot…

  • Fuelish behavior

    By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features Many motorists think their cars’ MPG ratings are inaccurate, but they may only have themselves to blame Most every new-car ad that notes a vehicle’s estimated fuel economy bears a variation of the phrase, “your mileage may vary,” which has become a modern-day catchall expression for verbal waffling. Indeed, according…

  • REAL ESTATE BRIEFS

    Jack Waters, regional vice president of Weichert, Realtors, announced that sales associates Chhaya “Barkha” Kishnani and Donna Warters of the East Brunswick office were recognized for their exceptional success during the month of October. Kishnani led the region, which is comprised of offices throughout Middlesex County, for new home dollar volume. Warters was the top…

  • Century 21 About Town collecting teddy bears for Child Life Program

    Century 21 About Town Realty, 315 Forsgate Drive, Monroe Township, is encouraging neighbors, friends and family to consider donating a cuddly teddy bear this season. Century 21 About Town Realty is accepting new donations through Dec. 15. Bears will be donated to the Child Life Program where specialists care for patients at the Rutgers Cancer…

  • Paging Mr. Rogers

    By Marilyn Kennedy Melia CTW Features For many, a friendly neighbor next door is not a high priority, according to a new survey analysis Neighborhoods matter to homebuyers, who seek a particular area for its easy commute, stable property values, quality schools, among other amenities. But the people living next door or down the street…

  • First-time buyers rising again

    By Laura Depta CTW Features First-time buyers bought a record number of homes in 2010 — then they all but disappeared. Now, they’re poised to make another big impact in the market. First-time homebuyers come, and first-time buyers go. Historically, first-time buyers make up approximately 40 percent of purchasers in a given year, according to…

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