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‘Bringing People Home’ targets housing crisis
By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer A network of nonprofits and faith communities are combining resources to broadcast the message that the shortage of affordable housing is a crisis that denies people on every level the opportunity to live in local communities. “This has been a crisis in Monmouth County for many years,” Carolyn Eyerman,…
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Thanksgiving games
Football rivalries keep tradition alive By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer MATT DENTON The staples of Thanksgiving have always included family, turkey, stuffing, pumpkin pie and high school football for many across New Jersey. What was once a traditional game for virtually every high school across the state is becoming a rarer occurrence as many of…
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Car buyers deeper in debt
By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features New-vehicle sales are up, but so are transaction prices, loan terms and monthly payments While new-car sales continue to skyrocket — the National Automobile Dealers Association in McLean, Va., predicts that close to 17 million units will be delivered to customers this year, which is the highest number recorded since…
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Playing the price is right
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…
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Coldwell Banker reports ranks most expensive, most affordable markets in New Jersey
Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC has released its 2015 Home Listing Report (HLR), which ranks the affordability of 188 real estate markets in New Jersey. The Coldwell Banker HLR named Chatham Township the most expensive market in New Jersey, with an average listing price of $882,260, while Willingboro ranked as the most affordable market in…
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Why rental options are a-changin’
By Marilyn Kennedy Melia CTW Features As high-end units continue to flood the rental market, builders look to newly built detached homes for rent Reverberations from last decade’s housing crisis have and are reshaping the rental market. For one thing, if renters crave brand new construction, there is more to choose from. Developers in 79…
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Hawks stun UCLA in overtime at legendary Pauley Pavilion
MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY Monmouth University’s men’s basketball team scored a program-defining victory in one of the most hallowed gymnasiums in college basketball, UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion. The Hawks, to say the least, stunned UCLA on the floor where Lew Alcindor (now Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) and Bill Walton once ruled and where head coach John Wooden led his Bruins…
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SPORT SHORTS
Top Notch Sports offers goalkeeper training at its new training center at 111 Rt. 35 in Aberdeen. Training is offered on a year-round basis — the only such program in New Jersey. Training employs Brazilian methods that are renowned worldwide. Learn the correct goalkeeping techniques used by professional keepers. Classes are held from beginner to…
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Group IV races put a wrap on solid season for Jaguars
By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Senior Caitlin O’Brien and junior Kennedy Gerrat had hopes of qualifying for the NJSIAA Meet of Champions (MOC) for Jackson Memorial High School’s girls cross-country team. Both did not automatically qualify, but made it as wild card selections, as Gerrat, who usually finishes behind O’Brien, was 19th in 19:44, while O’Brien…
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