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Women mind the gap: gender pay disparity persists
By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer Despite societal images of female presidential candidates and feminine corporate CEOs, the practice persists of women workers being paid less than their male counterparts for the same work. “When women graduate from college, there immediately is a pay gap between men and women,” said Carol Cohen, president of the American…
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Plan for affordable housing to be considered in Howell
By JENNIFER ORTIZ Staff Writer A developer who is proposing to build 71 affordable housing rental units is expected to detail those plans at the 7 p.m. Oct. 29 meeting of the Howell Planning Board. A notice issued by the municipality states that Howell Family Apartments LLC, a wholly owned affiliate of the Walters Group,…
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STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Howell High School soccer keeper Rachel Kern watches the action in front of her during the Rebels’ 4-3 victory over Freehold Township High School on Oct. 15. The match was played at Howell.
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MPG OK?
Q&A with Sharon Peters Q: Have you ever known of or heard of anyone whose new car actually got the mpg numbers detailed on the window stickers they put on cars in the lot (the fuel economy numbers EPA attaches to cars)? I think they’re a joke. A: That’s been a question among consumers for…
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The dangers of driving with dogs
By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features Transporting a pet can be hazardous to one’s driving, especially if Fido or Fifi is not properly restrained Add taking one’s dog along for the ride to the list of potentially dangerous behind-the-wheel distractions faced by today’s drivers. According to data compiled by the AAA in Orlando, Fla., and pet…
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Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage honors quarterly best sales agents
Hal Maxwell, president of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in New Jersey and Rockland County, N.Y., recently hosted a Quarterly Best Reception at the Park Savoy in Florham Park to honor 225 affiliated real estate agents for their outstanding achievements in the first six months of 2015. Categories for which agents were honored included Open Buyer-Controlled…
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Scoring new ‘subprime’ loans
By Marilyn Kennedy Melia CTW Features ‘Subprime.” The word holds dramatically different meanings. Before the housing crisis, the term generally referred to mortgages made to borrowers who didn’t have to prove much — if anything — about their income or financial stability. Now, the “subprime” mortgages, which the credit bureau Equifax recently reported increased 30.5…
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Knights come from behind for gridiron win over Bombers
By WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent The Old Bridge High School football team took to the air and over the course of under nine minutes turned a 14-point deficit into a seven-point lead over Sayreville War Memorial High School Oct. 16, and the night suddenly belonged to the Knights, who went on to win, 28-21. “Our guys…
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Steed breaks own record in Futurity
Steed captured the $16,000 New Jersey Futurity for 2-year-old trotting colts and geldings, setting a track record of 1:58.4, Oct. 16 at Freehold Raceway. Steed’s time for a 2-year-old gelded trotter eclipsed the 1:59.2 track record he established Sept. 17 when he won the Harold Dancer Trot. The Futurity and Dancer are sponsored by the…
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