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Hot new pickups coming this fall
By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features Truck sales are surging, with automakers preparing new pickups in the compact, full-size and sport-truck segments to reach dealerships later this year Truck sales are booming, with automakers delivering 21.9 percent more pickups to customers in January than they did during the same month in 2013, with full-size models continuing…
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REAL ESTATE BRIEFS
Spring has sprung in Central Jersey real estate, as evidenced by a bonanza real estate market at Gloria Zastko, Realtors, North Brunswick. The firm took in 30 new listings and wrote 56 sales transactions. Jayakrishnan Maniyil led the team in both listings and sales for April. “Buyers searching for a home trust Jay’s ability to…
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Monroe’s Hidden Pond Estates model grand opening set for May 16
Renaissance Properties Inc. announces the model grand opening at Hidden Pond, one of Monroe Township’s last new home communities with estate-size lots. The grand opening will be held May 16 from noon to 4 p.m. at 2 Bella Drive, off England Road, in Monroe Township. The public is invited to tour the new model home…
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GMC tournaments underway for baseball, softball teams
By JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent Despite a 13-7 record, the Monroe Township High School baseball team is the second seed in the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Tournament. The majority of the Falcons’ losses have been to quality opponents outside the conference with only two defeats coming against conference teams. Monroe and South Plainfield High School are…
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SPORT SHORTS
The USA Rugby Academy, powered by Serevi, has announced Rutgers Women’s Rugby will host one of the four 2015 High Performance Resident Camps from July 19-23. The Girls & Boys High School camp will identify the region’s top players and provide a specific development pathway to the men’s and women’s U.S. National Teams. Working alongside…
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Bears, Falcons still building on strong boys tennis seasons
By JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent Monroe Township High School’s Courtney Frycz, left, knocks the ball away from Old Bridge High School’s Melanie Samurro during the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament semifinals May 7 at Monroe. Old Bridge advanced by edging Monroe, 10-8, then won the championship May 11 over North Brunswick. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR It’s been…
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Parker gardening club earns recognition at statewide show
BACK TO BUSINESS For most hobbyist gardening groups with a few years of experience, simply visiting the New Jersey Flower and Garden Show, the largest statewide floral exhibition, might be a great thrill. Better yet would be if the group got to actually host a display at the show and take a place with more…
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Howard Thomas Kelly
Howard Thomas Kelly, 81, of East Brunswick, passed away on May 4, 2015. He was raised in Elizabeth, the son of the late Marie White Kelly and Thomas Kelly. A graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School in Elizabeth, Howard was a longtime resident of East Brunswick and a parishioner of St. Thomas the Apostle Church…
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Ex-treasurer gets probation and fine for stealing from utilities authority
A Freehold woman has been placed on probation for five years and ordered to repay the $57,146 she stole from the Middlesex County Utilities Authority (MCUA) in Sayreville while she worked there as comptroller and treasurer. During her May 5 sentencing, Margaret Brennan, 68, was ordered to repay the stolen funds within 45 days and…
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