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Owners splurge on pampered pets
By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer Eleven-year-old Roxy enjoys a pampered life at home in Freehold Township. For some pet owners in central New Jersey, no price is too high when treating their pets to the finest services and amenities. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR For some pet owners, the phrase “man’s best friend” is an understatement.…
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Driver suffers severe burns after tanker truck catches fire near Turnpike Exit 11
Peter Elacqua A tanker truck traveling southbound caught on fire on the New Jersey Turnpike on the ramp to Interchange 11 shortly before 2 p.m. May 5. According to State Police officials, the interchange, tolls and ramp have been closed and the Garden State Parkway has been closed. The driver suffered severe burns and is…
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Kids (still) like cars
It seems so-called millennials may be more enamored with cars and driving than was previously believed. That’s according to a recent study conducted by cable television’s MTV network, in which three out of four respondents born in the early 1980s through the early 2000s said they’d rather give up social media for a day than…
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RE/MAX of N.J. partners with Move for Hunger
RE/MAX of New Jersey has recently partnered with the New Jersey based nonprofit organization Move For Hunger. Move For Hunger was established in 2009 when brothers, Adam and Max Lowy of Lowy’s Moving Service, wanted to make a difference with the food that was left behind by the clients they moved. Adam and Max began…
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10 homes sold in only two weeks at The Lenox condo in Hudson County’s Union City
All signs point to a very successful spring and summer selling season at The Lenox, the collection of upscale condominium homes in Hudson County’s Union City. Strong buyer activity at the 16-story high-rise building over the early spring recently yielded ten condominium sales within two weeks alone, according to Sun Equity Partners, which released newly…
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RE/MAX ranked No. 12 among global franchises
RE/MAX has been honored as a leading global franchisor. In the 2015 Franchise Direct Top 100 Global Franchise survey, RE/MAX is ranked No. 12 among such respected franchises as Subway, 7-Eleven, Hilton Hotels and Hertz. “To see the RE/MAX name mentioned along with such great brands is a tribute to our many hard-working affiliates in…
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Trojans look to rebound from big GMC softball losses
VARSITY REPORT By JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent J.P. Stevens High School jumper Javon Scott is airborne as he competes in the triple jump at the inaugural Mustang Invitational hosted by John F. Kennedy Memorial High School in Iselin April 25. SCOTT FRIEDMAN BISHOP AHR Missy Collazo was not pleased the Bishop George Ahr High School softball…
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Tricky tray fundraiser to help at-risk children
Local nonprofit Kicks Are For Kids will hold a tricky tray auction May 1-25. Among the prizes are gift certificates from area restaurants and businesses, Somerset Patriots box-seat tickets, a Keurig 2.0 coffee maker, an automobile backup camera system and more. All items are donated and have values ranging from $10 to over $150. Items…
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Metuchen eighth-graders will head to Louisville for National History Bee
METUCHEN — Three eighth-graders at Edgar Middle School showed a penchant for the past when they recently advanced to the finals of the National History Bee. Chloe Jacques, Alanna Redwood and Liam Walker started off by moving through two qualifying rounds at the school. This included a written test that was taken by all students…
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