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Salamanders, frogs make annual Beekman Road crossing
By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer Left: Families walk carefully on Beekman Road on March 25, using flashlights to search for salamanders and wood frogs crossing the road. Above: In early spring, the road is closed to protect amphibians, like this tiny frog, that cross the road to breed in the vernal pools in the forest.…
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County jail seeks to improve justice system
By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer The search for more effective alternatives to the solitary confinement of prisoners has spurred a partnership between a nonprofit and five correctional facilities, including the Middlesex County Adult Correction Center. The North Brunswick-based correctional facility was chosen from among 14 applicants to partner with the Vera Institute of Justice,…
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Candy sweetens spring holidays
By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer David Gunther pours chocolate out of one of the many molds used at Old Monmouth Candies in Freehold on March 24. The shop owners say the chocolate bunnies represent the start of spring. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR New Jersey candy factories have discovered new ways to satisfy a customer’s…
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Real Estate Briefs
RE/MAX First Realty announces the addition of their newest sales associate, Cathy Born. Born has been a resident of Old Bridge for the past 20 years. She has nine years of experience in the real estate business with vast knowledge of residential and short sales, serving clients throughout Middlesex and Monmouth counties. In 2014 she…
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Make the most of your home appraisal
When homeowners think about renovating their properties, many first need to secure some funding to finance such projects. Some may tap into the equity of their homes by refinancing an existing mortgage, while others may apply for home equity loans. Taking the latter approach may require certain steps, including an assessment of how much the…
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Remodeling spending increases as renovations are on the rise
In the not-so-distant past, home improvement projects all but came to a halt, as homeowners were weary about investing any money into fixer-uppers. But the tides have changed dramatically in recent months, and homeowners are again ready and willing to invest big dollars into home renovations. Renewed confidence in the economy and an upswing in…
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Softball, baseball underway at Middlesex County College
The weather in March has limited the Middlesex County College softball team to just two games as the schedule turns to April. Fortunately for Middlesex, both of those games were wins. Middlesex handled Westchester Community College, 16- 8 and 11-7, in a March 24 doubleheader played on the Blue Colts’ home diamond in Edison. Head…
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Baseball teams hope for better weather as the season opens
VARSITY REPORT By JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent ST. JOSEPH With the opening of the high school baseball season finally here, the hope is it will be accompanied by kinder and gentler weather. What’s certain is that a number of area teams — some more than others — will need to replace graduated players if they are…
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Gabriel
TOP PICK Young Prince Gabriel is dashing and debonair, well-trained in sword fighting and horseback riding — and set to inherit his grandfather’s vast fortune. There’s just one problem: On his 16th birthday, Gabriel finds out that he is a she. How will Gabriel proceed to live and love in the rigidity of the 19th…
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