• Furniture retailer invests in vacant shopping center

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer A major retailer will breathe new life into the North Oaks Shopping Plaza. The majority of the complex, located at 1345 Route 1 South in North Brunswick, has been vacant for years, and the shopping center lost its anchor store, Pathmark, in 2011. Furniture retailer Raymour & Flanigan purchased the…

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    FRANK WOJCIECHOWSKI Glenis Redmond, poet with the State Theatre of New Brunswick’s Artist-in-Residence program, recites some of her works at the North Brunswick Senior Center on March 6.

  • Brad Benson Hyundai celebrates community with ‘No. 1 Because’ campaign

    Brad Benson Hyundai, the No. 1 Hyundai dealer in New Jersey, has launched a viral video campaign, asking members of the community to showcase their talents explaining what makes them No. 1. The campaign has created buzz by celebrating New Jersey residents and promoting a sense of community. Early submissions include a push-up superstar, wig-raising…

  • Fast and Frugal Pickup

    By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features The optional ‘EcoDiesel’ engine in the Ram 1500 affords V8-like power with top fuel economy One of many major success stories in the car business over the last year has been the resurgence of full-size pickups, with the big and burly Ram models from Fiat/Chrysler registering a whopping 24 percent…

  • Gloria Nilson & Co. closes more than $1.33 billion in 2014

    Gloria Nilson & Co. Real Estate announces it closed approximately $1,330,379,418 billion in real estate transactions as of Dec. 31, 2014, marking another successful year as one of the state’s most successful real estate brokerages. Despite a long, challenging winter, home buyers and sellers who decided to make a move in 2014 turned to Gloria…

  • SPORT SHORTS

    The Jersey Shore Running Club is bringing back and hosting the 24th running of its spring 5K run — the Celtic Tribute 5K — on April 4. The course takes runners on the Long Branch promenade, boardwalk and Great Lawn, overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. The hope is that this local event will have a large…

  • Falcons’ title defense closes with first-round loss

    VARSITY REPORT By JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent Bishop George Ahr High School’s Ragen Reddick looks for a teammate to pass to while being guarded by St. John Vianney High School’s Tina Lebron during the NJSIAA Non- Public A South playoff game at St. John Vianney in Holmdel. St. John Vianney ended Bishop Ahr’s season with a…

  • Community center to host model seder

    The Jewish Community Center of Middlesex County, 1775 Oak Tree Road, Edison, will host its annual model seder, led by Hazzan Sheldon Levin of Congregation Neve Shalom, at 11:30 a.m. March 26. Senior adults are invited to an abridged seder, a traditional meal and entertainment by Rob Taub of the Avi Maza Orchestra. If registered…

  • Magic show comes to Campbell School

    The Metuchen Municipal Alliance will sponsor a magic show at Campbell School, 24 Durham Ave., Metuchen, at 7 p.m. March 13. Adult admission is $10; one child is admitted free with each paid adult admission. Only cash will be accepted.

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