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Spring is in the air for home gardeners
By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer A multitude of orchids were on display at the Deep Cut Orchid Society’s annual show held Feb. 5-8 at Dearborn Market, Holmdel. Those preparing for the spring growing season may also visit the New Jersey Flower & Garden Show, which runs Feb. 12-15 in Edison. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR If…
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Be wary of ‘washed’ car titles
Used car shoppers should beware of an emerging fraud called title washing, with consumers in New Jersey, North Carolina, Mississippi, California and Georgia said to be at particular risk. That’s according to a report issued by the title search company Carfax in Centreville, Va., which indicates as many as 800,000 vehicles may be affected nationwide.…
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Time for a change?
Automakers love to boast about their vehicles’ longevity, building ads around bruised and beaten up models still running after several hundred thousand miles, their proud owners beaming in the background. Unfortunately, a recent analysis cautions that long-time car owners are actually among the least brandloyal new-car shoppers. According to Experian Automotive in Schaumburg, Ill., the…
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Do you know your rate?
Many Americans are clueless on their mortgage rate — and how much they could save by refinancing. ‘Age ain’t nothing but a number,” as the saying goes, but do mortgage rates deserve the same devil-may-care attitude? They might not deserve it, but they’re getting it. More than one-third of borrowers — 35 percent — say…
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Markets set to go boom
Baby boomers are staying in the work force longer, but they’re eyeing their retirement housing needs now. Here are the markets poised to attract them. A low cost of living and, of course, sunny weather are the keys to attracting baby boomers in retirement. But as many boomers remain in the work force and delay…
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Weichert ranked No. 2 traditional real estate franchise in Entrepreneur
Weichert Real Estate Affiliates Inc. (WREA) has again been recognized as one of the top franchises by Entrepreneur magazine, which ranked the company as the No. 2 traditional residential real estate franchise and No. 3 overall in the Real Estate category in its Franchise 500 list for 2015. This year’s list not only reflects a…
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SPORT SHORTS
The 2015 Rutgers University Spring Football Game will be played at 7:30 p.m. April 24 at Rutgers Stadium in Piscataway. Admission and parking are free, and free 2015 Rutgers Big Ten Conference Football posters will be given away to all fans. After the game, everyone may go down on the field for free autographs, and…
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Division champion Bombers look to make postseason mark
By WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent Following a regular season that saw the Sayreville War Memorial High School wrestling team compile a 16- 1 mark and win the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) White Division, the Bombers are looking to make their mark in the postseason. Coach Marcus Ivy’s sixth-seeded team was scheduled to meet third-seeded Old Bridge…
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Old Bridge boys take GMC indoor track championship
By WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent Old Bridge High School’s Patrycja Piekarewicz, left, and teammate Simone Kats finished first and second in their heat of the 400-meter dash at the Feb. 5 Greater Middlesex Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships held at the John Bennett Indoor Athletic Complex in Toms River. The duo helped the Knights finish…
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