• 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…

  • 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.…

  • 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…

  • REAL ESTATE BRIEFS

    Mario Venancio, a sales associate for more than two decades with Gloria Nilson & Co. Real Estate, was awarded the 2014 NJAR Circle of Excellence Sales Award Platinum, having distinguished himself among his peers with more than $100 million in completed transactions on 112 units last year. Throughout his careers, he has achieved the NJAR…

  • 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…

  • Lancers, Warriors exchange wins in A Central duels

    By MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent The battle for the girls basketball Shore Conference A Central Division crown has followed a predictable path: a fight to the finish. St. John Vianney High School and Manasquan High School, two of the top teams in the Shore Conference and the state, are in a seesaw battle for first place.…

  • Working for the pin

    MATT DENTON Long Branch High School’s Jason Hernandez works his way toward a pin of St. John Vianney High School’s Nicholas Moss during their 113-pound match in the Shore Conference Tournament won by the Green Wave. Long Branch, the No. 3 seed in the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group III sectional, hosted No. 6 Somerville High…

  • Spartans bowling teams finish second in division

    By WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent Ocean Township High School’s Angelica DeRose competes in the Monmouth County Bowling Tournament on Feb. 6 at Knob Hill Country Lanes in Manalapan. The Spartans girls reached the semifinals where they lost to eventual champion Howell High School. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Ocean Township High School’s boys and girls bowling teams…

  • State Theatre Family Fun Day

    TOP PICK The State Theatre presents the ninth annual State Theatre Family Day on Feb. 16, featuring performances of Jack Hanna’s “Into the Wild Live” at 10:30 a.m., 1 and 3:30 p.m. Families can spend the school-day holiday enjoying dozens of performances, workshops and hands-on activities — many of which are free. The festival, which…

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