• Truck sales surge, hybrids fizzle

    By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features FORD F-150 Cheaper gas may be helping lure some buyers away from the most fuel-efficient vehicles, but market forces are more likely to blame for this reversal of fortune. With gas prices dropping precipitously in late 2014, sales of full-size pickup trucks continued their upward path, while those of fuel-frugal…

  • REAL ESTATE BRIEFS

    Iris Lurie, broker/owner of Century 21 Mack Morris Iris Lurie, announces the Top 10 Agents as its top producing sales associates for the 4th quarter of 2014 based on company dollar. Congratulations to (in order of ranking): Brian Lichtenthal, Frank Fortino, Carrie Moyer, Susan Kaplan, Joyce Levenson Nathan, Alan Katz, Penny Kornblum, Kaddy Ha, Margaret…

  • Agents who go the distance

    By Marilyn Kennedy Melia CTW Features You live — or want to live — in a specific area. Your agent works in another. Here’s what you should ask to make sure they’re in the know on your neighborhood. You’re hoping to buy in a neighborhood you’ve long loved. Or, you want to sell your home…

  • Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Cares donates $110,000 to local charities

    Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Cares, the philanthropic arm of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in New Jersey and Rockland County, N.Y., has donated $110,000 to 11 local charities following the success of its recent Blue and White Gala, Casino Gala and Casino Night fundraising events. “It is the continuing mission of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Cares…

  • SPORT SHORTS

    Rutgers University Day 2015 will be held on April 25 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the Piscataway/New Brunswick campus. All activities and parking are free; no registration or tickets are required. The event will be held rain or shine. Participants can enjoy hundreds of concerts, talks, lectures, demonstrations, art exhibits and sporting events…

  • Baseball league adds two new teams

    The Atlantic Baseball Confederation Collegiate League (ABCCL) announced the addition of two new franchises for the upcoming 2015 summer college baseball season. Now in its 15th year of operation, the ABCCL will field a combined 10 teams in its Northern and Southern divisions this season. All teams are located in New Jersey and compete exclusively…

  • Sayreville bowlers still adjusting to Red Division

    By WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent A disappointing tie with Woodbridge High School on Jan. 12 has taken Sayreville War Memorial High School’s boys bowling team out of the running for the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Red Division championship. A 717 series and a strong final game by A.J. Angotti gave the Bombers the edge in total…

  • Lady Knights competitive despite injuries

    By WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent The Old Bridge High School girls basketball team entered the season battling injuries and trying to find an identity. Thanks to the emergence of a pair of sophomores, the Lady Knights stand at a very competitive 4-4 and have been playing an exciting brand of round ball. The super sophomores —…

  • Middlesex County Relays

    MATT DENTON Old Bridge High School’s Denute Liepate competes in the shot put at the Middlesex County Relays held at Toms River’s John Bennett Indoor Athletic Complex on Jan. 10. Liepate and teammate Maya Nelson finished third in the Red Division shot put relay.

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