• Reina, Spedding bid for Jackson mayor

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer Michael Reina, who has served as Jackson’s mayor since 2010, is seeking to fend off a challenge from William Spedding in the race for the municipality’s top elected position. Voters will select a mayor in the Nov. 4 election. The winner will serve a four-year term. Jackson has a nonpartisan…

  • Work of psychics conjures spirited debate

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer Spiritual adviser Victor Gonzalez offers a tarot card reading to a guest during the Halloween-themed Witches Night Out event in Allentown. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Roughly one year ago, Heather Saracen was going through a particularly rough patch in her life. Facing struggles and unsure of the path she was…

  • Parking lot crashes

    Q&A with Sharon Peters Q: I read an article recently about airbags not deploying when they ought to have deployed. That made me think about this: Our SUV was parked in the outer reaches of a parking lot and while we were shopping someone slammed into the passenger side going fast enough (officers estimated 35…

  • They don’t call it ‘speed’ for nothing

    By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features Few may be able to afford a Bentley, but those having unlimited funds could do worse than spend around $250,000 to drive one of the quickest luxury cars on the planet. We don’t usually get the chance to review cars that cost as much as a threebedroom house in many…

  • On the waterfront

    A body of water adds some idyll to a home — and a lot of value. Here’s what a nearby lake or ocean does to home prices. One of the biggest indicators of a high-value home is easy to see. All you have to do is look for water. Across the country, the typical single-family…

  • REAL ESTATE BRIEFS

    ERA Designs for Living welcomes Tina Kelly to the staff. Kelly has been a full time agent since 2008. ERA Designs for Living is located at 266 Route 516, Old Bridge. For more information, call 732-679-2300 917-434-8269. Orange Key Realty continues to expand and gain the quality of sales professional that their client base has…

  • ERA Designs for Living collecting food for Move For Hunger

    ERA Designs for Living has teamed up with Move For Hunger and is participating in a 500- pound food fight. The goal is to raise $500 and 500 pounds of food to help fight hunger in the community. Join in the fight; bring donations to the office at 2377 Route 516, Old Bridge. Suggested nonperishable…

  • RE/MAX named leading global franchise by Entrepreneur magazine

    For the second consecutive year, RE/MAX has received the highest global ranking among real estate franchises by Entrepreneur magazine. Appearing in the October edition, Entrepreneur’s annual global rankings of U.S.- based franchises placed RE/MAX highest among real estate brokerage franchises for 2014, and 39th overall. 7-Eleven and Pizza Hut headed up the list. “The Entrepreneur…

  • RE/MAX ranks as No. 1 real estate franchise

    For the sixth consecutive year, RE/MAX, LLC ranked as the leading real estate franchise in the 2014 Franchise Times Top 200. The exhaustive annual survey is based upon 2013 worldwide sales and growth and includes franchisors from a wide variety of business sectors. In the 2014 Franchise Times Top 200: – RE/MAX ranked No. 12…

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