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The outside is in
As homes take on a smaller interior footprint, front porches are seeing a renaissance By Erik J. Martin CTW Features A curb appeal-boosting outdoor amenity that fell out of favor for years in new single-family home construction appears to be on the rebound. It’s the front porch, and it’s in greater demand today than it…
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Credit where credit’s due
New consumer-friendly changes to the FICO formula could bump your credit score, make it easier to obtain mortgage financing By Erik J. Martin CTW Features Smart borrowers know that a higher credit score can help them qualify for more desirable loans and lower interest rates. Now, the credit score most valued and used by lenders…
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Only a handful of homes remain at the Pointe at Turnbury active adult community
The Pointe at Turnbury is well known for delivering an outstanding value and a relaxed, upscale lifestyle to active adult homebuyers, in an ideal location just minutes from downtown Princeton. Now that community is down to its final phase of homes available for sale and buyers are moving fast to secure their place before it…
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Uh, what credit card?
Younger Americans, more so than any other group, are bypassing the plastic in their wallets Often, the first step to building a credit history is obtaining — and using — a credit card. Yet, some of the youngest American consumers are skipping that step. According to Bankrate.com’s August 2014 Financial Security Index, 63 percent of…
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Historic Seacroft in Rumson for sale
Rarely offered for sale, one of the original Rumson estate homes built in 1881 known as Seacroft at 1 Allencrest Road is now on the market. Restored with great care in 2008 with careful attention given to its architectural heritage, the 10,000-square-foot home originally designed by noted architect Bruce Price combines a dramatic sense of…
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SPORT SHORTS
Morganville’s Jet Manzi, a sophomore at Lafayette College, was named to the Hofstra Invitational All-Tournament Team. She had 37 kills, 45 digs and six blocks in the four-game tournament. She recorded a pair of double-doubles. Manzi leads the Leopards (3-8) in kills with 92 and is second in digs at 94. In her freshman season…
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Kean baseball holding La Familia Golf tourney
Friends and family of the Kean University baseball program are kicking off the 2014-15 school year with the Inaugural La Familia Golf Tournament, which will be held on Oct. 17. The outing will take place at the award-winning Makefield Highlands Golf Club located at 1418 Woodside Road, Yardley, Pa. There will be various activities, such…
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Marlboro volleyball team is continuing winning tradition
By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer MARLBORO M arlboro High School’s girls volleyball team received an early season wakeup call that head coach Margie McNamara believes will help the team as it goes after a division crown this fall. The Mustangs opened their season against rival Southern Regional High School. The Rams have been the measuring…
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SPORT SHORTS
Monmouth University’s men’s soccer team scored one of its greatest regular-season wins when the Hawks defeated Rutgers University, 3-0, on Sept. 16 at Yurcak Field in Piscataway. Marlboro High School graduate Dave Nigro scored one of the Hawks’ three goals in the triumph. His tally came in the 33rd minute and gave Monmouth a 3-0…
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