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ROTC ceremony to be televised
JACKSON — A special ceremony created by students in the Jackson School District Air Force Junior ROTC program to honor the men and women of the armed forces will be televised to the community on May 23. The broadcast will begin at 8:30 a.m. on JTV, which subscribers to Cablevision may find on Channel 77.…
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Civil War re-enactors deliver firsthand lesson in history
By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer Jackson Memorial High School students received a hands-on lesson about the Civil War when Will Vanderburg, right, and re-enactors from the 3rd New Jersey Volunteer Infantry displayed artifacts and described what life was like during the War Between the States. FRANK GALIPO JACKSON — Under a clear April morning sky,…
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Sky’s the limit for fire lookout
By JOSEPH SAPIA Correspondent Andy Prochnow reflects on his work in the lookout tower located in Thompson Park, Monroe, where employees of the state Forest Fire Service keep watch for wildfire. PHOTOS BY JOSEPH SAPIA On clear, low-humidity days at Jamesburg Tower, Andy Prochnow has a naked-eye view of the Freedom Tower and Empire State…
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Six face off in Howell GOP primary
By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer Six Republican candidates seeking three four-year terms on the Howell Township Council are heading for a primary election showdown on June 3. With no Democrats having filed to run for local office, the three Republicans who win the primary will likely run unopposed in November for seats on Howell’s governing…
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‘Culture of extremes’ fuels teen drinking
By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer A firefighter takes part in a drunk-driving crash simulation at Red Bank Regional High School, Little Silver. As prom and graduation season approaches, many area high schools hold programs that discourage underage drinking. PHOTO COURTESY OF MARIANNE KLIGMAN When Ari Solomon’s parents received the call from police about their son’s…
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Runaway cars
Q&A with Sharon Peters Q: We had another case of a runaway car recently — a car that was accelerating even though the driver was trying to stop it. It ended without any severe injuries, thankfully, though the car was more or less totaled. Every time this happens I wonder what I should do if…
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REAL ESTATE BRIEFS
Meiling Kravarik, an Edison Realtor, has been awarded the 2013 Entrepreneur of the Year Award by the Middlesex County Chapter of the Women’s Council of Realtors (WCR). This annual award recognizes a Realtor member who fully exercises their potential as an entrepreneur and real estate industry leader; and who shares their time, talent and expertise…
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RE/MAX agents lead competitors
RE/MAX agents continue to outperform all competitors, ranking as the most productive among the elite national real estate franchises. According to preliminary results from the 2014 RIS Media Power Broker Report Top 500, the productivity of RE/MAX agents was more than double the average of agents at competing brokerages. RE/MAX agents on average not only…
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All the single buyers
t’s tougher for unmarried buyers to get into the market. Here is how to appeal to them. Single buyers have been one of the biggest casualties of the economic downturn and the housing bust. Rising home prices and stricter lending rules have kept many young professionals out of the market. Those who can afford are…
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