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PHOTO COURTESY OF TOM PETERSON Middlesex County College (MCC) President Joann La Perla-Morales, center, officiates the ceremonial tipoff of Pink Night, a program in which the men’s and women’s basketball teams of MCC and Ocean County College (OCC) supported Breast Cancer Awareness on Feb. 15. MCC guard Jennifer Shereyka of Parlin, left, and OCC’s Charli…
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Registration slated for baseball, softball
The South Amboy Youth Athletic Association (SAYAA) will hold registration for the 2014 baseball and softball season through March 31. Boys age 4 to 16 and girls age 4 to 18 may register in person from 6 to 8 p.m. March 7 and 14 in the South Amboy Elementary School gym, John Street. The cost…
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Middlesex County treasurer looks to financial future
By THOMAS CASTLES Staff Writer Giuseppe “Joe” Pruiti Middlesex County has a new county treasurer in Giuseppe “Joe” Pruiti, the county’s former assistant comptroller. Pruiti, 49, is serving dual seats as county treasurer and chief financial officer (CFO), succeeding both James Phillips, the longtime treasurer who died Feb. 1, and Albert Kuchinskas, who retired last…
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Residents blast state’s Sandy recovery plan
By KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer During a public hearing for the Christie administration’s proposed $1.4 billion Sandy “action plan” at Brookdale Community College in Middletown last month, residents took the state’s top officials to task for what they believe has been a botched recovery effort since the 2012 storm. “Where do you sleep at night?…
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Females still in minority in coaching
By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Marilyn McNeil, vice president and director of athletics at Monmouth University, talks about women in sports during a Feb. 26 presentation at Shore Regional High School, West Long Branch, in recognition of National Girls and Women in Sports Day. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Women are still being passed over for…
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Cold snap fuels hot real estate market
By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer Real estate professionals in central New Jersey say the sparse inventory of homes on the market this winter has resulted in a greater demand for those that are for sale. Buyers, meanwhile, are taking advantage of interest rates as low as 4.5 percent. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR A lthough the…
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New cars that hold onto their value
Here are the models that are predicted to return the highest percentage of their original prices at trade-in time. By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features Depreciation is typically one of a motorist’s largest ownership expenses and it pays off down the road to choose a model that’s predicted to have the highest resale value in its…
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Q&A
Compact takeover with Sharon Peters Q: It seems to me that there’s an exorbitant amount of attention given to compact SUVs compared to sedans and other types of vehicles that appear, when I’m driving around town, to be a lot more popular. So tell me, what percentage of vehicles that are sold every year fall…
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Free homebuyer seminar to be held March 12 at Century 21 Ailor Assoc.
Century 21 Ailor Associates, Oakhurst, will host a free buyer seminar on March 12 at 6:30 p.m., where prospective buyers can bring their questions about buying a home and learn about today’s real estate market. Guest speakers will include a real estate attorney and Scott Simpson of Jersey Mortgage Co. Buyers will be able to…
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