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Project illuminates prolific career of Thomas Edison
By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer Thomas Edison Beyond the status Thomas Edison holds in his namesake town, interest in the life and prolific career of Edison and his myriad inventions burns brightly throughout the world. Perhaps no one knows this — or the details of Edison’s achievements — better than the group of scholars whose…
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Long Branch housing chief: ‘Opportunity knocks’
By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer The first two phases of Woodrow Wilson Commons, the Long Branch Housing Authority’s most recent redevelopment project, have been completed. Construction on the third and final phase of the housing development is set to begin this year. KENNY WALTER/STAFF Long Branch Housing Authority (LBHA) officials celebrated a milestone last week…
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Making love last, for better or worse
By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer Dr. William and Nancy Ainslie, who met as second-graders and reconnected in their late teens, discuss their marriage of more than 70 years. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR The sentimentality of Valentine’s Day can portray love as an ethereal dream state, rife with passion. But as true love plods along with…
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Weichert, Realtors’ Brick office offers real estate school prelicensing course
Weichert, Realtors’ Brick office announces the availability of a real estate prelicensing course scheduled for Tuesday and Thursday evenings from Feb. 24 through April 29, between 6:30-10:30 p.m. at Brick High School, located at 346 Chambers Bridge Road. “By enrolling in a prelicensing course, you’re taking the all-important first step toward earning a real estate…
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Preserve your reserves
70 percent of homeowner associations are underfunded, and homeowners will feel the pinch A nyone who lives in a townhouse or a condominium relies upon a homeowner association (HOA) to manage and maintain the building and common areas. Unfortunately for homeowners, a new study shows that most HOAs are drastically underfunded. While regular HOA assessments…
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REAL ESTATE BRIEFS
Melissa Haddad of Better Homes Realty, Middletown office, was recently Voted No. 1 Realtor in Monmouth County in the Asbury Park Readers’ Choice Contest. After only two years in business, Haddad obtained the honor of being accepted into the Circle of Excellence for her real estate sales in 2012 and 2013. Now after just about…
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Weichert executives named to the 2013 Swanepoel Power 200
Jim Weichert, founder and president of Weichert, Realtors, and Marty Rueter, president of Weichert Real Estate Affiliates, have been selected for the Swanepoel Power 200: The Most Powerful People in Residential Real Estate in 2013. Weichert and Rueter were ranked No. 20 and No. 85, respectively. Weichert was recognized in the “Brokerage” category for his…
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Allentown’s Thomas, Herzer claim sectional titles
By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Allentown High School’s Danielle Zahn waits for her turn during warmups for the pole vault at the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group III championships held at the John Bennett Indoor Athletic Complex in Toms River on Feb. 7. Zahn would finish sixth and advance to the group championships. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR…
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State Theatre presents Family Day
The Big Apple Circus will perform during the eighth annual Family Day on Presidents Day at the State Theatre. The State Theatre will present the eighth annual Family Day on Feb. 17. Family Day is part of the State Theatre’s Hub City Carnivale, a winter festival featuring four weeks of performances, participatory activities, social events…
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