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Post-recession trends
Home values and homeownership rates are down in more populous counties Home values are slowly picking up after the recession, though they’re nowhere near pre-recession levels. A closer look at home values shows that they declined in large counties but held steady in smaller counties after the most recent recession, according to new findings from…
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Falcons have high hopes behind new group of scorers
MONROE TOWNSHIP By JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent Nick Puleio is optimistic about the Monroe Township High School boys basketball team he coaches. However, unless the Falcons turn out to be the surprise of the season, they will be hard-pressed to seriously contend for the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) White Division crown. The Falcons lost six seniors…
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Walker, Junior Titans stand out at NAPHL Showcase event
The New Jersey Junior Titans left their mark at the North American Prospects Hockey League (NAPHL) Showcase at the Schwan Super Rink in Blaine, Minn., going 5-0 with forward Ryan Walker of Spotswood being named the Franklin Virtual High School 16U Peak Performer during the fourth NAPHL event of the season on Dec. 6-9. The…
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SPORT SHORTS
The 9ers Baseball Club presents its second annual Holiday Elite Catching Camp with University of Central Florida assistant coach and recruiting coordinator Kevin Schnall on Dec. 21 from 6:30-9:30 p.m. at the Central Jersey Baseball Academy, 56 Progress Place, Jackson Township. Schnall is recognized as one of the nation’s top catching instructors. This is a…
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Bears boys basketball to embark on new era
EAST BRUNSWICK By JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent The East Brunswick High School boys basketball team is about to usher in a new era in more ways than one. Not only have the Bears undergone a facelift with the graduation of three seniors who made a major impact — Rob Ukawuba, Jake Krantz and Dan Leung —…
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Taking it to the hoop
TERRY BOURDREAU East Brunswick High School’s Savanna Flood drives the lane while being defended by Cardinal McCarrick High School’s Kimberly Szilagyi during the Dec. 13 preseason game played in South Amboy. Both teams viewed the game as a tune-up for the upcoming season that tips off on Dec. 20.
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State Theatre ranked No. 1 worldwide in 2,000-seat category
COURTESY OF STATE THEATRE A year-end report of “Top Stops” by Venues Today magazine ranks the State Theatre in New Brunswick as the No. 1 venue in the world in the 2,000-seatand under category in its December issue, based on concert and event grosses from this past year, starting from Oct. 16, 2012. “We are…
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Marie Manganaro
Mrs. Manganaro, 95, of East Brunswick, died Nov. 12, 2013, in CareOne at East Brunswick. She was predeceased by her husband, Umberto Manganaro, and by a son, Gene Manganaro. Surviving are a daughter, Theresa Manganaro, of East Brunswick; four grandchildren; eight greatgrandchildren; and three great-greatgrandchildren. A blessing was held at Crabiel Home for Funerals, Milltown.…
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Ruth A. Bohac Agans
Mrs. Agans, 93, of East Brunswick, died Dec. 6, 2013, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. She was predeceased by her husband, Earl Agans; a son, Roger Teatzner; and a grandson, Arthur Teatzner. Surviving are a son, Arthur Teatzner and his wife, Lorraine, of Flemington; a daughter, Ruth Wells, of East Brunswick; a…
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