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Beating winter’s icy grip
By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features Those hitting the road to visit friends or family need to take the proper precautions to ensure their vehicles are up to the task I t’s that time of the year again, when the weather in much of the country has turned wintry and millions take to the roads for…
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Borrowers feeling lukewarm
With home prices up, a moderate decrease in borrower health isn’t a big issue, new report suggests Home prices are rising, which is a good economic sign, but that also makes it more difficult for homebuyers to qualify for loans. The average loan-to-value ratio for potential borrowers increased slightly in the third quarter 2013, according…
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REAL ESTATE BRIEFS
Resources Real Estate welcomes Mary Lynn Hughes to the company as a sales associate in the Atlantic Highlands office. Hughes, formerly an agent with Heritage House Sotheby’s International, comes to Resources Real Estate with an extensive track record of satisfied clients and successful transactions. An active member of the community, Hughes is very involved with…
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Falling foreclosures
Overall foreclosure numbers are down: Here’s how it affects you Here’s a bit of encouraging news for the real estate market: Foreclosure rates are further shrinking, according to the latest report from CoreLogic, a real estate data source. In fact, foreclosure inventory (homes in some current stage of foreclosure) and completed foreclosures are down, respectively,…
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Eagles close football season at .500 with win over Lions
By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Beating Middletown High School North in the annual Thanksgiving game is incentive enough for Middletown High School South’s football team. However, the Eagles had even bigger motivation this season — avoiding the team’s first losing season in 29 years. They wasted no time pursuing the victory, defeating the Lions, 43-6, to…
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SPORT SHORTS
Burlington County College is hosting a six-week baseball camp starting on Jan. 5. Burlington head coach Scott Knazek will direct the program in conjunction with U.S. Baseball Academy. Classes are available for players in grades 1-12 and are limited to six players per coach. Sessions are offered in advanced hitting, pitching, catching, fielding and baserunning.…
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Colts finish in second place at Nike Cross Nationals
By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Christian Brothers Academy’s (CBA) cross-country team was back on the podium at the Nike Cross Nationals on Dec. 7. Unfortunately, it was one position below where the Colts wanted to be. Competing as the Lincroft XC Club, the Colts finished second behind Gig XC Club (Gig Harbor, Wash.), 111-139. The…
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SPORT SHORTS
The Vince Lombardi Trophy, the iconic symbol of the National Football League Super Bowl championship, was first handcrafted in Newark in 1967 at Tiffany & Co.’s silver factory, and it is coming home. The original trophy, named after the Green Bay Packers’ legendary coach who was born in New Jersey 100 years ago, will return…
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Raritan boys gunning for bounce-back season
By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Wins were harder to come by than expected last season for Raritan High School’s boys basketball team after three glorious seasons with Mike Aaman, one of the top players in the Shore who went on to a college career at the University of Rhode Island. “It’s been a learning curve,” coach…
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