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Market recovery report
Experts say the recovery is stronger than expected, but low inventory is the main factor for rising home prices By Chrystal Caruthers CTW Features A fter years of declining home values and doomsday real estate forecasts, the housing market is roaring back with rapidly rising home prices and more buyers than sellers. Low inventory is…
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Only two homesites remain available at Mae Brook Estates at Farrington Lake
A ndrew Zastko, broker-owner of Gloria Zastko, Realtors, reports brisk sales at Mae Brook Estates, a 10-home subdivision in the Farrington Lake section of North Brunswick. There are only two remaining homesites, starting at $629,000. “The increased interest in Mae Brook Estates is a true sign that the real estate market has definitely shown positive…
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Prudential ranked highest for customer satisfaction in three segments of study
Prudential Real Estate, an HSF Affiliates LLC company, and Prudential New Jersey Properties announced that the Prudential Real Estate affiliate network ranked highest for customer satisfaction in three of the four segments included in J.D. Power and Associates’ annual Home Buyer/Seller Satisfaction Study. The network scored highest in Repeat Home Buyer, First-Time Home Buyer, and…
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Marinelli tackles challenges on football field, in classroom
By JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent Monroe Township High School’s Nick Marinelli (55) is a standout at defensive end for the Falcons’ football team. ROY DEBOER I t is a mathematical law that the shortest distance between two points is a straight line. Monroe Township High School football player Nick Marinelli learned that early on in the…
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East Brunswick’s McNamara develops love for field hockey
By JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent East Brunswick High School senior Taylor McNamara (l) is the captain of the Bears’ field hockey team. She is also a standout in lacrosse. ROY DEBOER Growing up in East Brunswick, Taylor McNamara was like many youngsters who participated in the township’s many recreational sports. One sport, in particular, was lacrosse…
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NJ Repertory Co. adds more shows to ‘Saving Kitty’
PHOTOS BY SUZANNE BARABAS New Jersey Repertory Co. has added more shows to the premiere of “Saving Kitty,” a provocative new dramatic comedy written by Marisa Smith. Shows will be performed through Aug. 25. What happens when a daughter brings home a young man to meet her ultra-liberal Upper East Side parents for the first…
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Robert E. Ritchie
Mr. Ritchie, 92, of Old Bridge, died July 17, 2013. He was predeceased by his wife, Marian Ritchie; two brothers, Mason and John Ritchie; and a sister, Dorothy Reed. Surviving are three children, Robert O. Ritchie of Newtown, Pa., Donald Ritchie, and his wife, Betsy, of Collegeville, Pa., and Janet Ritchie of East Windsor; and…
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Michael J. Pilch
Mr. Pilch, 23, of the Parlin section of Sayreville, died July 20, 2013, at home. He was employed as a finishing operator at E.I. DuPont, Parlin, where he worked for the past four years. He was predeceased by his paternal grandparents, Stanley and Clara Pilch; his maternal grandmother, Maureen Davis; and an uncle, Michael Davis.…
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Seafakor Mensah
Ms. Mensah, 19, of Monroe, formerly of Old Bridge, died July 14, 2013, in Community Medical Center, Toms River. A 2012 graduate of Monroe Township High School, she was a student at Quinnipiac University, Hamden, Conn. She was predeceased by her paternal grandparents, Frank “Saibu” Mensah and Margaret Wilson, and by an uncle, Joseph Mensah.…
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