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Jersey bars hope World Series brings in more customers, cash

Sean Sposito/The Star-LedgerWorld Series fans in West Orange watch Wednesday night's game at The Rock Cellar on Main Street.John Mitchell had tickets to Thursday’s game at Yankee Stadium, but on Wednesday night, he could be found in West Orange, ...

From SEAN SPOSITO, NJ.com,  30 Oct 2009
Related Topics: John Mitchell,  New York Yankees,  Morningstar, Inc.,  Facebook Inc.,  New York Mets

Foreclosures down 6 percent from June high

Lenders started 5,757 foreclosure proceedings against New Jersey homeowners in August ­­- down less than 1 percent from July, according to a state official. The number of residential foreclosure filings in New Jersey was up more than 40 percent in ...

From SEAN SPOSITO, NJ.com,  19 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Gail Davis,  Jon Corzine,  Barack Obama

N.J. Saturn dealers fear future after deal to sell brand collapses

William Perlman/The Star-LedgerThe showroom at the Saturn of Paramus. A deal to save General Motor's Saturn brand failed, now dealers are beginning to wind down at Saturn of Paramus on Route 4 in Bloomfield.For Saturn dealers, the news came without ...

From SEAN SPOSITO, NJ.com,  1 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Saturn Corporation,  General Motors,  Roger Penske

Kevork Hovnanian, founder of Red Bank real estate firm, dies at 86

Photo courtesy of Homebuilder HovnaniKevork S Hovnanian, who died Thursday at the age of 86, founded the Homebuilder Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. in 1959.Kevork S. Hovnanian, the founder and chairman of Red Bank-based homebuilder Hovnanian Enterprises ...

From SEAN SPOSITO, NJ.com,  25 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Hovnanian Enterprises Inc

Dealers still worry as clunkers deal ends

The Cash for Clunkers program may be ending soon but not the headaches for dealers who say they are still having trouble filing for rebates and have to take out loans as they wait for government reimbursement. Designed to spur auto sales, the federal ...

From SEAN SPOSITO AND CLIFF ATIYEH, Boston Globe,  22 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Jeep

Hebrew SeniorLife names first president

New England’s largest nonprofit senior care provider is appointing its first president. Hebrew SeniorLife, a 106-year-old Boston nonprofit that serves more than 8,000 people, said yesterday Louis Jay Woolf will become its operational leader effective ...

From SEAN SPOSITO, Boston Globe,  19 Aug 2009

Curbed appeal

At a time of the year when they should be worried about keeping grass green, lawn care companies are struggling to keep out of the red. For many, a wet spring and summer, along with the lagging economy, have caused a drop-off in business. There are two ...

From SEAN SPOSITO, Boston Globe,  19 Aug 2009

State cranberry production falls in rough season

Massachusetts cranberry production is expected to plummet 20 percent - the biggest drop in the country - due to an unseasonably cool, wet growing season, according to an agriculture report released yesterday. Crop production in the Bay State, the No. 2 ...

From SEAN SPOSITO, Boston Globe,  18 Aug 2009

2 collisions, hours apart, at Mattapan intersection

A Boston police cruiser collided with a car at about 2:43 a.m. yesterday at the intersection of River Street and Cummins Highway in Mattapan, sending two police officers to the hospital with injuries not believed to be life-threatening. Less than 12 ...

From SEAN SPOSITO, Boston Globe,  16 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Cummins Inc.,  Suzuki

Western Mass. Electric gets OK for solar plan

The state has approved a utility company’s proposal to build solar energy facilities in Western Massachusetts under year-old state regulations designed to promote renewable energy and conservation. Western Massachusetts Electric Co., which is ...

From SEAN SPOSITO, Boston Globe,  12 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Deval Patrick

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