Author: BRUCE MORAN, Department Editor
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Saint John Vianney enjoys holiday cheer on girls’ basketball court
The Saint John Vianney High School girls’ basketball team closed 2017 with a bang, and now the Lancers begin the new year as the team to beat in New Jersey. In a span of two days, the Lancers knocked off two 2016-17 state champion teams in Holmdel. On Dec. 27, Saint John Vianney defeated Franklin…
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Senior citizens and Middletown PBA hold annual toy drive
The Senior Citizens of We Care Adult Care along with the Middletown Township Police Dept., PBA Local 124, are asking for help in making the holiday bright for Middletown children and their families. The two organizations are sponsoring their Annual Toy Drive at We Care Adult Care, 500 Highway 35, Middletown, Union Square Mall.…
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Mater Dei bids to win second straight football playoff title
Mater Dei Prep will go after a second consecutive — and second overall — NJSIAA football playoff championship on Dec. 3. Meanwhile, the team Mater Dei is playing in the title game, Saint Joseph High School of Hammonton, boasts a trophy case that is chock full of state playoff championships with a grand total of…
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Cookie sale at Matwan church Dec. 2
The Cookie Walk and White Elephant Sale will be held at the Trinity Episcopal Church in Matawan on Dec. 2 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The church is located at 18 Ryers Lane, off Route 79. For more information, call 732-591-9210 or visit trinitymatawan.com.
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Toys for Tots Drive underway in Holmdel
Holmdel Periodontics & Implant Dentistry will once again serve as the official drop-off site for the annual U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Drive. New unwrapped toys and books may be dropped at the office that is located at 999 Palmer Ave., Suite 1, Holmdel, until Dec. 13. The toys will be distributed by…
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Freehold Township and Ridge share Group 4 state girls’ soccer title
Freehold Township High School and Ridge High School played to a scoreless tie after two overtimes and were declared the co-champions of the NJSIAA Group 4 girls’ soccer tournament final today, Nov. 18, at Kean University in Union. In championship games, teams are named co-champions since there is no cause to rely on shoot outs…
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Allentown defeats Middletown South, 2-1, in Group 3 state girls’ soccer final at Kean University
The Allentown High School girls’ soccer team won its first state championship today, Nov. 18, when the Redbirds defeated Middletown High School South, 2-1, in the Group 3 tournament final at Kean University in Union. Marin Hartshorn and Carly Roche each scored to spark Allentown’s championship effort. Christina Sundt scored for Middletown South, which advanced…
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Hazlet Rec to hold holiday dinner, bus trip
Hazlet Recreation will be the host to its annual Thanksgiving Dinner on Nov. 21 from 5-7 p.m. Also, Hazlet Recreation will sponsor a a bus trip to a Broadway show on Jan. 20, 2018. Tickets are $116.25 per person. For more information on both events, visit www.hazlettwp.org/recreation.
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Pallone stands up to price gouging with new legislation
In an effort to combat price gouging after natural disasters, Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-Monmouth Middlesex) unveiled legislation entitled The STAND UP Act on Oct. 31. Pallone, who was joined by Beverly Brown Ruggia from NJ Citizen Action in the press conference that was held at an evacuation route in Long Branch, introduced this legislation…
