Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor
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Area teams have strong performances at county relays
By Jeff Appelblatt Marlboro High School’s outdoor track and field team was excited by what its student-athletes did at the Monmouth County Relay Championships May 4 in Long Branch. The girls’ 4×100-meter relay team of Lauren Newman, Briana Mullan, Alexa Friedman and Danielle Spano won. Gianna Gomez won the long jump and triple jump relays.…
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Metuchen boys seek division title as girls improve on course
By Jimmy Allinder Metuchen Relative to size of the rest of the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) schools that field golf teams, Metuchen High School has been a perennial over-achiever. This season is no exception. If the boys’ team defeated Timothy Christian School May 8, it would be the sixth time in eight years the Bulldogs…
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Seventh-graders ‘take over’ Howell government
By Mark Rosman Staff Writer HOWELL – For about 30 minutes on the evening of May 2, Howell’s municipal government was in the hands of the leaders of tomorrow. During a regular meeting of the Township Council, seventh-graders from Howell Middle School North and Howell Middle School South were in control of the township as…
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Marlboro High School to promote boys’ lacrosse with Friday night game
By BRETT CARROLL Staff Writer Marlboro High School’s boys’ lacrosse program will help promote the sport when it plays a varsity and a junior varsity game against Red Bank Catholic High School May 12 The JV game will begin at 5 p.m., and the varsity match will follow at 6:30 p.m. Both games will be…
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Tailgates targeted in Jackson
JACKSON – Police are seeking the public’s assistance following a rash of thefts in Jackson of a specific item – tailgates from pickup trucks. Jackson police have released a list of incidents that occurred between April 27-29. Anyone with information about these incidents is asked to contact Detective Keith Hood at 732-928-1111. Police released the…
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Middletown letter carriers to collect food on May 13
Letter carriers from Middletown will make their stamp in an effort to help collect food for people in need. On May 13, the Middletown postal workers will participate in the Letter Carrier Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive. Residents are asked to leave a non-perishable food donation in a bag by their mailbox on the day…
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Treat mom on the Mother’s Day Wine Trail Weekend
Looking for a special way to pay tribute to that special woman in your life this Mother’s Day? Take her out to a winery as part of theGarden State Wine Growers Association’s annual “Mother’s Day Wine Trail Weekend” Saturday and Sunday May 13-14 from noon to 5 p.m. at participating wineries throughout the state. …
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Millstone officials move to limit generator noise
By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer MILLSTONE – Municipal officials have taken action to limit the use of fuel-powered generators in Millstone Township. On May 3, the Township Committee adopted an ordinance that prohibits the use of a fuel-powered generator on residential and commercial properties if the generator produces sound that is audible 100 feet away…
