Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor
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Falcons unfazed by graduations with continued lacrosse success
By Jimmy Allinder A quick history lesson is required to truly appreciate what’s going on with the Monroe Township High School boys’ lacrosse team this season. With the advent of the new millennium, lacrosse was among the fast-growing high school sports, so naturally Monroe jumped on the bandwagon in 2007 to begin its own program.…
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Monmouth County Historical Association lecture May 4
The Monmouth County Historical Association will hold a lecture at 7:30 p.m. on May 4 at the Thompson Park Visitors Center, 805 Newman Springs Road, Lincroft. The lecture is going to be presented by Gail L. Hunton. Hunton is chief of the acquisition and design department for the Monmouth County Park System and will present…
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Howell’s Servidio advances to USA Gymnastics national championships
By Wayne Witkowski Monica Servidio achieved glory for her Howell High School team as state champion in the uneven bars during the varsity season, but it had eluded her in her first five years on Level 10 for Action Gymnastics in Freehold. That is until the 18-year-old recently became one of 300 competitors nationwide to…
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Foundation supports Manalapan-Englishtown schools
By Mark Rosman Staff Writer The Foundation for the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional Schools has made six new donations totaling $13,859 to the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District. At its meeting on April 18 at the district’s offices in Englishtown, the Board of Education accepted the grants and thanked the foundation for its ongoing support of the schools.…
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Food and wine event May 4 in Red Bank
Matching at-risk children with positive role models for the last four decades, the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Monmouth & Middlesex Counties will hold its 18th annual Food and Wine event. The event will take place at Buona Sera Italian Ristorante, located at 50 Maple Ave., Red Bank, on May 4 from 6:30-9 p.m. Reservations…
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Planned co-op would offer South Amboy students work experience
By Jacqueline Durett Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY—The city may have a few new “employees” later this year, but they will not be employees in the traditional sense. And when these new hires go home, they may have homework to do. These “employees” will actually be interns from South Amboy Middle/High School, if a new co-op program…
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Manalapan strings together win streak with success at plate
By Jeff Appelblatt Manalapan High School had been winning its games with its bats. Freehold High School had been winning with pitching. When it came down to the finish line, it seemed like the Colonials may have beaten the Braves with their own game. However, no deficit is too great for Manalapan. Trailing, 9-7, at…
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Cougars holding onto unbeaten boys’ volleyball record
By Jeff Appelblatt If exhaustion kicked in from playing each day, the perfect record of the boys’ volleyball team from Colts Neck High School could have been in jeopardy by the time it played its fourth match in four days. The team wasn’t used to daily competition, but when the Cougars took the court at…
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Braves’ softball team starting to find win column
By Jeff Appelblatt Time could heal most any slump in sports. Catch a groove, and a few losses could be balanced out with some wins. That’s what Manalapan High School softball coach Christian Erbig hoped for after his team’s first win. The girls opened the season with four losses, but they managed to do most…
