Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor
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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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Howell council plans next move on municipal budget
By Michael Benavides Staff Writer HOWELL – Township Council members are seeking guidance from the state in order to determine the next steps in resolving the 2017 municipal budget situation. Howell’s $47.9 million budget was the subject of a public hearing during the April 18 council meeting and could have been adopted by council members…
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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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Healthy Kids Day April 24-29
METUCHEN — As spring turns to summer, the annual Healthy Kids Day is a powerful reminder not to let children idle away their summer days. The YMCA of Metuchen, Edison, Woodbridge and South Amboy (MEWSA) will hold free community events this week as part of YMCA’s Healthy Kids Day, the Y’s national initiative to improve…
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21st annual marathon and half marathon April 30
Pacers Running is will be the host to this year’s Novo Nordisk New Jersey marathon and half marathon presented by LifeTime Fitness on April 30. The event begins at 7:30 a.m. Both races will start in Monmouth Park and finish on the Long Branch Ocean Promenade. This year’s race is supported by Novo Nordisk and LifeTime…
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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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Revised plan for Wawa gas station will continue in June
By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – Owners of the Wawa on Route 27 presented an amended plan to add fueling stations to the property since the application was denied in October. However, North Brunswick Zoning Board members will not vote on the revisions until at least June. A plan to demolish the existing…
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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…
