Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor
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East Brunswick’s Polinski making athletic, academic impact at Tufts
By Jimmy Allinder Wherever East Brunswick Township’s Emily Polinski has played field hockey, she has been on a winning team. In 2011, the freshman was goaltender for the high school team, which finished 13-6 and captured the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Tournament crown. Now a sophomore at Tufts University, Polinski started in goal for a…
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Scoring a focus for ice hockey teams in Middletown
By Wayne Witkowski The Middletown High School South and Middletown High School North ice hockey teams both played games that could define their seasons, but they had sharply contrasting outcomes. Middletown South won its first three games in its best start since the 2008-09 season, but a 3-0 loss to state powerhouse Christian Brothers Academy…
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Residents object to settlement with former Edison officer
By Jacqueline Durett Correspondent EDISON — The township will enter into a settlement with a police officer who was ousted for asking a woman to model lingerie while he was in uniform but off duty. Patrolman Anthony Sarni was suspended following the 2012 incident at the Extended Stay America hotel in which he allegedly asked a…
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Defensive play a focus for New Egypt girls’ hoops team
By Wayne Witkowski New Egypt High School’s girls’ basketball team is looking to rebuild its lineup with the loss of Faith Weber and three other starters from last year’s division championship season. “I feel really confident with this team. We’re very young but quick,” said new head coach Katie Panacek, who was an assistant the…
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New Egypt girls’ bowlers seek repeat division crown
By Wayne Witkowski New Egypt High School’s girls’ bowling team is looking to repeat as Burlington County Scholastic League Freedom Division champion behind senior returning starter Brianna Biesiada at the anchor spot. Biesiada leads the team with an average of 157 pins per game in this early part of the season. She has bowled a…
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Underclassmen ready to lead way for Long Branch wrestling
By Matthew Rocco The Long Branch High School wrestling team has many shoes to fill after losing five district champions. But that’s rarely a road block for the Green Wave, who have talented underclassmen ready to take charge. Already, Long Branch is showing signs that it won’t miss a beat following a 16-4 season and…
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Spartans’ girls off to fast start on the lanes
By Warren Rappleyea Ocean Township High School’s girls’ bowling team has jumped out to a 4-0 start as the Spartans look to defend their Monmouth County Championship. Coach Denise D’Esposito’s girls went 13-2 a year ago with both losses coming against Manasquan High School in Shore Conference Class A Central Division play. The highlight of…
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Aldi opens on Route 27 in Edison
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — An ALDI grocery store has opened in the township. “We look forward to bringing the Edison community high-quality groceries at the lowest possible prices for many years to come,” said Bob Grammer, vice president of ALDI Center Valley Division. The Edison location at 2140 Route 27 opened its…
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He’s off the Secret Santa hook
By Lori Clinch Oh, how quickly the holidays have crept up on us. I suppose I should have realized they were fast approaching the instant I received the first Christmas catalog. Of course it was mid-July at the time, so I tossed the catalog in my “things to read” pile and headed out to do…
