Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor
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Trojans’ girls ready to hit court under new coach Griffin
By Jimmy Allinder Bishop Ahr Bishop George Ahr High School’s girls’ basketball team will feature a new coach this season with Brittney Griffin taking over for Kevin Harper. The former Edison High School player teaches physical education and health at Piscataway Vocational and Technical High School, taught those subjects at Bishop Ahr and has been…
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Experienced players, new coach to lead Bulldogs’ girls on court
By Matthew Rocco The Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School girls’ basketball team has a talented group of returning players, and they’re ready to hit the floor running this season. The Bulldogs went an impressive 22-7 during the 2015-16 season and advanced as far as the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group II finals under head coach George…
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Allentown wrestlers look for repeat success on the mats
By Wayne Witkowski Allentown High School’s wrestling team hopes to recapture the excitement of last season as it prepares to hits the mats this winter. Allentown comes off a 15-8 season, during which the team won its first division championship since 2007, had two wrestlers advance to the state championships, went 12-1 in Mercer County…
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Police and fire battle for bragging rights at Wawa opening
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — Shredded lettuce and deli meats flew in a fight to the end among members of the Edison Police Department and Edison Fire Department as they made as many hoagies as they could in three minutes. The competition was held to mark the opening of the township’s first Wawa…
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Festive light show raising funds for boy, promoting awareness of disease
By VASHTI HARRIS Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Go big or go home was the game plan for Bill and Ryan Kloos this holiday season when it came to decorating their house. Known locally for their annual yuletide light show, this year the Kloos’ house at 13 Sterling Court in East Brunswick took on a…
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Edison collision overturns medical transport van
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — A 55-year-old Edison man received a traffic summons after his vehicle collided with a private medical van transporting an 89-year-old man in a wheelchair, causing the van to topple over. Neither the driver nor the van’s passenger were seriously hurt, according to police. The accident occurred at 9:18…
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Michaud declared winner of school board seat after recount
By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer ALLENTOWN – Lara Michaud has won a three-year term on the Upper Freehold Regional School District Board of Education as a representative from Allentown. Michaud was appointed to the board in September to complete an unexpired term that will end on Dec. 31. During the campaign season, the three-year term…
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Tickets on sale for high school state wrestling tournament
Tickets went on sale Dec. 9 for the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s state wrestling tournament that will be held March 3-5 at Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall. All-session tickets are priced at $40 and are on sale through Ticketmaster (https://goo.gl/JWkmYz), the Boardwalk Hall Box Office or by phone at 800-745-3000. This public sale will be…
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Plumsted parking lots to see improvements
By Michael Benavides Staff Writer PLUMSTED – The Township Committee has awarded a contract for the repaving of a parking lot at the municipal recreation facility on Brindletown Road and a public parking lot on Main Street. During their Dec. 7 meeting, members of the governing body said they would use a Community Development Block…
