Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor
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PYNE donates handbags to Dress for Success
PLUMSTED – A group spearheaded by young adults who have forged a reputation for helping people has added another good deed to its list of accomplishments. Plumsted Youth for Nature and the Environment (PYNE) announced that it recently collected about 400 used handbags and donated them to the Mercer County affiliate of Dress for Success.…
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Dipierro remains member of Monroe council
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer MONROE — Blaise Dipierro will serve the one-year unexpired term for the Ward 2 seat on the Township Council. Dipierro, a Democrat, recorded 4,575 votes in the election on Nov. 8 over Republican challenger Martin Herrmann, who received 3,745 votes. Dipierro was appointed in January to fill the position vacated…
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Milltown council-elects pledge better community relations
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer MILLTOWN — An incumbent and a newcomer grabbed the two available seats on the Milltown Borough Council in the election on Nov. 8. Republican incumbent Doriann Kerber, who will serve her second term, collected 1,921 votes. Her running mate, Richard J. Revolinsky, gained the most votes with 2,087; he will…
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Santa Run in Asbury Park to benefit local charity
By KAREN RAPOLLA Staff Writer The inaugural Asbury Park Santa Run will take place on Dec. 10 and will support the local charity, Lunch Break. The event is a 5k race for both runners and walkers of all abilities and is being organized by Peak Projects, an events company founded by Red Bank area residents Joey Garofalo…
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Superintendent believes downsizing school board is the ‘best decision’
By VASHTI HARRIS Staff Writer JAMESBURG- Jamesburg voters believe that less is more, having approved the borough proposal to reduce the size of the Board of Education from nine members to seven. On Election Day on Nov. 8, in five districts throughout the state, voters acted on questions related to school board composition and apportionment of regional district…
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Monroe students portray presidential candidates during mock election
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer MONROE — If the recent presidential election were decided in the Monroe Township Middle School mock election, the U.S. House of Representatives would be the deciding factor in who the 45th president of the United States would be. The 1,700 or so middle school students in sixth, seventh and eighth grades…
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Safety the difference as Vikings advance to state semifinals
By Warren Rappleyea South Brunswick High School’s football team has shown plenty of resilience this fall, and the Vikings did it again Nov. 11 to best fourth-seeded Freehold Township High School in a first-round encounter in the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group V playoffs. The victory puts coach Joe Goerge’s team into the semifinals, where South…
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Red Raiders advance to semifinals of state football playoffs
By Wayne Witkowski It’s like old times for Keyport/Henry Hudson Regional High School’s football team as it heads into its Nov. 18 game at Point Pleasant Beach High School in the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group I semifinals. Keyport is seeded No. 3 even though it has a 9-1 record compared to No. 2 seed Point…
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Bond ordinance will fund upgrades to treatment plant
By Mark Rosman Staff Writer ALLENTOWN – The Borough Council has introduced an ordinance that appropriates $3,030,000 for significant upgrades to Allentown’s waste water treatment plant and authorizes the issuance of that amount in bonds to help finance the project. The bond ordinance was introduced on Nov. 15 with affirmative votes from council President Wil…
