Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor
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Huskies feeling confident heading into state boys’ soccer tourney
By Wayne Witkowski Matawan Regional High School’s boys’ soccer team went into its NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group II opener Oct. 31 as the No. 4 seed at home against 13th-seeded Newark Tech High School with many things it never had in past state tournaments: its most wins, its second division championship in school history and…
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Rockets football team on a roll after turning season around
By Matthew Rocco Between the injuries and the challenging schedule, the first three weeks of the season weren’t kind to the Raritan High School football team. But that’s all changed, as the Rockets have kept their playoff hopes alive with four wins in a row. Raritan began the 2016 campaign being shut out by Rumson-Fair…
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Grand opening celebration takes the cake in South Amboy
By Jacqueline Durett Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY — It was hard to tell who was a friend of owner Dana Di Franza and who was just in the neighborhood and stopped by to join the fun at the grand opening of Soul Sisters Cakery Cafe at 112 N. Broadway on Oct. 29. It was hard to…
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Proposed Casino Expansion Offers Nothing to the Horse Racing Industry
Trenton’s promise to save the New Jersey equine industry with the expansion of casino gaming into North Jersey is just a ploy to get votes. Oceanport is home to one of the most beautiful racetracks in all of America. It’s no secret that Monmouth Park has been struggling to stay afloat, and proponents for gaming…
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Warriors look to rebound from loss with sights set on division title
By Wayne Witkowski A trick play helped New Egypt High School’s football team take an early 10-0 lead before Haddon Heights High School rallied in the second half for a 28-25 nondivision victory Oct. 28. Wide receiver Neal Flogel completed an option pass to quarterback Kyle Frimel, who finished off a 40-yard scoring play. It…
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Caseys put on offensive showcase in shutout of rival Buccaneers
By Warren Rappleyea Red Bank Catholic Red Bank Catholic (RBC) High School’s football team slowly piled up points and downed crosstown rival Red Bank Regional High School, 35-0, Oct. 29 at Count Basie Field. Quarterback Steve Lubischer returned to the Caseys’ lineup in style. The sophomore signal-caller tossed three touchdown passes, including a 22-yarder to…
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Raiders top Vikings to claim GMC boys’ soccer crown
By Warren Rappleyea North Brunswick Township High School’s boys’ soccer team has relied on a stellar defense unit and some timely goals to post 16 wins this fall. That formula worked perfectly Oct. 29, as the Raiders upended South Brunswick High School to win the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) championship. The 10th-seeded Raiders and fifth-seeded…
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Judge’s ruling denies new trial for Lodzinski
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer NEW BRUNSWICK — There will be no new trial for Michelle Lodzinski, who was found guilty in May of murdering her 5-year-old son, Timothy “Timmy” Wiltsey in 1991, according to a ruling this past week by Middlesex County Superior Court Judge Dennis Nieves. In August, Gerald Krovatin, attorney for Lodzinski,…
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Unbeaten St. Joe’s secures White Division gridiron title
By Jimmy Allinder St. Joseph The importance of depth can never be underestimated, and that’s a major reason why the Saint Joseph High School of Metuchen football team is unbeaten (8-0). The Falcons clinched the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) White Division title Oct. 29 by defeating Carteret High School, 14-7, highlighted by a yeoman rushing…
