Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor
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Monroe sets sights on finals of GMC field hockey tourney
By Jimmy Allinder Monroe Monroe Township High School — two-time defending Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Tournament field hockey champion — was a match away from achieving one important goal set by head coach Sarah Cummings: reaching the finals. The third-seeded Falcons (8-6-1) had the chance to accomplish that when they visited second-seeded Old Bridge High…
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Four candidates seek council seats in Englishtown
By Mark Rosman Staff Writer ENGLISHTOWN – Borough Council members Greg Wojyn and Eric Mann are seeking to retain their seats on Englishtown’s governing body in the Nov. 8 election. There will be two three-year council terms on the ballot. The two Republicans seeking those seats are Wojyn and newcomer Dan Marter. There are no…
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Four seats available on Millstone school board
By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer MILLSTONE – Voters will have a full slate of candidates from which to elect three residents to three-year seats on the Millstone Township K-8 School District Board of Education in the Nov. 8 election. The board oversees the operation of the Millstone Township Primary School, the Millstone Township Elementary School…
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Marinari, Lotito seek committee terms in Plumsted
By Michael Benavides Staff Writer PLUMSTED – Two Republicans are running unopposed for a pair of three-year terms on the Township Committee in the Nov. 8 election. Incumbent committeemen Vince Lotito and Herb Marinari are bidding to retain their seats on the governing body. Asked why he wants to remain on the committee, Lotito said,…
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Jaguars make late push to secure conference tourney berth
A four-game winning streak late in the regular season has pushed Jackson Memorial High School’s boys’ soccer team into the Shore Conference Tournament. The Jaguars (9-7) are seeded No. 19 and play at No. 14-seed Raritan High School (10-2-3) Oct. 20. Only once in coach Steve Bado’s 13 seasons has Jackson Memorial fallen short of…
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Jackson field hockey teams begin tournament play
By Wayne Witkowski Call it a golden season for field hockey for Jackson Township’s two high school teams. Jackson Liberty High School and Jackson Memorial High School embarked on tournament play this week in the home stretch of memorable regular seasons. Jackson Liberty is 11-1 and had the chance to repeat as Shore Conference B…
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Steel from World Trade Center placed at memorial for Morgan firefighter
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SAYREVILLE — John Dragotta does not want the community to forget about his best friend, Owen Thomas Carlock, and with a memorial outside the Morgan Hose and Chemical Company constructed of salvaged steel from the World Trade Center, they are not likely to. Carlock, a Middletown resident, had been a longtime…
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Lions overcome injury, win three straight on gridiron
By Wayne Witkowski When well-regarded junior halfback Connor Welsh suffered an arm injury early in the second game of the season, some felt it was the end of the season for Middletown High School North’s football team. Welsh came off a solid season last year for the Lions, who were 7-4, and the feeling was…
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Jaguars ready for playoffs after missing out on division title
By Wayne Witkowski Jackson Memorial High School’s girls’ soccer team is out of the running for the Shore Conference A South Division championship, where it sits firmly in second place behind Toms River High School North, which is unbeaten in the division entering. But the Jaguars, who have come on strong at 10-4, are a…
