Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor
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Rockets to rely on experience as they defend state football title
By Matthew Rocco The Raritan High School football team is entering the 2016 season as the defending NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group II champions, a title that the Rockets earned with a last-second touchdown in last season’s finals. For any team, topping those postseason heroics would be a difficult task. The Rockets, who are tapping into…
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Remaining key healthy for Sayreville’s state playoff hopes
By Warren Rappleyea With several skill players back to key the offense, Sayreville War Memorial High School’s football team will look to make a return trip to the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section II, Group IV playoffs this fall. The Bombers were 5-5 a year ago, but coach Chris Beagan’s team scored impressive victories over East…
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Knights look to contend again for state, division football titles
By Warren Rappleyea Coming off an 8-4 season that included a trip to the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group V finals, the Old Bridge High School football team returns many keys players as it looks to again compete for the sectional crown and challenge for the top spot in the competitive Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Red…
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Quarterback position up for grabs at Matawan
By Wayne Witkowski Matawan Regional High School’s football team will have a different look from the past two seasons when it opens Sept. 9 at 7 p.m. at Shore Conference A Central Division and local rival St. John Vianney High School, which reached the NJSIAA Non-Public, Group III finals last December. That different look depends…
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Lions are A North contenders as Eagles look for improvement
By Wayne Witkowski The Middletown High School North boys soccer team looms as one of the leading contenders in the Shore Conference A North Division, with senior goalkeeper Scott Weigel leading a group of solid returnees from last year’s 14-8 team that ended its season in a 4-2 loss to Hopewell Valley Central High School…
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Davis Realtors: Focus on relocation
Sari McGuinness, relocation coordinator with Davis Realtors, recently attended Leading Real Estate Companies of the World (LeadingRE) Workshop in New York. The event attracted brokers, managers and relocation professionals from this global community of the highest quality independent real estate companies in more than 55 countries producing more than 1 million annual home sale transactions.…
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Teen craft program slated for Sept. 21 at Woodbridge Library
Teens and tweens in grades 6-12 can go back to school in style by making unique accessories for their lockers at a craft program on Sept. 21 at the Woodbridge Main Library. Two sessions will be offered to accommodate student schedules: 2:30-3:30 p.m. and 4:30-5:30 p.m. Some of the crafts to be created are bottle…
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Woodbridge Library hosting Teen Advisory Group
The Woodbridge Public Library invites teens in grades 8-12 to earn community services hours and learn project management skills by becoming a member of the Teen Advisory Group. The first meeting of the group for the new school year will be held Sept. 15 from 3:45-4:45 p.m. in the Main Library BEC Room. The library…
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Woodbridge Library holding Coding Club for teens
Based on the positive feedback received for the Summer Coding Club, Woodbridge Main Library will be offering a Fall Coding Club beginning Sept. 20 and continuing to Nov. 15. Teens and tweens in grades 6-12 can learn the basics of computer coding on Tuesdays from 3-4 p.m. in the Main Library BEC Room. Members will…
