Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor
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Tucci ready for bigger role with Raiders’ lacrosse team
By Warren Rappleyea North Brunswick Township High School’s Victoria Tucci has helped her team to two Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) girls lacrosse tournament titles in three seasons and is looking to add another as she prepares for her senior season next spring. A speedy midfielder, Tucci has been a key cog for the Raiders since…
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Millstone’s Murphy ready for challenge with transfer to Rutgers
By Wayne Witkowski Erica Murphy of Millstone is ready for a new challenge as she prepares for the Rutgers University women’s soccer team’s season in the Big 10. The former star at The Pennington School transferred this season from Monmouth University, where she led the Hawks to their third straight Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC)…
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Gindi edges Brodeur to capture Sheehan Classic 5K
Eliot Gindi delivered the first salvo of the upcoming high school cross-country season in Asbury Park. The Ocean Township High School senior, who is one the state’s best returning harriers, defeated a class field that included the Shore area’s top road racer, Andrew Brodeur, to win the Asbury Park George Sheehan Classic 5K Aug. 13.…
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Mayrose excited to be Howell’s new girls soccer head coach
By Tim Morris Shannon Mayrose was one of the most dynamic and passionate high school soccer players to play in the Shore Conference and the state. She spearheaded an unprecedented three-year run by the girls at Freehold High School that saw the Colonials reach the NJSIAA Group III finals three consecutive years and win back-to-back…
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MLB All-Star Brach focused on rest of season
By Tim Morris Brad Brach is having the finest season of his Major League Baseball career. But now is not the time to dwell on it. The former Freehold Township High School and Monmouth University great made his first all-star team this season and is one of the reasons the Baltimore Orioles are in the…
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Time right for Rumson-Fair Haven’s Sourlis to step down
By Matthew Rocco After 30 seasons in charge of the Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School girls basketball program, George Sourlis is handing over the reins as the winningest coach in Shore Conference history. Sourlis concluded the 2015-16 season with 653 wins in his career, paired with 199 losses. His win total is the best mark…
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Edison hopes to ‘fare’ well with food truck festival this weekend
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent EDISON — Specialty fare on wheels —it’s what the food truck trend is all about, according to Councilman Joe Coyle. The trend is an opportunity to bring the community and those sought-after trucks together, and that is just what the township will be doing this weekend. Edison’s inaugural Food Truck Festival will…
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Chamber seeks artists for Sept. 10 Arts on Amboy fair
The Edison Chamber of Commerce is holding Arts on Amboy, an arts and crafts fair, on Sept. 10 at the Heritage on Amboy (Clara Barton) on Amboy Avenue in Edison. There will be dancers, musicians, artists and games for children. Artists will be given a free lunch courtesy of The Heritage. Artists will be juried…

