Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor
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Millstone Township officials renew calls for road safety
By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer MILLSTONE – As residents move through the summer, members of the Township Committee are seeking measures to increase safety on Millstone Township’s roads. “You literally take your life in your hands when you get on just about any road,” Committeewoman Nancy Grbelja said during the governing body’s July 6 meeting.…
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Kociuba returns as girls soccer coach at New Egypt
By Wayne Witkowski A familiar figure returns to the New Egypt High School girls soccer sidelines when the Warriors open their season. Jen Kociuba, who coached the Warriors over seven years to a state section title in 2011 a year after going unbeaten in the Burlington County Scholastic League (BCSL) Freedom Division, stepped down from…
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Holmdel High School holding sportscasting camp
By Matthew Rocco Aspiring sports media professionals will get their chance to go in front of the camera at the Central Jersey Sportscasting Camp this summer at Holmdel High School. The camp, which is in its first year, will expose high school students to the world of sports broadcasting and TV news. It’s the brainchild…
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Brazicki excels as three-sport athlete at Bishop Ahr
By Jimmy Allinder Joe Vigilante, Nick Tonzola and Scott Runkel understood Andrew Brazicki was a special athlete the first day he arrived at Bishop George Ahr High School. The Edison parochial school’s football, wrestling and baseball coaches could see the Franklin Township native was already physically mature, even though he was a freshman. Brazicki also…
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Public speaking? No grade is high enough for that assignment
By Lori Clinch There are many ways to prepare oneself for public speaking. Some folks like to do relaxation techniques, focus their mental energy and then center themselves before appearing before their audience. I, for one, like to begin any public speaking situation by simply passing out. I normally do this within five minutes of…
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Freehold Township cell tower decision comes down to one vote
By Mark Rosman Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – The method that the Freehold Township Planning Board has of voting on applications and the number of votes required to grant a variance means an application submitted by Verizon Wireless to build a cellular communications tower on Route 537 still has a slim chance to gain approval.…
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Manalapan’s Andrews heading to Olympics
Robbie Andrews, the former All-America runner from Manalapan High School, qualified for the Olympics in the 1,500-meter run. Andrews finished second in the 1,500 meters on July 10 at the U.S. Track and Field Trials that were being run at the University of Oregon in Eugene, Ore. He nailed down the berth to the Summer…
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Businesses get break on fee for off-duty officers
By Andrew Martins Staff Writer PLUMSTED – The Township Committee has taken action to reduce the cost to local business operators who need to hire an off-duty Plumsted Police Department officer. On July 6, the governing body adopted an ordinance which drops the rate for a local business operator to hire an off-duty police officer…
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Freehold Borough schools will upgrade security system
By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer FREEHOLD – In a move by the Board of Education that is designed to provide better protection for students and staff members, a new security system will be installed at two locations in the Freehold Borough K-8 School District. On July 7, the board approved the purchase of a WAVE…
