Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor
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Brennan gets back into flow as Middletown South coach
By Wayne Witkowski Things are slipping back to normal for Tom Brennan. The Middletown High School South coach, who missed most of the second half of last season with surgery from a heart attack suffered in late December, was with his players at a car wash in town June 25 to help raise funds for…
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Aberdeen discusses improvements to Cliffwood Beach
By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer ABERDEEN – Residents packed the new Fiorendo Sigismondi Cliffwood Community Center on Prospect Avenue to hear about some improvements coming to the Cliffwood Beach area that would result in a more attractive and lively destination. “There’s a lot going on at the beach right now and we’re thrilled because…
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Matawan/Aberdeen proposing changes to World Language program
By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer ABERDEEN — The World Language Department in the Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School district is exploring some changes that would increase and enrich students’ exposure to Spanish, French, Italian and Latin. “The World Language Committee collaborated throughout this year regarding the program in which we conducted a needs assessment, looked at…
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New program brings adventure, learning to Bayshore
By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN – Area children will get the chance to connect with and learn more about the marine environment around them through a new program full of hands-on activities aimed at fostering a sense of exploration and discovery. Applications are currently being accepted for the new Bayshore Adventure Program, a…
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Woodbridge Public Library presents Friday film series
The Woodbridge Main Library, 1 George Frederick Plaza, will be presenting a free film series on Friday afternoons at 2 p.m. July 8 will feature Hoosiers, the classic tale of a small-town Indiana high school basketball team fighting for the state championship. July 15 will feature Moneyball with Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill and Philip Seymour…
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Allentown’s Scheuerman back on the football field in CFL
By Wayne Witkowski Ross Scheuerman is living the American dream of every young star to play professional football, although it’s not on American soil right now. After playing on the practice fields for three different National Football League (NFL) teams the past two seasons, the former Allentown High School and Lafayette College record-setting running back…
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Spotswood man bikes toward California for coast-to-coast adventure
By STEVEN VIERA Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD – Nancy Spina didn’t expect her son, Philip, 27, to quit his job to bike across the country with his friends, but that’s exactly what he has been doing. On May 2, Philip Spina and his former roommates from Rowan University, Sandro Anello and Nick Marcello, left Asbury Park…
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ERA Central announces EDGE Scholarship winners
Daniel Midgett of New Egypt High School, Morgan Gravatt of Allentown High School, Hailey Weiss of Northern Burlington Regional High School, and Christian Sherwin of Hightstown High School have been named the 2015 recipients of the ERA Central Realty Group EDGE Scholarship. Through their applications, these young people have shown that they embody the same…
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Millstone couple chooses to make life easier at K. Hovnanian’s Four Seasons at Monroe
Sue and Mike Vulpis decided that it was time to downsize from their large home in Millstone. ”We needed to make our lives easier,” Sue said. ”We were ready to no longer have the responsibility of owning a big house.” They found the perfect solution at K. Hovnanian’s Four Seasons at Monroe, a popular new…
