Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor
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Clothing drive March 19 at Linwood Middle School
The North Brunswick Heritage Day Committee will hold a Spring Clothing Drive, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., March 19, at Linwood Middle School, 25 Linwood Place, on the left side of the building by the gym. Items being collected include wearable and usable clothing (men’s, women’s and children’s), shoes, belts, handbags, all types of linens (bedding, curtains,…
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Easter Bunny sighting expected March 19 in North Brunswick
North Brunswick Township and the Heritage Day Committee will hold Breakfast with the Easter Bunny and Egg Hunt on March 19 at Linwood Middle School, 25 Linwood Place. Breakfast will be from 9-10:15 a.m., followed by an egg hunt for children age 11 and younger from 9:45-10:45 a.m. The bunny sighting will be 9-9:45 a.m. and 10:15-11…
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Howell wrestlers ruled the season, All-District Team
Led by a talented senior class, the Howell High School wrestling team again took its place among the best in the state. It was a season of mixed emotions for head coach John Gagliano’s grapplers but in the end, they came out on top. There were the two excruciating losses to Christian Brothers Academy (CBA) — the…
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Patriots’ season memorable despite sectional loss
By Tim Morris When you have a classic championship basketball game, one team has to come out on top and the other doesn’t. In the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group IV championship game March 7, it was Colts Neck High School that came out on top, beating Freehold Township High School on Brendan Clarke’s buzzer-beater, 45-44.…
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Marlboro offers choices for 2016 summer camps
By Peter Elacqua Staff Writer MARLBORO – Multiple summer camps offered through the Marlboro Recreation Community Center and the Marlboro Swim Club are open for registration. There are three options for summer camp offered through the Marlboro Recreation Department. Each camp runs Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. A teen travel camp…
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Buzzer-beater lifts Cougars to sectional boys basketball title
By Tim Morris Khalid Moustafa knew what he had to do. “I’m the (team’s) rebounder,” the Colts Neck High School boys basketball team’s center said. With Colts Neck trailing Freehold Township High School, 44-43, with 16.1 seconds remaining in the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group IV title game in Colts Neck in front of a standing-room-only…
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Marlboro officers to be outfitted with body cameras
By Peter Elacqua Staff Writer MARLBORO – The Marlboro Police Department is expected to join the ranks of law enforcement agencies that outfit their officers with body worn cameras that record the officers’ interaction with individuals while they are on duty. A $25,000 grant from the state will help to fund the purchase of 50…
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Cox, Rome capture FARC 27th Annual St. Paddy’s 8K Run
Marquis Cox and Lauren Rome were the winners of the Freehold Area Running Club’s 27th Annual St. Paddy’s 8K Run March 13. This year’s race started and finished inside Michael Tighe Park in Freehold Township and took runners along the backroads of Freehold Township on the out-and-back course. Cox, who lives in Mount Laurel, clocked…
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Andrews will run 1,500 at World Indoor Championships
Robby Andrews has added another first to his considerable running accomplishments. The nationally ranked middle distance runner from Manalapan will be representing the United States at the IAAF World Indoor Track and Field Championships in Portland, Oregon, this week. It will be the first appearance at the indoor worlds for the Manalapan High School graduate.…
