Author: Greater Media
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Going up for the layup
MATT DENTON Allentown High School’s Beckim Nikovic soars to the basket on his way to making a layup against Trenton Catholic Academy during a Dec. 9 preseason scrimmage in Allentown. On Dec. 18, the score will count, as Allentown tips off the 2015-16 regular season at home against Lawrence High School.
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Leonard Feber, 4, of Tinton Falls, plays on the beach at Victory Park, Rumson, on Dec. 13. FRANK GALIPO
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Remembering The Rat Pack
By Lucie M. Winborne, ReMIND Magazine Peter Lawford, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., and Dean Martin They sipped Scotch on the rocks and smoked with panache. Wore tuxedos and mohair suits. Made movies and spoke their own brand of slang. Chased women (or, as Joey Bishop said, had to chase them away!). Sold out shows…
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Did you know …
Eva Longoria NBC will premiere its new half-hour comedy series “Telenovela” on Monday, Jan. 4, at 8:30 p.m. Eva Longoria (“Desperate Housewives”) stars in this big, fun and flashy comedy as Ana Sofia, the star of a popular Spanish language soap opera. One problem, she doesn’t speak any Spanish. Other problems: Ana must manage a…
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Center offers trip on Jan. 13
The Jewish Community Center of Middlesex County, 1775 Oak Tree Road, Edison, will offer a behind the scenes tour of the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City on Jan. 13. See production areas not seen by the general public and increase understanding of how the company works. The bus leaves the JCC on Oak…
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Falcons aim to return as serious state hoops threat
VARSITY REPORT By JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent ST. JOSEPH I t would have been impossible for last season’s St. Joseph High School of Metuchen basketball team to top the previous year’s achievement. All the Falcons did in 2013-14 was win the NJSIAA Tournament of Champions and, in the process, send four scholarship starters to the college…
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SPORT SHORTS
Due to popular demand, the Mansfield University baseball program will host an expanded nine sessions of its Christmas Baseball Clinics this year, including a Mini Camp option for those seeking a more intensified experience. A long-time stocking stuffer tradition, the seven sessions are broken down into age groups of 5-6, 7-8, 9-11, 12-14 and 15-18,…
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Between defenders
STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Brookdale Community College’s Jordan Little goes up between two Ocean County College defenders during the Dec. 10 game played on Brookdale’s home floor, Collins Arena in Lincroft. The host Jersey Blues held on to beat the Vikings, 71-69.
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Jaguars’ expectations stay high for wrestling season
JACKSON MEMORIAL By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent It’s a challenge to find wrestlers at Jackson Memorial High School to replace Brody Graham — who placed third in the state tournament — as well as four-year starters like Fred Terranova, Hunter Reese, Jarret DiGiantomasso, Sean Leahey and Connor Bohringer. Graham, a heavyweight who has embarked on a…
