Author: Greater Media
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Morgan Lions sets Pancake Breakfast
The Morgan Lions Club will sponsor its annual fundraising Pancake Breakfast 8 a.m.- noon Oct. 4 at Eisenhower School, Ernston Road, Sayreville. Admission is $7 for adults, $3 for children under age 12. Tickets may be purchased at the door.
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Vintage baseball game to be played
The Monroe Township Historic Commission will host a vintage baseball game beginning at noon Sept. 26 at historic Dey Farm, Federal Road between Perrineville and Applegarth roads. The event will feature America’s pastime played as it was in the 19th century, as the Flemington Neshanock take on the Philadelphia Athletics in a doubleheader. Guests are…
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Jersey Shore Jazz & Blues Festival
TOP PICK The Jersey Shore Jazz and Blues Festival will be held noon to 10 p.m. Aug. 29 on The Great Lawn on the Boardwalk in Long Branch. The festival features live performances by jazz and blues musicians from the Jersey Shore Jazz & Blues Foundation. Exotic and regional New Jersey food, crafter and sponsor…
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Battle for the ball
STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Georgian Court University’s Casey O’Connor, left, and Brookdale Community College’s Heather Arbachesky collide as they try to win possession of the ball during the preseason scrimmage in Lakewood. Brookdale, the two-time defending NJCAA Division III national champion, begins its quest for a third straight championship on Sept. 1 when the Jersey…
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Saturday in the Park 5K benefits women’s, children’s services
The Jersey Shore Running Club’s 22nd annual Saturday in the Park 5K “Women Taking Steps to Help Women” will be at Holmdel Park Sept. 5. The event features a Women’s 5K Run and Scenic 3-Mile Walk that start at 9 a.m. and Children’s Races at approximately 10 a.m. Close to 500 women runners and walkers…
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Lady Knights look to become a state power in volleyball
By WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent With his team seeking a third straight Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) championship, Old Bridge High School girls volleyball coach Andrew Hopman wants the Lady Knights to be known as more than just a conference powerhouse. “We’re very proud of what we’ve accomplished the past two years, and even though the competition…
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SPORT SHORTS
Fall baseball and softball registration for the Old Bridge East Little League will be held Aug. 29 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Old Bridge East Little League Clubhouse on Ely Avenue. Monroe Sports Center’s Junior Team Tennis League will begin Sept. 11 and run through January and early February 2016. The league, for players…
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business briefs
The owners of the Happy Day Farm, Olivia and Tim Stockel, were recently joined by the members of the Manalapan Township Committee for a ribbon cutting ceremony and the official opening of the first agri-tourism business in Manalapan. The 10-acre corn maze named “Jerseywood” is complete with silhouettes of New Jersey’s own Bruce Springsteen, Jon…
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The most preventable car thefts
Despite automakers’ most novel schemes to make today’s cars more theft-proof, common sense is unfortunately still not among a model’s standard features. Witness the fact that a growing number of auto thefts are being caused by owners who leave the keys inside while parked. The National Insurance Crime Bureau in Des Plaines, Ill., reports that…
