Author: Greater Media
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Is she ready for kindergarten? 10 questions to predict success
By Michael Ginsberg Despite the focus on cut-off dates for birthdays, age is not necessarily the best way to determine if a child is ready for kindergarten. But schools have neither the time nor the staff to evaluate every age-qualified child for things like maturity and cognitive skill strength. With that said, no one is…
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Top neurosurgeons offer tips for choosing the right spine specialist
Atlantic NeuroSurgical Specialists (ANS) educates patients about the importance of choosing the most appropriate specialist for back surgery. Every day, more than 15 million Americans experience back pain. Of those 15 million, more than 600,000 back surgeries are performed each year.With back pain on the rise, the number of physicians performing back surgeries has also…
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Is your student athlete ready for back to school?
By Jerry Moczerniuk P.T., D.P.T. It is that time of the year again. Summer is slowly coming to an end and fall is just around the corner.This also means that both parents and kids are preparing for back to school. In addition to worrying about purchasing school supplies and clothing for the new school year,…
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Shore Chef Crab Cake Cook-Off
TOP PICK Does anything scream summer at the Jersey Shore more than fresh seafood? The Shore Chef Crab Cake Cook-Off will feature several seafood restaurants and eateries from the Jersey Shore. The event will take place from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Aug. 15 and 16. Monmouth Park celebrates the best the ocean has…
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Marlboro 10/11-year olds reached Section 3 finals
By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Marlboro Little League’s Julian Buchman snags a pop-up during the Section 3 tournament game against Bordentown in Marlboro. Bordentown rallied to beat Marlboro in the final, 5-4. FRANK GALIPO Marlboro Little League’s 10/11- year-old all-stars have built quite a résumé the last couple of years. They have won three straight…
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Freehold Township Juniors a win away from regional finals
By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer The Freehold Township Little League is proving to be less than a congenial host, at least on the baseball diamond. With wins in their first two games in the Junior League Eastern Regional, Freehold Township has become a serious threat to win it all as a Host District (19) winner.…
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Patriots guard Famulare headed to Florida Southern
By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer After leaving her mark at Freehold Township High School, Sam Famulare is excited about the next chapter of her life. The record-setting guard will continue her basketball career at Florida Southern College in Lakeland, Florida, just outside Orlando. “It’s always been a dream of mine to play college basketball,” she…
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SPORT SHORTS
The Central Jersey Hawks Elite Basketball Team will hold tryouts for the 2015-16 season. The Hawks are for boys and girls in grades 2-11. Tryouts will be held at the Monroe Sports Center, 4 Farrington Blvd., Monroe; Ocean Recreation, 1100 West Park Ave., Ocean Township; and St. Veronica, 4219 Route 9, Howell. Tryouts will be…
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Bruno named NJSIAA assistant director for cross-country, track
By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer It was only fitting that Bill Bruno was visiting the Steve Prefontaine shrine when the phone call came. As he was looking over the shrine to one of America’s greatest distance runners near his home tack at the University of Oregon, the call Bruno received was to inform him that…
