Category: archives
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Viking golfers win division; struggle in states
By: Redd E. Patrick It’s been a bittersweet season for the South Brunswick High School golf team. First the bitter: After the NJSIAA Central/South Jersey Group IV State Tournament was switched from a South Jersey venue to the friendly confines of the Bunker Hill Golf Course last Wednesday because of rain, the Vikings finished in…
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Reason to Rock
The Asbury Music Festival on May 25 celebrates the rebirth of Asbury Park and kicks off the summer in style. By: Matt Smith Even in its darkest days, Asbury Park always had the music. The rough-and-tumble shore town is, of course, most famous for giving birth to Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band. Nowadays, it…
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Residents to addressAmwell Road plans
Group organizes after becoming concerned over imrovements By:Alec Moore Longtime Amwell Road resident Robert Simpson is spearheading a newly formed citizens group to investigate and explore solutions to the traffic and safety issues affecting Amwell Road. "We want to conduct in-depth research on the serious problems associated with this road running through our town," said…
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Mayor’s conference salutesCorradino for shared services
Mayor Angelo Corradino was the recipient of the Good Government Award during the Annual Conference of Mayors in Atlantic City. The award, which recognizes productivity in government through the use of shared services, was presented to Mayor Corradino on April 19. "I was honored," said the mayor of the award. "It’s always nice to be…
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Decision on Route 92 delayed
Army Corps of Engineers now expected to unveil report in September. By: Brian Shappell and David Campbell An environmental study that could decide the future of the proposed Route 92 project will not be released in early June as expected. The New York District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Monday the release…
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Artist hopes monument delivers message of sacrifice
Veterans’ Memorial Monument dedication ceremony is scheduled for Monday following the Memorial Day parade. By: Scott Morgan MILLSTONE Sitting just off Stagecoach Road, to the rear of the Clarksburg School grounds, is the giant granite field of stars. For months, this monument was consigned to tabletop models and the imagination of its maker. But…
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TOWN TALK: Plumsted seeks more police aid
Community increases full-time force with addition of Officer Earl Meroney. By: Ron Dancer The Township Committee appointed Earl Meroney as another full-time police officer for Plumsted. Our community has its first full-time (24/7) local police patrol and coverage without increasing taxes. Obtaining grant funding from federal, state and county sources has helped the Township Committee…
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Warriors fall 1-0 in state softball playoffs
New Egypt High School squad knows its day will come — perhaps very soon. By: Kyle Moylan The Paulsboro High School softball team walked off the field this past Tuesday with a 1-0 win in the South Jersey Group I Tournament. The New Egypt High School softball team walked off the field knowing that its…
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Double take
Studio’s customers preserve memories of images created in adjoining salon By:Jon Steele Some things make so much sense that you wonder why you don’t see them more often. Take, for example, the marriage of a photography studio with a style salon, which was celebrated last month when the daughter-mother combo of Jennifer Hoffman and Mary…
