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SPORT SHORTS
The Metuchen Bears U10 travel soccer team will have tryouts in July for players from the area who would like to play on a competitive local travel team. Prospective players do not need to reside in Metuchen, but they must be born between August 1, 2003, and July 31, 2004. Interested parents need to contact…
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J.P. Stevens graduate Buttar gets Rookie of the Year awards
Jasdeep Buttar Baruch College catcher Jasdeep Buttar collected a number of postseason honors following an outstanding freshman season. The J.P. Stevens High School graduate was named the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Metro Rookie of the Year, as well as the City University of New York Athletic Conference (CUNYAC) Rookie of the Year. He was…
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Baldwin aims for TOC title in senior season at St. Joe’s
By JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent Wade Baldwin Wade Baldwin is proof positive that you can’t judge a book by its cover. At first glance, it may appear the St. Joseph High School senior is just another average basketball player, but watch him display his many skills on the court and it becomes clear that he is…
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JUST GO
SPECIAL EVENTS Fireworks post-game fireworks display July 12 and 13 Lakewood BlueClaws FirstEnergy Park, Lakewood for tickets: 732-901-7000, option 3 Cruise Night July 12 at 6 p.m. Jackson Crossing, 21 S. Hope Chapel Road, Jackson 732-747-7846 Appearance by Nat Geo’s Casey Anderson Host of “America the Wild with Casey Anderson” on the National Geographic Channel…
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COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD
Plays-in-the-Park will present ‘Spamalot’ Plays-in-the-Park will present the Tony Award-winning musical “Monty Python’s Spamalot” as the second production of its current season. Performances will run July 17-27, with no show on July 21, at the Stephen J. Capestro Amphitheater, 1 Pine Drive, Edison, within Roosevelt Park. The musical comedy “Spamalot” is “lovingly ripped off” from…
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‘Bug’ bites
Adjenai, 16, of Perth Amboy, provides musical entertainment between author readings at the To Be Continued… bookstore in Metuchen as part of the Junebug ArtFest on June 28. PHOTOS BY JESSICA DAMICO/STAFF Metuchen resident Skip Schmidt tools around town during Junebug toting Gizy (l-r), Oreo and Sandy on his recumbent bike. The Woodrow Wilson Middle…
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Seniors’ send-off filled with awards, recognitions
PHOTO COURTESY OF RUDY BRANDL Rhona Eserner of Edison, Upper School head, presents the W-H Pin to Stephanie Smyczek of Edison. The award is presented to the student who, while maintaining his or her own academic level, has exhibited loyalty, generosity, dedication and helpfulness to promote the spirit and philosophy of the school. EDISON —…
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BUSINESS BRIEFS
The Edison Chamber of Commerce has announced the following upcoming events: A Hispanic Business Expo, 5-8 p.m. July 16, in Edison; Perth Amboy Job Fair, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. July 16 (business participation needed); Survival and Continuity Strategies for Small Business Workshop, 8:30-10:30 a.m. July 17; Club Oasis Summer Blowout MultiChamber Networking at Renaissance Woodbridge Hotel,…
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Free concert series begins in Middlesex County
T he Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders’ free summer concert series is now underway.At Raritan Bay Waterfront Park,O’Leary Boulevard, South Amboy, concerts are: July 10: Bernie Goydish’s JerseyPolka Stars July 17: Walt Wagner and the Serenaders July 24: The Robert Murdock Band July 31: Sandy Sasso’s Swingin’ BigBand Aug. 7: Danny V’s 52nd…
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