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Bears still searching for winning formula on gridiron
By Jimmy Allinder Bob Molarz accepted the East Brunswick High School football coaching job in 2013 hoping to energize a program that had fallen on hard times. The Bears were once perennial winners in the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Red Division under veteran coach Marcus Borden, but the team hadn’t finished with a winning record…
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Songwriter to perform one-man show in Marlboro
Singer, songwriter and activist Danny Rongo of Marlboro will continue his journey of oneness with his latest production, “The Phone Call,” a one-man musical to inspire oneness. “The Phone Call” will be performed at 7 p.m. Dec. 10 at the Monmouth Academy of Musical Arts, 1230 Campus Drive, off Route 520, Marlboro. All members of…
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Struggles continue for Rutgers on the football field
By Jimmy Allinder The prospects have certainly changed for the Rutgers University football team (0-8 Big Ten, 2-9 overall) since the season began. Back on Sept. 3, the Scarlet Knights opened the 2016 season with a trip to Seattle to face the University of Washington and were led by new head coach Chris Ash. An…
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Tri-Town News Datebook, Dec. 1
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 434 Aldrich Road, Howell, will host the Nocturnes, recreating the swinging jazz sound of the Big Band era at 3 p.m. Dec. 4. Light refreshments will be served. Tickets: $10 suggested donation. Details: 732-363-0732. The Christians Friends Forever fellowship group will present a living Nativity on Dec. 10 at the Jackson United…
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Faw takes over as Bears’ girls’ basketball coach
By Jimmy Allinder The East Brunswick High School girls’ basketball team has a new coach, and he’s working the Bears’ own backyard. Kevin Faw, an eighth-grade social studies teacher in the district since 2014, was approved by the Board of Education last month and was on the job Nov. 21. A Quincy, Washington, native, Faw…
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News Transcript Datebook, Nov. 30
• Freehold Knights of Columbus Council 1672 will host an all you can eat roast beef dinner and a night of dining, music and dancing from 6-10 p.m. Dec. 2. There will be a cash bar. The meal will be served family style. Cost is $19 per person, children under 12, $12. All proceeds go…
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Examiner Datebook, Dec. 1
• The Allentown Library Association is sponsoring a food drive to benefit the local food pantry. Non-perishable food items may be dropped off at the Allentown Library from now through Dec. 6. • 4th New Jersey Civil War re-enactors will present “Christmas at Camp” at the Oakley farm, corner of Wemrock Road and Oakley Drive,…
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Juveniles charged with robbery in Jackson incident
By Michael Benavides Staff Writer JACKSON – Three juveniles have been charged with robbery and other offenses following an incident in a Jackson park that police later said did not appear to be a random act. Police said that at 9:12 p.m. Nov. 18, officers responded to Flair Ridge Park at Buckingham and Birmingham drives.…
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Scouts’ food drive helps fill two pantries in New Egypt
By Michael Benavides Staff Writer PLUMSTED – A pair of local food pantries will benefit from the efforts of Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts in New Egypt. The Helping Hands Pantry, sponsored by the Christian Fellowship Church of New Egypt, Evergreen Road, and the Community Food Pantry at the Plumsted Presbyterian Church, Front Street, each…
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