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South Amboy exploring options to establish museum
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY — The city’s historical society may be getting closer to having a museum to house and display its artifacts. Councilman Tom Reilly brought up the issue for discussion at the Nov. 2 City Council business meeting, adding that he would support efforts toward establishing a museum. “I’ve been a…
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Showroom collecting toys for children in need
Kitchen Krafter Design/Remodel Showroom will be collecting new, unused toys on behalf of Toys for Tots at 3421 Sunset Ave., Ocean Township. Toys for Tots is a U.S. Marine Corps Reserve program that collects toys during November and December and distributes them as Christmas gifts to children in the community. Toys will be collected through Dec. 19.
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Girl Scouts give back to community as part of World Kindness Week
Girl Scout Troop 1330 from Leonardo celebrated World Kindness Week by participating in a global Dance for Kindness flash mob in Red Bank. The flash mob featured over 200 people in Red Bank joining more than 12,000 people worldwide, all dancing at the same time. “Our troop has been doing it for three years now.…
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Breakfast with Santa slated at school
The St. Ambrose Knights of Columbus and the St. Ambrose HSA will be holding a Breakfast with St. Nicholas from 8:30-11:30 a.m. on Dec. 4 at the St. Ambrose School auditorium at 83 Throckmorton Lane, Old Bridge. The menu will include pancakes, scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, hash brown, bagels and cereal. The cost is $10 for…
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Mater Dei looks to make history in state football title game
By Matthew Rocco History is within reach for the Mater Dei Prep football team. The Seraphs have never won a state championship, but they will get their chance Dec. 3 in the NJSIAA Non-Public, Group II final against Holy Spirit High School. Mater Dei booked a ticket to the sectional championship game with a dominating…
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Eagles optimistic for future after deep state field hockey run
Middletown High School South’s field hockey team reached the semifinals of NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group IV tournament, where it lost to Freehold High School, 2-1, earlier this month but gained a lot of optimism for the future. “I think we had a remarkable season. We came into a new division in Shore Conference [B North]…
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Jackson Memorial stumbles in state football semifinals
By Wayne Witkowski Jackon Memorial High School’s football team and fans had high hopes for a third straight trip to the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group IV playoffs and anticipated another showdown with Brick Township High School in the title game. Allentown High School had other plans, as it steamrolled through the Jaguars and held their…
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Jackson ice hockey teams ready to build on division championship seasons
By Wayne Witkowski Jackson Township’s two high school ice hockey teams — Jackson Memorial High School and Jackson Liberty High School — are preparing to defend their first division championships in their respective histories, but they are going about it in different ways. Jackson Liberty is rebuilding from a 14-6-3 team that won the Shore Conference B…
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Lions to represent Middletown in state football finals
By Wayne Witkowski Middletown football fans were hoping for a crosstown showdown for the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section II, Group IV championship, but only one team’s fans came away happy after the semifinals Nov. 18. Middletown High School North (8-2) got solid running from Connor Welsh, who had 105 yards on the ground, while Dwight…
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