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LAWRENCE: Lawrence native part of NASA Mars project
By Jennifer Bradley, Staff Writer Lawrence native Lauren DeFlores is about to see her project land on Mars. Ms. DeFlores is a specialist in NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), and is part of a team with a mission to construct a rover to explore the surface of Mars to discover if the surface was ever…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Theater massacre invokes local reaction
James Holmes, 24, the suspect in the Colorado the´ater shooting, makes his initial court appearance in Aurora on Monday with public defender Tamara Brady. Mr. Holmes is accused of opening fire in a movie theater Friday during a screening of “The Dark Knight Rises,” killing 12 people and wounding 58 others.
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HILLSBOROUGH: Kilgore to retain ownership of Packet Media Group
Chain includes the Hillsborough Beacon By Phillip Sean Curran, Packet Media Group Packet Media Group publisher James B. Kilgore has announced his newspaper, magazine and Internet chain is no longer for sale. ”This company is very much a part of my family, and there is still much to do here to get back on a…
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Freehold Twp. grad Brikowski catches on with Arena Football
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Having restored a football career he thought was behind him, Brian Brikowski is going to work harder than ever in the gym in the off-season. Brikowski, a former Freehold Township High School standout, recently completed his rookie season in the indoor Arena Football League as a member of the Cleveland…
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sport sports
The NJ Xtreme 14U girls softball team won its bracket in the Carteret Slide into Summer softball tournament on June 3. Seeded fifth, the NJ Xtreme defeated the Jackson Renegades, 2-0, in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, the NJ Xtreme won, 22-0, over the No.1 seed East Brunswick Chaos, and in the championship game the…
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Britton wins club pro honor at Senior PGA
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent PGA professional Bill Britton, who has worked with golfers at Trump National Golf Club, Colts Neck, for four years as the director of instruction, recently added an honor to his golf résumé. While playing in the 73rd Senior PGA Championship at Harbor Shores in Benton Harbor, Mich., Britton, 56, of Rumson,…
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Nowak keeps Olympic rowers in one piece
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Marc Nowak (l) of Howell is at the London Olympics working as the physical therapist for the U.S. Olympic rowing team. Behind every Olympic athlete there is a support team, and Howell’s Marc Nowak is proud to be a part of that team. The athletes rely on coaches, trainers and…
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Sieczkowski gave Braves a punishing ground attack
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer John Sieczkowski, who graduated from Manalapan High School in June, rushed for 2,116 yards and scored 24 touchdowns during the 2011 football season. Today, Sieczkowski has been named the News Transcript 2012 Senior Male Athlete of the Year in the Freehold Regional High School District. PHOTO BY I n the…
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