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Fish-Fry Dinners continue at VFW
Clark-Moetz Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 2319 will host its next monthly Fish Fry 5-8 p.m. June 8 at the post home, 45 Broad St., Milltown. Fish dinners are held on the second Friday of every month. The menu will include fresh fish, french fries, salad, a vegetable, coleslaw, rolls and dessert. Cost is…
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Spotswood youth recognized for courage, leadership qualities
BY JASON COHEN Correspondent Memorial Middle School math teacher Jaime Mahoney (r) nominated eighth-grader Nicholas DiMaria for the Wallenberg Foundation Honors Program. JASON COHEN SPOTSWOOD — Helping someone who is being verbally or physically abused is not always the easiest thing to do. But Nicholas DiMaria, an eighth-grader at Memorial Middle School, showed how important…
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Graduates find community college experience rewarding
Valedictorian: Class of 2012 is excited, scared … ready BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Members of the Middlesex County College class of 2012 proceed to their seats at the start of the May 17 graduation ceremony in Edison. PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Some 1,408 graduates bid farewell last week to Middlesex County College, Edison,…
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Officials: Budget shows East Brunswick is a model town
Mayor, council move forward with municipal tax decrease BYADAM JOSEPH DRICI Staff Writer The East Brunswick Township Council has moved one step closer to adopting a 2012 budget that will reduce spending for the fourth year in a row. No members of the public chose to speak at a May 21 public hearing on the…
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Prisoners tell Spotswood youths: Learn from us
Project PRIDE volunteers share stories, encourage others to make good decisions BYADAM JOSEPH DRICI Staff Writer Chris Murphy tells of his experiences during the Project PRIDE session at the Memorial Middle School cafeteria in Spotswood May 16. ERIC SUCAR staff A t 19, Chris Murphy had more money than he knew what to do with.…
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Pants On Fire wins Skip Away Stakes
10-race card at Monmouth Park continues June 1 Pants On Fire rewarded his backers who sent him off as the 2-5 favorite, taking the $75,000 Skip Away Stakes by a length, as Malibu Way captured the $60,000 Lamplighter Stakes at Monmouth Park on May 26. Racing in the colors of George and Lori Hall, Pants…
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Liu’s dramatic three-set win lifts Holmdel to Group II title
Hornet edge Haddonfield, 3-2 BY MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent In a dramatic match more suited for Arthur Ashe Stadium in Queens than Mercer County Park in West Windsor, Holmdel’s Derek Liu outlasted Taylor Duffy of Haddonfield in three sets as the Hornets edged Haddonfield, 3-2, to win the NJSIAA Group II tennis title last Friday. Liu,…
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Ex-Hawk Vazquez inks contract with NASL’s Puerto Rico Islanders
Monmouth U. alumnus starred at Middletown North H.S. Monmouth University Former Monmouth University men’s soccer player Anthony Vazquez (Middletown North High School) has signed a professional contract to play for the Puerto Rico Islanders of the North American Soccer League (NASL). Vazquez has already played in several games this season, including his April 7 debut…
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Matawan athletes advance at CJ track & field sectional
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Matawan High School’s boys track and field team knew it would have its work cut out to win a fourthstraight NJSIAACentral Jersey Group II outdoor title going into the meet at Monmouth Regional High School for the two-day event on May 25-26. Although six members of the boys team advanced to…
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