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Matthew Check, 16, of Fords, on guitar and vocals, and drummer Ron Wagenhoffer, of Woodbridge, members of The Knight Owls, take the stage at Frankensound in North Brunswick for a concert Feb. 10. SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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Tough schedule has Bulldogs ready for Dowd Cup tourney
BY MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent Monmouth Regional High School’s Ra’Quan Gardner tries to gain control of the basketball during the Falcons’ Feb. 9 game with Colts Neck in Tinton Falls. The visiting Cougars won a share of the Shore Conference B North Division title by beating the host Falcons, 80-53. ERIC SUCAR staff The Rumson-Fair Haven…
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RFH girls win CJ II indoor t&f championship
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Making the most of its distance running talent, Rumson-Fair Haven High School’s girls won the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group II Indoor Track & Field Championship. Relying on the runners who led the Bulldogs to their first-ever NJSIAAMeet of Champions cross country title back in November, RFH’s girls edged Hopewell Valley…
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Rockets, Spartans, Colts are teams to watch in District 22
RBR hosting wrestling tournament this weekend BY MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent The Raritan High School wrestling team defeated Delsea (Franklinville) in the NJSIAAGroup II final on Sunday, propelling the team into the District 22 championships this weekend with a state title already in the books. The Rockets first took care of High Point, 31-18, in their…
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South Plainfield edges Ocean for Group III state mat title
BYWARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent Ocean Township’s Jacob Bell (top) tangles with Paramus’ Matt Tozzi in their 182-pound match in the NJSIAA Group III team championship semifinal at the Pine Belt Arena in Toms River on Feb. 12. Bell won his match by a decision, 6-3, and the Spartans went on to score a 48-15 victory. Ocean’s…
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A Day of Fun
Clockwise from top left: Hunter Barrett, of Rumson, creates a sandcastle during A Day of Fun at Seashore Day Camp in Long Branch on Feb. 11. Seashore staffer Anthony Mancuso and Aidan McCoy, Middletown, watch as Liam Thompson takes a slide down an inflatable ride during the open house. Shannon Heckman, Oakhurst, builds a sandcastle…
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Photos that provoke questions in Long Branch
“Broken Promise” A n exhibit of images by Joan B. Myers, award-winning photographer and Long Branch native, is currently at the North Beach Grille in North Long Branch. The show will be on view through Feb. 29. One of the featured images, titled “Broken Promise.” is a photograph of Life Saving Station No. 5 at…
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NOTES
Supporters of The Ronald McDonald House Junior Board head into the Atlantic Ocean for the Second Annual Polar Bear Plunge, a fundraiser for the RMH of Long Branch, on a frigid Sunday, Feb. 11. After the plunge at the Sea Bright municipal beach, participants and supporters warmed up and celebrated at Sea Bright Pizza. NAN…
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Tubing during a snowless winter
DINNIGAN’S DIVERSIONS LIZZ DINNIGAN Give me a tube and a snow mountain, and I turn into a child. If you’ve never tried it, snow tubing has the same sensation as sledding, except it’s bumpier and you don’t have to hoof it back up the hill. A slow-moving, flat conveyor belt, typically called the “Magic Carpet…
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