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Cats get place to protect themselves from winter
Eagle Scout candidate builds shelters and puts them around Plumsted BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer For his Eagle Scout project, Ian Manguerra, 16, built shelters for feral cats and placed them around Plumsted Township. PLUMSTED — A young man’s Eagle Scout project is expected to make outdoor life during the winter more comfortable for the…
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Collier offers path to positive changes
Open house event reveals high school in Marlboro that serves diverse group of teens BYAMY ROSEN Staff Writer Collier High School in the bucolic Wickatunk section of Marlboro offers an alternative educational experience to students who are not succeeding to the best of their abilities in a traditional high school setting. Collier High School enrolls…
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Residents may apply for seat on school board
Vacancy created in Plumsted when Herb Marinari joins local govt. The Plumsted School District Board of Education is seeking a resident who wants to fill a vacancy on the seven-member panel. A seat on the school board opened when Herb Marinari was recently appointed to complete an unexpired term on the Township Committee. A resident…
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Howell council moves to ban local pot farms
Officials say effort is similar to action that has been taken in other communities BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer Howell officials have introduced an ordinance that if adopted would prevent marijuana to be used for medical purposes from being grown in Howell. The proposed ordinance in Howell is similar to legislation that has been introduced…
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Cantor Neil Ben-Isvy lights a candle on the Hanukkah menorah outside the Jackson municipal building on the evening of Dec. 21. Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights, began on the evening of Dec. 20 and ended Dec. 27. ERIC SUCAR staff
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East Brunswick High School’s Mike Summerer goes up for the basket against Piscataway’s Thaddeus Dalton on Dec. 20 in East Brunswick. PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff East Brunswick’s Abu Bestawros pressures Piscataway’s Tajae Shapre during the Dec. 20 game played in East Brunswick. The host Bears rolled to a 76-49 victory.
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Working hard for four quarters is Bombers’ goal
BYWARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent The Sayreville High School basketball teammay not have a lot of size, but the spirited Bombers will nevertheless worry opponents. Last season, Sayreville struggled to a 6- 17 mark. This time around, second-year coach John Wojcik expects his team to be much more competitive. Thus far, the Bombers are out of the…
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Bombers getting a boost from freshman Quintero
BYWARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent With several key players back, this winter Sayreville High School’s girls basketball team will be looking to improve upon last season’s total of three victories. Thus far, the Bombers are off to a 1-2 start, having bested Carteret, while falling to North Brunswick and South Plainfield. Despite the two early losses, there…
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Clarence H. Boyce
Mr. Boyce, 93, of Old Bridge, died Dec. 22, 2011, at Roosevelt Care Center, Edison. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Prior to retiring, Mr. Boyce was employed as a wood stripper for the J.H. Monteath Co., Sayreville. Surviving are his wife, Mary; a daughter and son-in-law, Elizabeth and Manuel Espinoza;…
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