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R.B. District seeks $4M grant to expand pre-K
Grant would fund six additional classrooms for 3- and 4-yr.-olds BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer RED BANK — The Red Bank Public School District is seeking a $4,200,403 preschool expansion grant that would fund six additional classrooms to accommodate nearly 100 more students in the preschool program next year. “The grant funding would cover all…
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First-class brass
Xavier White and band mates perform under the direction of Devin Amato during the fifth grade Winter Concert at Swimming River School in Tinton Falls on Dec. 19. LAUREN CASSELBERRY
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Festival of Lights
Rabbi Harry Levin, of the Open Synagogue, Fair Haven, lights the menorah at the train station in Red Bank on Dec. 20. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff Dakota Diehl (front) and her sister Jaiden Diehl, of Long Branch, observe the menorah lighting on the first night of Hanukkah. Participants celebrate the Festival of the Lights…
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Lunch Break looks to ‘spark a movement’
Significant contributions create new ways to connect to community BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer Howard Leipzig (l), his wife Karen Leipzig and their dog Missy, of Dogs on the Farm doggie day care in Middletown, deliver donated pet food to Lunch Break in Red Bank on Dec. 21. ERIC SUCAR staff Despite being down nearly…
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sport shorts
Sky Blue FC of Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS) has announced the dates of its open player tryouts for the upcoming season: Feb. 23 and 24. The host site of the two-day tryouts will be the Metuchen SportsPlex, and registration for the trials is now open. “We now have open tryouts set, and that means the…
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Manofmanymissions, Market Share win New Jersey Sire Stakes awards
Manofmanymissions, who trotted the fastest mile in New Jersey Sire Stakes history, has been selected as the overall N.J. Sire Stakes Horse of the Year for 2011. The award, which is voted annually by the Sire Stakes Board of Trustees, is based solely on performances in races for New Jersey sired horses. Manofmanymissions set the…
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Photo
North Brunswick Township High School’s Kenny Bongiovanni has a firm grip on Woodbridge’s George Arway during their 138-pound match in Woodbridge on Dec. 21. Arway, however, won the match by a technical fall, helping the Barrons score a 59-24 victory. SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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Gabel elevated Raiders’ gymnastics program
Senior finished second in the all around at state championships BYWARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent A s she entered her senior year at North Brunswick Township High School, Alexis Gabel decided she would compete for the school’s gymnastics team. Certified as a level 10 gymnast — the highest ranking — by USA Gymnastics, the sport’s governing body,…
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Ski, snowboard rental going to blood donors
Pelican Ski & Snowboard Shops in New Jersey and Pennsylvania will give a free daily ski or snowboard rental to individuals who donate blood during the month of January, An individual who donates blood in New Jersey or Pennsylvania Jan. 1-31 will receive a proof-of-donation letter from the hospital or other blood-donation site to present…
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