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A couple of fishermen wait for a catch amid the picturesque fall foliage surrounding Farrington Lake in East Brunswick Nov. 5. SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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Lowande elected mayor of Jamesburg
By James McEvoy Jamesburg Democrats swept in the Nov. 8 election, taking the mayoral seat as well as two spots on the Borough Council. According to unofficial results provided by the municipal clerk’s office, mayoral candidate Marlene Lowande received 515 votes to Republican challenger Darren Larsen’s 431. She will serve her first four-year term as…
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South River taps Krenzel for mayor
By Deanna McLafferty South River voters elected Republican mayoral candidate John Krenzel in a tight race against Democrat Matthew Vaughn on Tuesday. Krenzel, the current Borough Council president, beat out Vaughn, also a councilman, by a vote of 1,430 to 1,274, to succeed Republican Mayor Ray Eppinger, who did not seek re-election. Krenzel described the…
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Rutgers bowl-eligible after comeback victory over USF
BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent Rutgers University Duron Harmon characterized Rutgers’ 20-17 overtime win Saturday night against South Florida by his limp, an occasional wince, and a smile. Itwas the Scarlet Knights’defensive back who intercepted a tipped pass thrown by USF quarterback B.J. Daniels, which halted the Bulls’ attempt to score in overtime. His air theft…
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Hawks head into NEC playoffs as regular-season tri-champions
Monmouth University Senior defender R.J. Allen (Old Bridge/St. Joseph’s) scored on a penalty kick in the 77th minute Sunday afternoon on The Great Lawn to give the Monmouth men’s soccer team a 1-0 victory over Mount St. Mary’s and a share of the Hawks’ seventh straight Northeast Conference Championship. The win also signified the 100th…
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Holmdel, Middletown South capture CJ cross country titles
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Holmdel High School’s boys captured the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group II title Saturday at Thompson Park in Jamesburg, and Middletown South’s girls were tops in Group III The Hornets and Eagles led a parade of area athletes who advanced to this Saturday’s group state championships at Holmdel Park. The top…
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Eagles, Huskies open playoffs on the road
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Matawan High School receiver Solomon Simkins (above right) and the Huskies begin the state playoffs this week. Matawan is the No. 6 seed in Central Jersey Group II and plays at No. 3 Carteret on Friday night. The Huskies improved to 6-2 after beating New Brunswick last week. ERIC SUCAR staff…
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Annual Great Race
Zachary Dietrick, West Orange, crosses the finish line of the 22nd annual Great Race at Middletown High School South on Oct. 22. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff Runners stretch before the start of the annual race, which included a 5K and 2K course. John Buckley, Lake Como, takes a moment to focus on the race…
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Vasilios “Billy” Stratis
Mr. Stratis, 24, of West Keansburg, died Oct. 28, 2011. He is survived by his parents, John and Vicky Stratis; a sister, Sophia Stratis, and her boyfriend, Brad Merton, of Belford; a brother, Alex Stratis of West Keansburg; his grandmother, Sophia Kalogridis of Greece; his girlfriend, Amanda Defuria of Hazlet; and many special aunts, uncles,…
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