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Hair today, gone tomorrow
Nine-year-old donates 10 inches of hair for cancer patients BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Ricardo Garces cut 10 inches of his hair to donate to Pantene Beautiful Lengths for a wig for cancer patients. NORTH BRUNSWICK — Most 7- year-olds focus only on soccer or karate. Instead, Ricardo Garces had something else on his mind…
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Crowds enjoy summer fun at Middlesex Co. Fair
BY KELLY CRAIG Correspondent Above: Crowds enjoy games and rides at the Middlesex County Fair in East Brunswick Aug. 6. Left: Amy Boslet, 5, of Edison, tries to toss one in for the win as mom Tammy (l), aunt Sherry Dixit of East Brunswick and dad Rich look on during the fair. PHOTOS BY SCOTT…
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South Brunswick board approves horse rescue facility
Owner will nurse horses back to health before finding them new homes BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer The South Brunswick Zoning Board unanimously agreed to allow a Monmouth Junction resident to open a horse rescue facility, at its Aug. 4 meeting. Mary Derwin will have to comply with minor conditions before starting work on the operation.…
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Katie Panitch does jumping jacks with her fellow cadets during the North Brunswick Junior Police Academy Aug. 5. Cadets are learning about the law enforcement field for two weeks this summer. More photos, page 13. JEFF GRANIT staff
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Peddie swimmers achieve gold at state meet
Peddie Aquatics’ swimmers raced to 39 finals finishes (top eight) and earned 16 “gold” times at the New Jersey 12 & Under and 13 & Over Silver & Bronze Championships. The 12 & Under meet was held at Princeton University on July 16 and 17, and the 13 & Over meet was at Rutgers University…
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Hawks receive preseason Top 30 national ranking
Men’s soccer ranked 27th The Monmouth University men’s soccer team will begin the 2011 season ranked 27th in the country by the College Soccer News Top 30 Preseason National Poll. Head coach Robert McCourt’s team was nationally ranked throughout the 2010 season. “It is wonderful to see Monmouth soccer mentioned as one of the nation’s…
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Blue Devils got head start on 2011 in 7-on-7 tourney
BY MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent Breaking out of the usual summer routine, Shore Regional High School participated in the Monmouth County 7-on-7 Football Tournament on July 11. The Blue Devils normally do not participate in these types of tournaments as much as other teams do, so their appearance in the championship game came as a surprise.…
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Maroon & White camp a success for RBR basketball
BYWARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent Left: Ocean Township High School’s Brittany O’Gorman looks to find an open teammate during the Spartans’ Aug. 3 game against Red Bank Regional. Above: Ocean Township High School’s Danielle DeFillippo (r) looks to elude Red Bank Regional defender Jazz Van Loon during their game. The teams were participating in Red Bank Regional’s…
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Rock Solid Mud Run
Top left: Jennifer Bookbinder, of Howell, crawls through the slop during the Rock Solid Mud Run at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park Aug. 6. Rock Solid Sports donated a portion of the event’s profits to the Semper Fi Fund, which provides financial aid to injured service members and their families. Top right: Participants pull themselves…
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