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Above: Old Bridge First Aid Squad First Lt. Thomas Hammel works with student Emma Ferrigno to show how a neck is secured following an injury. Below: Keriann Durgin, 17, an Old Bridge resident and certified emergency medical technician, answers questions from students at Voorhees Elementary School during her May 25 presentation. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR…
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Old Bridge Relay for Life: Taking steps in fight against cancer
Planning Board head Larry J. Redmond Jr. named honorary chair BY PATRICIAYOCZIS Correspondent The Old Bridge Relay for Life will kick off its second annual overnight event in the fight against cancer at 7 p.m. June 18 at Lombardi Field. Opening ceremonies will be followed by a cancer survivors’ lap. The theme for this year’s…
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Rich Kosmoski assists third-grade students with folding the American flag at Arleth Elementary School in Sayreville on May 25. Members of American Legion Post 211 celebrated Armed Forces Day with the students in a program designed to educate youngsters on the importance of honoring men and women in the military. JEFF GRANIT staff
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Sayreville rezones Main St. tract for office, retail use
Property owner argues move will render land ‘essentially valueless’ BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer Despite objections from the property owner, the Sayreville Borough Council voted last week to rezone 100 acres in the center of town to allow for business and office uses. The ordinance adopted May 23 will mean that the vacant property, formerly…
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JMHS junior makes waves in world of surfing
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Jessica Kwiecinski Surf’s up! is a popular summoning call to serious surfers that is not heard much around Jackson Township, but to Jackson Memorial High School junior Jessica Kwiecinski, it is a welcome sound. “My friends in surfing understand what’s going on, but not my friends in school; there aren’t many…
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Brookdale tennis players capture NJCAA titles
Brookdale Community College’s mens tennis team finished second at the National Junior College Athletic Association Division III National Tournament. The tourney was held in Plano, Texas, at Collins Community College, May 15-17. The Jersey Blues finished behind their Region XIX rivals from Gloucester, the defending national champions, by five points, 26-21. More impressively, BCC’s first,…
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RBC’s Totland second at Tournament of Champions
Caseys’ girls seventh in golf tournament BYWARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent Red Bank Catholic sophomore Taylor Totland concluded an outstanding interscholastic golf campaign with a second-place finish in the NJSIAA Girls Tournament of Champions on May 25. Totland shot a 75 to finish a single stroke behind champion Scotland Preston of Governor Livingston in the individual portion…
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SJV holds the lead this time and wins county softball title
Lancers beat RBC in final BY MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent Top: Red Bank Catholic’s Kaitlyn O’Donnell tries to throw out a St. John Vianney runner at the plate during the Monmouth County Softball Tournament championship game played May 25 at Wall High School. The defending champion Lancers avenged their only loss of the season with a…
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BBQ event will aid those with autism
A barbeque picnic fundraiser for SEARCH Day Program Inc., Ocean Township, will be conducted by the Washington Engine Company at its firehouse, 176 Jackson St., Matawan, on June 11. The family friendly event will feature food, rides, five live bands, games and clowns. Residents of all towns are invited to attend. According to a letter…
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