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    Monroe Township Baseball is holding online registration for its spring recreation program. Go to www.monroebaseball.com by Feb. 1 to avoid a higher registration fee. Details: 732-605-1134 or [email protected]. Ebony Jennings, a member of the Monroe Township High School girls basketball team, recently signed a letter of intent to attend Wagner College, located in Staten Island.…

  • Rutgers wrestling team ranked No. 13 in USA

    In his fourth year as head coach of the Rutgers University wrestling team, former Jackson Memorial High School coach Scott Goodale has turned the Scarlet Knights into a nationally ranked program. And he is doing it with a lot of talent from the Shore area, led by Jackson Memorial High School graduate Scott Winston and…

  • Harris has South River Rams moving forward

    BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent South River High School’s boys basketball team finished 12-15 last winter in Rodney Harris’ initial season as head coach, which doesn’t necessarily qualify the former Ram as a miracle worker. But consider that Harris coached his team to eight more victories than the previous campaign, including victories in the Greater Middlesex…

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    Greg Krueger (white uniform) and his East Brunswick teammates will start the 2010-11 wrestling season on Saturday at the Roselle Park Tournament. Krueger, a junior, wrestled at 152 last year as a sophomore. FILE PHOTO

  • Added depth makes Bears bowling team stronger

    BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent East Brunswick High School’s boy’s bowling team has produced outstanding bowlers through the years, but rarely, if ever, have the Bear keglers been as strong throughout the lineup as they enter this campaign. A team state championship is a realistic goal. Consider the starters who return from a group that posted…

  • MCC establishes student gov’t

    Student Government Association Secretary Danielle Hobbs (l-r), President Linda Attuh, Treasurer Naomi Akanbi and Vice President Matthew Scognamiglio will represent students and their interests. EDISON — A new student government has been created at Middlesex County College. The body has four officers, with plans to hold elections for 12 to 14 representatives in the spring.…

  • Immaculate Conception School celebrates 50th anniversary

    BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Staff Writer Immaculate Conception School in Spotswood celebrated its 50th anniversary on Dec. 11. Celebrating its golden anniversary, Immaculate Conception School of Spotswood prides itself on focusing on the development of the whole child through academics, sports, enrichment and religious education. The celebration began with a 5 p.m. Mass followed by a…

  • Rise above our differences; be the best we can be

    It’s heartbreaking. It’s despicable and so sad. Such a loss of respect defies definition and undermines our basic humanity. I’m talking about the invasion of privacy inflicted upon the Rutgers freshman — I omit his name out of respect for him and his family even though it’s well known in the press — by posting…

  • Board seeks to clarify record on charter school

    There has been a good deal of misinformation and confusion concerning the East Brunswick Board of Education’s lawsuit against the state Commissioner of Education as it concerns the establishment of the Hatikvah International Academy Charter School and the validity of its charter. Under New Jersey law, the East Brunswick school district had no involvement in…

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