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Author Wallace Jan Ecklof will be launching his new book The Last Celtic Angel at NovelTeas, located at 78 Bridge Avenue located opposite the Red Bank train station. Book signing begins at 7 p.m. on Aug. 20. Details: 732-747-8800 or www.novelteas.org. ***** James M. Stone of Tinton Falls, author of “The Murder of Mingo Jack:…
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Edison Angels girls fast-pitch softball will hold registration for Fall Ball on Aug. 10 and Aug. 19, 7-8:30 p.m. Fall Ball starts Friday, Sept. 3, and runs through Oct. 22, with a minimum of six weeks of games. Open to 10U, 12U and 14U players. Open to recreation teams only. The cost is $50 per…
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Recruiting service aids athletes and parents alike
BY SHAWN LAYTON BY SHAWN LAYTON Correspondent In case you haven’t heard, Metuchen might just be one of the best-kept secrets in the high school basketball world. In the not too distant past, Jayson Williams, a graduate of St. Joseph, was the high school basketball player of the year before leading Duke University to the…
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Lookin At Lucky romps at Izod Haskell Invitational
Wins by four lengths BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Lookin At Lucky didn’t need luck at Sunday’s $1 million Izod Haskell Invitational. Jockey Martin Garcia brings Lookin At Lucky to the finish line of the $1 million Izod Haskell Invitational four lengths clear of the field Sunday at Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport. The win…
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Athletics reinstated at Linwood Middle School
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Because the school budget passed, the teachers’ union accepted a wage freeze, and some district employees retired, there is enough money for athletics at Linwood Middle School to be reinstated, albeit with some modifications. For the 2010-11 school year, the school’s sports teams will be reduced from…
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Crossroads M.S. North teacher runs 101 miles in 22 hours
James O’Connor raised funds to help the homeless BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — A typical marathon covers 26.2 miles and lasts about three hours for a dedicated and inshape runner. For James O’Connor, his recent participation in the Back on My Feet ultramarathon was anything but typical. From 10 a.m. Saturday, July…
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Campers learn the gross, the delicious, and all else
Thousands of area kids choose from diverse subjects during summer camp BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Above: Gabby Banyacski (l-r), 8, of Edison, Chris Banyacski, also 8, and Griffin Maker, 9, of Metuchen, test out their newly designed paper airplanes during a July 28 session of Camp Middlesex at Middlesex County College in Edison. Below:…
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The real inside scoop on the big celebrity wedding
CODA GREG BEAN I’ve decided to start my own celebrity gossip blog, but while there was plenty of flesh bared around here during the recent heat wave, I don’t have any photos of A-list stars in compromising positions for my maiden effort. I did crash the wedding of Marc Mezvinsky and Chelsea Clinton in Rhinebeck,…
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