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Package theft a concern
By JENNIFER ORTIZ and KENNY WALTER Staff Writers STAFF PHOTGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR The theft of packages delivered to doorsteps is becoming a bigger problem as more and more people shop online for their Christmas gifts. Woodbridge Police Capt. Roy Hoppock said package theft has become a growing issue, and there are very few ways to…
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Spicuzzo released from prison
By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Former Middlesex County Sheriff Joseph Spicuzzo has been released from jail. Spicuzzo was sentenced in 2013 to nine years in prison for running a jobs-for-cash scheme that yielded him approximately $112,000 in bribes from those seeking positions or promotions in the sheriff’s department, Acting Attorney General John J. Hoffman said…
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Grocery stores expand services
By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer Grocery stores are offering more than food shopping such as this gingerbread cookie decorating class held at Whole Foods Market in Marlboro on Dec. 17. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Area grocery stores are slowly changing the way they cater to their customers by providing more services and programs to…
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Keyport dealership among the first Ford dealers in the nation to sell new F-150
A Monmouth County dealership is among the first Ford dealers in the country to sell a 2016 F-150 truck. Joe Jarock Jr., an auto body shop employee and street rod enthusiast, purchased a new 2016 F-150 XLT from Tom’s Ford in Keyport. An employee of Al’s Auto Body in South Amboy for nearly four decades,…
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A dim view of the road ahead
Today’s automotive car headlamps don’t do an adequate job of illuminating poorly lit nighttime rural roads, which accounts for 40 percent of all miles driven in the United States. That’s according to research conducted by AAA in Orlando, Fla. The organization found that halogen headlamps, currently included in more than 80 percent of new vehicles,…
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Caseys’ girls start season 2-0 with sights set on sectionals
By WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent Red Bank Catholic (RBC) High School’s girls’ basketball team is off to a 2-0 start as the young Caseys look to contend for the NJSIAA Non-Public A title. A year ago, RBC went 22-6 and made its way to the Non-Public A semifinals before falling to St. John Vianney High School.…
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Heath built legendary cross-country program at CBA
SPORTS VIEW Tim Morris The words “great” and “legend” get thrown around so often that they have almost lost their meaning. In the case of retired Christian Brothers Academy (CBA) cross-country coach Tom Heath, those words hardly do him justice. Heath, who stepped down as the Colts’ head coach after another championship year, leaves as…
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Green Wave wrestlers open season with Neptune Classic win
By MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent The Long Branch High School wrestling team got the winter started with a first-place finish at the Neptune Classic, showing off a strong senior class that is expected to carry the Green Wave this season. The Green Wave secured the team title with 151.5 points, just in front of North Hunterdon…
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Soaring to the basket
STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Long Branch High School’s Marc Dennis drives to the basket between Colts Neck High School defenders Lloyd Daniels, left, and Brendan Clarke during the Dec. 18 game played in Long Branch. The host Green Wave won the season opener for both teams, 57-54.
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