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Changes considered for non-public schools
By WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent High school football in New Jersey may change dramatically in 2016 as a result of the NJSIAA’s vote to create a separate conference for non-public high schools. NJSIAA members voted, 215-128, Dec. 7, with two members abstaining, to make the change. However, there is a possibility that the decision could be…
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Bears look to provide a challenge in Red Division
EAST BRUNSWICK By JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent There is no doubt the St. Joseph High School of Metuchen’s boys’ basketball team is favored to win the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Red Division title. The Falcons are winners of three out of the last four division titles and have captured the conference tournament five of the last…
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Transition game key for Spotswood boys hoops team
SPOTSWOOD By JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent The faces change from season to season, but what doesn’t is how the Spotswood High School boys’ basketball team plays an up-tempo transition game that usually leaves opponents breathless. Imagine what they must be thinking now that head coach Steve Mate said he plans for this year’s Chargers to run…
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Driving to the basket
MATT DENTON Middlesex Community College’s Michael Valentin drives into the lane against the Community College of Philadelphia’s Kenny Brown during the Dec. 3 game played on Middlesex’s home floor in Edison. Middlesex won the game, 73-68.
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A Christmas Carol
TOP PICK PHOTO COURTESY OF PLAYHOUSE 22 Playhouse 22 presents its 20th annual production of Charles Dickens’ classic “A Christmas Carol” 8 p.m. Fridays, 4 and 8 p.m. Saturdays, 3 p.m. Sundays, through Dec. 20 at the East Brunswick Community Arts Center, 721 Cranbury Road. Fred Dennehy returns as Ebenezer Scrooge. The rest of the…
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Apply now for Sheriff’s civilian academy
Applications are being accepted for the Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office’s Civilian Academy. Participants will meet 7-9 p.m. Wednesdays for eight weeks. beginning April 6, at the Middlesex County Police Training Center, North Patrol Road, Edison. One Saturday class will be held. Graduation is scheduled for May 25. Each session will highlight functions of the Sheriff’s…
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Pediatrician concerned children are at risk for diabetes, hypertension, liver disease
More than 300 New Jersey health stakeholders turned out to hear Dr. Sandra Hassink, president of the American Academy of Pediatrics, speak on healthier living for children at the Building a Culture of Health in New Jersey Conference in Edison on Dec. 2. PHOTO COURTESY OF NEW JERSEY PARTNERSHIP FOR HEALTHY KIDS A local pediatrician…
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Tom Hardy delivers a master class
In theaters now By Paul Hall www.channelguidemag.com Director Brian Helgeland (L.A. Confidential) introduces viewers to the Kray twins in his new film, Legend. The identical twin gangsters, Reggie and Ronnie, were two of the most notorious criminals in British history. Their empire rose in London’s East End during the 1960s and they dominated much of…
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Mariah Carey directs and stars with Lacey Chabert in ‘A Christmas Melody’
By Kellie Freeze, www.channelguidemag.com Lacey Chabert Mariah Carey’s music is an integral part of the holiday season, and now the Christmas chanteuse is gifting her talents to Hallmark’s most musical holiday film. The singer/actress is directing her first film, the aptly named A Christmas Melody, premiering Dec. 19 on Hallmark Channel. The film stars Lacey…
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