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The New Volume gets ready to rock
The New Volume, a three-piece rock and roll band from Freehold, will be performing at the third annual Seaside Heights Music Festival on May 21. The New Volume will be playing the midnight slot at JR’s, located on the Boardwalk and Sumner Avenue, Seaside Heights. The New Volume has also booked a slate of spring…
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Congregations to host stem cell drive May 16
On May 16 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Congregation Kol Am and the Freehold Jewish Center are hosting a stem cell drive, sponsored by the Gift of Life Foundation at the Freehold Jewish Center, 59 Broad St., Freehold. According to a press release, the goal of the stem cell drive is to save lives…
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Event supports Susan G. Komen for the Cure
The Central and South Jersey Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure will host its eighth annual Spirit of Jane Rodney Celebration June 18 at a new and larger venue — Rider University, Lawrenceville. The signature event will feature a reception on a terrace, with music by the Jack Furlong Quartet, followed by a…
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Route 537-Gravel Hill Rd. upgrade plan selected in Freehold Township
Intersection work aims to reduce accidents and ease navigation FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – On May 12, municipal leaders in Freehold Township agreed with Monmouth County officials and a majority of local residents that acquiring property from the southernmost side of Route 537 is the best option for improvements to the intersection with Gravel Hill Road. County…
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Metuchen looking to seal GMC tennis title
BY SHAWN LAYTON Correspondent The Metuchen High School boys tennis team entered this week’s action fully in control of its own destiny. The Bulldogs went into Monday’s meeting with Highland Park High School 11-1 on the season and clearly in the driver’s seat to maintain sole possession of first place in the Greater Middlesex Conference…
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Edison playing best baseball of the season
BY SHAWN LAYTON Correspondent Head coach Vinnie Abene took a calculated risk over the weekend when the Edison High School baseball team squared off against Sayreville War Memorial High School in the preliminary round of the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament on Saturday. Abene looked ahead to the next round, where No. 3 seed Monroe awaited…
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May 8 softball game against Spotswood.
Metuchen High School’s Teresa Vinci slides safely into third base during the team’s May 8 softball game against Spotswood. Host Spotswood won, 4-0. ERIC SUCAR staff
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N.J. Blaze joins National Premier Soccer League
BY SHAWN LAYTON Correspondent The National Premier Soccer League comes to Central Jersey this month when expansion team New Jersey Blaze hosts Pocono Snow for a 7:30 p.m. fixture at Rowland Park in South Brunswick. The Blaze opens the season on the road, at Pocono Snow, May 15. N.J. Blaze is the newest member of…
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Edison board will cease use of acting super position July 1
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — A review of 15 candidates seeking the position of superintendent of schools is under way. The Board of Education voted unanimously May 6 to approve a resolution ending the contract of acting superintendent of schools as of July 1. The resolution states that the board will either appoint…
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