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BCC well represented on All-Region teams
With the Region 19 tournaments getting under way, players from Brookdale Community College’s softball and baseball teams are being recognized for their outstanding regular seasons. Bo Scannapieco’s Jersey Blues softball team is 39-7 and ranked No. 7 in the country among Division III junior colleges. Brookdale, the defending champion, drew a bye and will start…
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Hornets repeat as county tennis tourney champions
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent The lineup is different for Holmdel High School’s boys tennis team, which graduated its top two singles players and a first doubles standout from last season, but the success continues as the squad won its second straight Monmouth County Tournament title on May 2. Holmdel got championship efforts from sophomore Dawan…
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Matawan girls win County Relays title
Matawan Regional’s girls captured the Monmouth County Relays championship on Saturday. The Huskies, who hosted the meet, outscored runner-up Ocean Township, 90- 67. On the boys side, Freehold Township rolled up 131 points on its way to the title. Matawan’s boys were third with 66.5 points. Joy Price and Alexis Veary helped the Matawan girls…
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Shore Regional High School girls lacrosse team
The Shore Regional High School girls lacrosse team runs through a practice routine before the start of a game against St. John Vianney held at Shore Regional in West Long Branch on April 29. ERIC SUCAR staff Above: Shore Regional’s Kerry Sullivan (l) and St. John Vianney’s Victoria Freeman chase after a loose ball during…
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JLHS musicians honored at event
JACKSON — Under the direction of Jazz Band Director Scott Katona, the Jackson Liberty High School Jazz Band won third place in its division at the New Jersey State Final Jazz Band Competition held at Princeton High School on April 24. Zane Decker, electric bass guitar player, won his seventh consecutive Best Overall Solo Award.…
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Traffic may slow down with race in progress
PLUMSTED — The New Egypt Fire Company is holding a 5K run/walk fundraiser on May 8 at 9:30 a.m. starting at the recreation field. The event is expected to last a little more than an hour. According to a press release, roads that may experience slower-than-normal traffic flow during that time are Brynmore Road, Brindletown…
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Jackson skate park to reopen on May 8
JACKSON — Renovations have been completed at the Jackson skate park, and a grand-opening celebration is scheduled for May 8 at 9 a.m. (rain date May 9) at the Justice Complex facility. All residents are invited to attend the grand opening of the skate park. There will be a Best Trick Contest with prizes to…
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business briefs
Gellman Images of Adelphia was selected to be the official image-maker for the 2010 New Jersey Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, which took place May 2. Gellman Images was responsible for all still images and behind-the-scenes video for the event, as well as the imaging content for the…
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Shame raises stigma against people with a mental illness
GUEST COLUMN NISHA CHHABRA Iremember how I sat at the kitchen table in December 1993 with knots in my stomach, my mother cooking dinner for my ninth birthday party. “Do you think Dad is going to come out of his room during my party?” I nervously asked my mother as she pulled coconut barfi, a…
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