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Knights hold off Bombers to win District 20 crown
BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent The Old Bridge and Sayreville high school wrestling teams staged an epic battle for the NJSIAA District 20 team championship on Saturday. The title wasn’t decided until the very last match — with Old Bridge prevailing by just six points at South Brunswick High School. The Knights ended up with 184…
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Greater Middlesex Conference
Above: Old Bridge’s Jen Bowman tosses up a shot before North Brunswick defender Durva Bhandare can challenge it during the first round of the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament played in North Brunswick. Left: Old Bridge’s Jasmine Jackson (l) and North Brunswick’s Jasmine Walker battle for a rebound. More photos at gmnews.com. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR…
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George Segal Everyman’
The Monmouth Museum is hosting a series of events in conjunction with an exhibit of works by internationally acclaimed artist George Segal, a longtime resident of South Brunswick who died in 2000. “Self-portrait with George Segal, 1990” “George Segal Everyman: Sculpture, Paintings and Drawings” offers a diverse overview of the late artist’s career and features…
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Job fair to be held in Long Branch on Feb. 26
A job fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 26 at Brookdale Community College’s Long Branch Higher Education Center, 213 Broadway, Long Branch. Upwards of 70 businesses are expected to participate. Employers will be accepting job applications at the job fair, which is free for job seekers. For more information, call…
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‘Sleeping Beauty,’ ‘L’il Mermaid’ slated
“Sleeping Beauty” will be presented by the Performing Arts Ensemble at 2 p.m. March 7 at the Two River Theater, 21 Bridge Ave., Red Bank. The production will feature professional scenery and costumes. Tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for children and seniors. Group rates are available. Details: 732-345-1400. In addition, the Performing Arts…
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Entries accepted for ‘Expressions of Hunger’
ShopRite Partners in Caring and General Mills have launched a video contest, “Expressions of Hunger,” with entry deadline March 1. The local contest encourages people to creatively share their perspective on the issue of hunger through song, dance, poetry or dramatic reading. Six winners, whether individuals or groups, will be featured on a limited-edition Cheerios…
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Poker tournament at Forsgate March 7
Forsgate Country Club, 375 Forsgate Drive, Monroe Township, will hold a Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament on March 7. Doors open at 2 p.m. A seminar at 2:30 p.m. will be led by “Ultimate Poker” host and teacher Dr. Richard Lederer, a poker player and author of more than 30 books who is also the father…
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NOTESAround Town
Big hearts and beautiful heads turned out at Hair for Haiti on Valentine’s Day in Red Bank. Red Bank stylists Glen Goldbaum of Glen Goldbaum 72, Christine Zilinski (second from left) of Salon Concrete, and David Levine of David Levine Salon, and their staffs held a hairstyle-a-thon Feb. 14, raising $2,768 for the American Red…
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Order seedlings now for spring planting
The 4-H Teen Council is accepting orders for seedling bundles for spring planting now through April 15. The evergreen seedlings — Colorado blue spruce, Norway spruce, Douglas fir and white pine — are available in bundles of 25 seedlings for $15. The deciduous seedlings — kousa dogwood (tree), silky dogwood (shrub) and redbud (bush) —…
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