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Healy has Cougars off and running
Former FTHS standout now coaches one of state’s finest basketball squads BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Jeanene Healy has two things at the same time — one of the most coveted jobs in New Jersey girls high school basketball and one of the most pressure-filled positions. As the new head coach at Colts Neck High…
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Mabrey, Warriors top Patriots in Kuhnert final
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer John Sciarappa’s biggest worry in the Jack Kuhnert Holiday Basketball Tournament championship game was avoiding anotherMary Szura performance. East Brunswick High School’s Linda Sollecito (11) defends Freehold Township’s Stephanie Cardamone as Cardamone goes up for a shot during the first round of the Jack Kuhnert Holiday Basketball Tournament in Freehold…
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Union tops Colonials on buzzer-beater
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer There was no time to think, just react. With his Union High School basketball team trailing host Freehold High School, 43-42, and time running out, Jonathan Merceus pulled down the rebound from his own missed shot and put it back up off the glass. Freehold High School’s Brandon Reynolds (5)…
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Heads-up patrolman ends up saving lives
Manalapan families awakened by officer after he spotted flames in Bucks Head home By Mark Rosman MANALAPAN — It was quite an ending to 2009. Manalapan Patrolman Peter Curran was on patrol shortly after 1 a.m. Dec. 31 when he turned from Union Hill Road onto Pension Road. That is a section of Manalapan he…
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Metuchen Auxiliary Police officers needed
The Metuchen Police Department and the Metuchen Auxiliary Police are looking for Metuchen residents interested in becoming volunteer police officers for the borough. No prior training is necessary; training will be provided. The cut off date for the next academy will be Monday, Jan. 11. The Auxiliary Police, consisting of both men and women, work…
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Youth Soccer Coaches Workshop Jan. 9
The New Jersey Youth Soccer (NJYS) has announced that it will hold its annual Youth Soccer Coaches Workshop and Vendor Exhibition from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jan. 9 at the N.J. Convention Center, Raritan Center, Edison. The workshop will feature clinics and seminars throughout the day designed to meet the needs of coaches, managers,…
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Two art exhibits at MCC open Jan. 21
Middlesex County College (MCC), 2600 Woodbridge Ave., Edison, is presenting two art exhibitions beginning Jan. 21. One will highlight emerging artists from the mid-Atlantic region, and the other features sculpture, shown in a darkened room, illuminated only from the artwork itself. The exhibitions run through Feb. 11, and hours are 11 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays. A…
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Barron Arts Center announces schedule
The Barron Arts Center has announced its upcoming dates for PoetsWednesday. All readings of featured poets begin at 8 p.m. These readings are free, and everyone is welcome to attend. Refreshments will be served and are generously furnished courtesy of Wegmans Food Market in Woodbridge. In addition, PoetsWednesday will offer poetry workshops 7-8 p.m., followed…
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Princeton Review free seminar Jan. 13
Princeton Review will offer a free seminar at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 13, at the Metuchen Public Library, 480 Middlesex Ave. The 90-minute workshop is designed to help 10th- and 11th-graders better understand the test and its scoring. In addition, the program will cover how to create an admissions timeline of other standardized tests that…
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