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Sports Shorts
The 14th annual Rowan University softball winter hitting series will be held 5-7 p.m. Sunday nights, Jan. 31, Feb. 14, 21, and 28, at the Esbjornson Gymnasium on the Rowan campus in Glassboro. Rowan head coach, Kim Wilson, coaching staff and players, will provide instruction. The cost is $100 per camper. Players must bring their…
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Metuchen girls hoops team ready to start new season
BY SHAWN LAYTON Staff Writer The Metuchen High School girls basketball team had its Dec. 18 season opener against Middlesex High School postponed due to a bomb threat. While the two teams have been in talks to schedule a rematch, a definitive date has yet to be determined. Due to the postponement, the Bulldogs were…
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Wardlaw- Hartridge opens season
ERIC SUCAR staff John F. Kennedy’s A.J. Pichalski (left) tries to pass the ball to an open teammate before Wardlaw-Hartridge’s Jordan Del Sol (middle) can get a piece of it during a Dec. 18 game at Wardlaw-Hartridge. ERIC SUCAR staff
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Catch a ride if you catch a buzz during holidays
The holiday season is supposed to be a time for family, friends, and festive celebrations, but it is unfortunately also a time when there is a tragic jump in the number of alcohol-related highway fatalities each year between Thanksgiving and New Year’s. That is why Prevention First is joining with other national, state and local…
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New atlas puts New Jersey back on the map
Maps have been around for as long as human civilization. Early cartographers drew maps on animal skins or carved them into clay tablets to help hunters and traders find their way.M odern maps show much more —everything from rainfall to railroads, from preserved lands to toxic waste sites, from how residents vote to how much…
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Marriage is no diamond commercial
Are We There Yet? • LORI CLINCH The worst thing about watching TV this time of the year is the diamond commercials. You know what I’m talking about. The handsome young man is ice skating with his beloved bride, and he slips and moves clumsily around on the ice much to her amusement. When she…
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New zero-tolerance policy may change sports world
Coda Coda • GREG BEAN I see this on television from time to time, and I think it’s a good idea. So here it is: Warning! Part of this column deals with adult subject matter— and that subject matter is sex. When I was growing up, we didn’t have any professional sports teams in…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Public Works cleans up from weekend snowstorm
By Davy James, Staff Writer The first major storm of the winter hit the area this weekend, dropping about a foot of snow on the township Saturday night into Sunday. Township roads were clear Sunday after plows and salt trucks were on the roads throughout the night. Local officials were pleased at the work done…
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