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LeGrand brings inspirational story to area high school
By JENNIFER ORTIZ Staff Writer Former Rutgers University football player Eric LeGrand speaks to students at Allentown High School on Nov. 2. JENNIFER ORTIZ/STAFF In October 2010, Rutgers University football player Eric LeGrand collided with Army’s Malcolm Brown during the fourth quarter of a game at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford. The collision caused an injury…
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Eatontown independents make history
By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer After defeating four other candidates in the Nov. 3 general election, independents will hold two seats on the seven-person Eatontown council for the first time in borough history. With all nine districts reporting and 3,926 votes cast, incumbent Councilman Anthony Talerico Jr. and running mate Virginia East defeated Democratic…
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Retail health clinics fill demand for rapid care
By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer Walk-in health care clinics at pharmacies are booming as customers demand quick service. METRO CREATIVE SERVICES Quick and convenient are two words typically associated with fast foods or ATMs, not health care services. A growing trend is changing that as retail-based clinics (RBC) are popping up in drugstores and supermarkets…
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Bulletin Board
– Family Addiction Network to meet Nov. 17 The Family Addiction Network will hold their monthly meeting on Nov. 17 from 7-8:30 p.m. at the West Long Branch Community Center, 116 Locust Ave. West Long Branch. The topic of this month is on “Finding Hope.” This meeting will feature presenters Melissa and Michael Skelly, a…
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SPORT SHORTS
Rowan College at Burlington County is hosting a four-week baseball camp starting Jan. 3. Rowan College at Burlington head coach Jason Leta will direct the program in conjunction with U.S. Baseball Academy. Classes are available for players in grades 1-12 and are limited to six players per coach. Sessions are offered in advanced hitting, pitching,…
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Hoernlein leads Redbirds at sectional cross-country meet
ALLENTOWN VARSITY REPORT By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Allentown High School’s Morgan Gravatt (24) kicks the ball upfield to a teammate during the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group III quarterfinals against Wall High School Nov. 5. Wall ended the Redbirds’ season with a 3-1 triumph. FRANK WOJCIECHOWSKI Allentown High School sophomore Devon Hoernlein awoke the morning of…
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Peter Pan
TOP PICK Jack Sweeney (l-r), Michael Friedman, Jennifer Townsend and Jordan Gilbert in Peter Pan. Phoenix Productions will present its revival of the immortal Broadway musical, “Peter Pan,” beginning Nov. 13 at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank. This musical depicts the adventures of Peter, a mischievous young boy afraid of growing up, as…
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Front seat sleep
Q&A with Sharon Peters Q: For many reasons, including a need sometimes to sleep in my car and sometimes haul really long things, I have decided it’d be really great to have an SUV or hatchback with a front seat that folds flat (as the back seats do). I’ve never seen one. Do they exist…
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Freshman Class of 2016
Here’s a look at an alluring array of vehicles headed to showrooms By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features There’s a rich harvest of fresh-grown cars and crossovers debuting for the 2016 model year, with racy sports cars and posh new luxury rides leading the pack, along with an assortment of smaller and more affordable modes of…
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