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Republicans seeking ‘super majority’ in Holmdel
Iwould characterize myself as an independent centrist. Because of how divided this country is, I believe that group will swing the balance in most elections these days. I am liberal about choice (your business is your business, mine is mine), conservative about finance (“thou shalt not” spend more than thou earns). Because of that, I…
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Wind tower proposal should be put on hold
The wind energy industry is rife with carpetbaggers and swindlers who aim to dupe uninformed communities. Now they are prospecting in the Bayshore, and the Bayshore Regional Sewerage Authority in Union Beach wants to bring wind towers — taller than the Statue of Liberty, higher than a 35-story skyscraper — to this quiet residential town.…
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Sports Shorts
Playing with no substitutes, the Middletown Force, a U-12 girls soccer team, rallied back to win their first game of the season against the Stafford Tigersharks with a final score of 4-3. Goals were scored by Sarah Raymond, with assists by Kaylee Davis, Emily Antonino and Carly Young. The Middletown Force is a new team…
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State playoff deadline has local teams scrambling
BY DOUG McKENZIE Staff Writer As the local high school sports teams focus on the second half of the fall season, the state playoff picture begins to take shape for the soccer and field hockey teams that are fortunate enough to qualify. Red Bank Catholic High School’s Rocine Moschella hits a backhand shot in her…
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Big win for CBA harriers at VCP
Colts win Eastern States BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer They’re back. Once again, Van Cortlandt Park brought out the best in Tom Heath’s Christian Brothers Academy cross country team, and as a result, they regained their place among the nation’s best squads. In winning Saturday’s Eastern States Championships at the historic VCP layout in the…
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Photos
Above: Holmdel’s Caitlin Yip is surrounded by teammates after winning a match against Red Bank Catholic’s Rocine Moschella during the Shore Conference Tournament finals held at Shore Regional High School, West Long Branch, on Oct. 7. Left: Yip hits a forehand shot back to Red Bank Moschella.
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Hornets looking to add Central Jersey Group III title
BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Staff Writer On the heels of winning the Shore Conference Tournament, the Holmdel High School girls tennis team will be looking to add the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group III title to its list of accomplishments. The Hornets, who defeated Northern Burlington and Red Bank Regional, both 5-0, were slated to visit Princeton…
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Steven Oster, Belford,runs in the Little Silver Classic 5K, which finished on the track at Red Bank Regional High School, on Oct. 11.
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New technology enhances learning at St. Benedict
Plans call for interactive boards in each classroom BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer HOLMDEL — Chalkboards and dusty erasers will become a thing of the past at the St. Benedict School in Holmdel. Eight wall-mounted SMART Boards were installed over the summer for the 2009-10 school year. The interactive whiteboards, which mimic the design of…
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