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H.S. football changes in store for fall ’09
BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent High school football fans, you are highly encouraged to read and digest the facts below. Only then will you fully understand how the face of local high school football will change this fall. First, understand that opponents on area teams’ schedules may be somewhat unfamiliar. That’s because the Greater Middlesex and…
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In motion
PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff Top: South Brunswick first baseman Jack Young charges after a ground ball during the American Legion game against Edison held at the Edison Boys Complex on June 17. Left: South Brunswick pitcher Mike Katcher tries to make the throw to first base during the game.
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Community thanked for help with bike drive
Iwould like to thank the residents of Sayreville, Old Bridge and neighboring towns for your support with my Eagle Scout project. The bike collection drive on June 6 was a success. With your help I collected a total of 110 used bikes and raised over $1,200 for Pedals for Progress. The used bikes are being…
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Suggestions for improving tax-amnesty effort
As the tally for New Jersey’s tax-amnesty program hits $700 million, politicians are quick to “gift” it back to the public. Yet, I wonder if they have asked why the amnesty program was so successful. Is it possible that New Jersey has not properly invested in its enforcement against delinquent taxpayers? Is the predictability of…
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Cut jeopardizes access to home health care
Iam a home-care nurse from Monroe with the Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey, and I recently returned from a trip to Capitol Hill with nurses from every state in America. We were there on behalf of our patients to help preserve access to home care and hospice services amid $13 billion in suggested cuts…
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He bagged the goose — and then we cooked it
Coda • GREG BEAN In our family, we love to tell the story about Grandpa and the goose, although if he were still alive, he’d probably get a nasty letter from PETA berating him for inhuman cruelty. That organization got so upset last week when President Obama swatted a fly on camera, there’s no telling…
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NOTES
Soldiers returning from duty in Iraq were entertained by Holiday Express during festivities for the members of the New Jersey National Guard and their families June 12. Some 2,875 returning National Guard soldiers and their families were treated to the homecoming event after taking part in a parade down Broad Street in Trenton. Their historic…
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Strong man & woman
PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff Above: Adam Tietje, of Holmdel, competes in the tire flip event during the Strongman Competition held at Test Sports Clubs in Tinton Falls on June 20. Right: Christa Lippert, of Middletown, competes in the farmer’s walk event during the competition, which benefited Toys.Calm, a Little Silver charity that helps children…
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State preps study of school consolidation
12 school ‘clusters’ to be studied in Monmouth BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer The State Department of Education is moving forward with plans to study the consolidation of school districts and will work with a handful of public colleges and universities to assess its controversial school consolidation feasibility studies. The universities and colleges, which have…
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