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Sport Shorts
Sky Blue Soccer School invites coaches of incoming or current high school age girls to a special session 7-9 p.m. May 27 at Thomas Edison Park, Edison, with the professionals of Sky Blue Soccer School, the only major training company comprised mostly of female trainers. The session is presented by Sky Blue FC, in cooperation…
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’09 campaign far from typical for Bears squad
BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent Bill Pellagrino, one of the true pillars of East Brunswick High School sports, will complete his 30th season as coach for the boys tennis team with yet another winning record. Headed into yesterday’s season-ending match with J.P. Stevens, the Bears were guaranteed to finish above .500 with the record at 9-6.…
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Bears’ commitment to game shows in yearly domination
BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent The East Brunswick boys volleyball team has navigated through this season with relative ease, topping the 20-win mark with 22 thus far, against only four losses. But to be honest, the Bears have are really finishing up preseason. The real games begin now. East Brunswick, like the flowers that bloom in…
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Game on!
PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Above: Old Bridge High School’s Brittany Fuenter (l) and South Brunswick’s Lisa Buongionanni battle for the loose ball during the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament lacrosse final May 13 in East Brunswick. South Brunswick prevailed, 13-12, in overtime. Old Bridge High School’s Brittany Fuenter (r) pressures South Brunswick’s Ali Sisco.
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Thanks go out to residents for success of food drive
This is an open letter to the residents of South River and East Brunswick. On behalf of the South River mayor, Borough Council and Board of Health, I would like to thank all volunteers and participants for their efforts during the U.S. Postal Service Food Drive and donation of May 9. This successful drive exemplifies…
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Board being secretive about selection process for superintendent
What is the Spotswood Board of Education up to now? John Krewer announced he will retire as Spotswood superintendent of schools on Nov. 1, 2009, having just been hired in 2006. How does a school board find qualified applicants? Did it solicit input from the community to identify the characteristics we would be looking for…
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Child-protection service in disarray
The children. Has anyone considered the health and well-being of the children during these times of financial hardship? Monetary burden gives rise to child abuse and neglect. Some of those families that struggle with day-to-day survival issues and mounting financial pressures may be pushed over the edge and culminate in taking their pain, anger and…
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Lawmakers finally show a bit of common sense
Coda • GREG BEAN My father died a hard death from lung cancer in 1983. From the first diagnosis, about six months before he passed, there was never any real hope, since his type of cancer is nearly always fatal. Still, he tried to beat it with ever-more aggressive chemotherapy treatments that took his hair…
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Coastal Evacuation Route study open house June 2
The Monmouth County Planning Board will hold an open house for the public on the county’s Coastal Evacuation Route Improvement Study on June 2. The event will take place 4-7 p.m. in the Community Room at the Long Branch Higher Education Center, 213 Broadway, Long Branch. The study has evaluated some of the transportation routes…
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