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New Brunswick man convicted for fatally shooting ex-girlfriend
NEW BRUNSWICK — A 28-year-old man faces 30 years to life in prison after a jury found him guilty on all counts during his murder trial for stalking and fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend in South Brunswick in 2015. Giver Quiroz-Vasquez, also known as Gilberto Juarez-Vasquez and Erick Morales Sandin, of New Brunswick, was also found…
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Newell pupils earn top reading honors in N.J. – again
Pupils in the Newell Elementary School, which educates children from Upper Freehold Township and Allentown, have earned top honors in New Jersey in a national reading competition for the third year in a row. In the 2017 Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge, the Newell pupils were named “Best in State” by reading for the most combined…
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Howell, Marlboro boys’ soccer teams share positive attitude
The boys’ soccer season has been good to Howell High School, but it has also been unkind to Marlboro High School. While both teams have gone through different experiences over the first month of the season, they continue to remain optimistic improvement will come as the campaign moves forward. The teams met on the field…
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Nat Geo expands Morgan Freeman’s “Story” franchise from God to man
By Lori Acken Several years ago, Morgan Freeman and his producing partners Lori McCreary and James Younger traveled the globe to explore the uniting power of faith for National Geographic’s smart and intensely moving The Story of God With Morgan Freeman, which bowed in 2016. Critically acclaimed and Emmy-nominated, the series debuted a shorter second…
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Century 21 Mack-Morris Iris Lurie recognizes its top producers for the month
Iris Lurie, broker/owner of Century 21 Mack-Morris Iris Lurie, is pleased to announce the top individuals and teams for the month of September. Top Listing Agent is Carrie Moyer and the Top Selling Agent is Sheryl Kerner. Our Top Listing and Top Selling Team is the Cole Gold Team. The competitive intelligence, professionalism and dedication…
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Writing workshops at Old Bridge Library
The Old Bridge Public Library and the Garden State Speculative Fiction Writers will host four writing workshops to celebrate November’s National Novel Writing Month. The events will begin in October with two sessions preparing writers for a productive November. The first session is on Oct. 12 “Get Motivated to Start Your Novel” and the second session…
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Middlesex County College enters joint plan with Kean University
EDISON — For Middlesex County College students taking the route toward a bachelor’s degree at Kean University, the transfer process got a bit easier. The two higher education institutions — led by Dawood Farahi, president of Kean University and Joann La Perla-Morales, president of Middlesex County College — signed a joint admissions agreement on Sept.…
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Four men arrested in aftermath of motor vehicle crash
JACKSON – Three young male residents of Jackson and one young male resident of Toms River were arrested following a motor vehicle accident and a fracas that involved multiple police officers in the early morning hours of Oct. 4 in Jackson. Police said that at 2:48 a.m., Officer Keith French responded to the area of…
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Not a smash, but definitely a winner
By Paul Hall Although I was only a pint-sized version of myself in 1973, I heard about the battle that had the country’s attention and knew the sides being drawn. In the new film Battle of the Sexes, the men are pitted against the women as that battle — the memorable tennis match — plays…
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