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Comeback wins take Redbirds to sectional semifinals
ALLENTOWN VARSITY REPORT By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Allentown High School’s Bianca Santos soars toward the basket to put up a shot while Ocean Township High School defender Lucy Thomas can only watch. The Redbirds beat Ocean Township, 53-38, on March 6 in the quarterfinals of the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group III playoffs. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC…
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Challenge asks high schoolers to devise workable solutions
By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent ALLENTOWN — Robert Tackett, who teaches science and engineering at Allentown High School, will have his students in Project Lead the Way participate in the Panasonic Creative Design Challenge for the first time. Seniors Andrew Fortier, Vincent Ferriola and Hunter Sherry reached the preliminary round of the challenge at New Jersey…
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ON CAMPUS
Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pa., has named the following students to the dean’s list for the 2014 fall semester: From Allentown, Dana Byrnes, and from Millstone Township, Danielle A. Galipo, Emelie C. Klehr and Chelsea D. Laday. The University of Delaware, Newark, Del., has named the following students from Allentown to the dean’s list…
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Barbara Tuttle
On Feb. 28, 2015, a true angel on Earth was called to heaven as Barbara Tuttle left our world for a new journey. Known to many as “Talk to Tuttle” and “BT,” she spent 71 amazing years touching countless people in wonderful ways. BT served as a full-time real estate consultant for 29 years —…
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Park system opens new stretch of trail
UPPER FREEHOLD — The Monmouth County Park System has announced the opening of an additional section of the Union Transportation Trail in Upper Freehold Township. The new section, which is approximately 3 miles long, brings the trail’s total length to 7 miles, according to a press release. The Union Transportation Trail, which opened to the…
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Gift auction slated for March 28
ALLENTOWN — The Allentown FFA Chapter and the Allentown FFA Alumni Affiliate of the National FFA Organization will host the eighth annual gift auction at 6 p.m. March 28 at the Hope Firehouse, 82 Route 526, Allentown. The FFA provides many opportunities for agricultural science students to participate in activities such as leadership training, career…
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Teens tell of post-Sandy journey in photo exhibit
By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer Jack A new exhibit focuses on the journeys of 10 teens from Monmouth and Middlesex counties as they discover hope and healing in the aftermath of superstorm Sandy. “I think one thing that helps a lot with the healing process is doing something creative, and this exhibit is letting…
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Whalen will lead arts center
By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent Gina Whalen has been named the director of the Millstone Township Performing Arts Center (MPAC). The MPAC is on Dawson Court and shares the site with Millstone Township Middle School. Whalen has been a well-known name in local theater for many years. She will succeed Barbara Schulze, who was the Millstone…
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Monmouth County starts pothole repairs
After weeks of plowing and salting county roads, Monmouth County Department of Public Works and Engineering crews have transitioned over to the next phase of operation: pothole repair on county roads. “There are nine Highway Division crews going out on county roads every day to look for and repair potholes,” said Freeholder Thomas Arnone, liaison…
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