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Falcons aim to rebound in state tournament
By JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent It had to end sometime. After five consecutive Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Tournament championships, the St. Joseph High School of Metuchen basketball team (20-4) finally lost in the title game, 54-38, to Colonia High School on Feb. 26 at Rutgers University. The No. 4-seed Falcons hoped to regroup on March 3…
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$1 million Haskell Invitational tops Monmouth Park’s stakes schedule
Led by the Grade 1, $1 million Haskell Invitational on Aug. 2, Monmouth Park announced a graded stakes schedule worth $3.5 million for 2015. In addition, the popular bonus programs for owners and trainers will return this season, which begins for the 70th time on May 9. Throughout the 58 days of live racing at…
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Playoff loss ends Bombers’ season
By WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent Sayreville War Memorial High School’s boys basketball team was unable to overcome a slow start and lost to Montgomery High School, 69-56, on March 2 in the opening round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV playoffs. The Bombers ended the season with a 12-14 overall record. Nevertheless, Sayreville proved to…
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1,000 career points
MIDDLESEX COUNTY COLLEGE ATHLETICS Middlesex County College’s Bryant Webb scored his 1,000th career point during the 2014-15 season. The tally is a rare achievement at a two-year college. Webb hails from Sayreville.
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Urinetown
TOP PICK Monmouth University’s Department of Music and Theatre Arts presents the musical “Urinetown,” running March 4-12 in Woods Theatre. “Urinetown” takes place in a future dystopia where a severe water shortage has made public pay-per-use toilets a legal necessity. The show is a satirical take on social change, corporate greed and Broadway musicals themselves.…
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The key to long-term fitness is enjoying what you do
By Dr. Ira Shapiro Ever hear Generation Xers speak about their childhoods and summer vacations? Filled with an endless array of activities, those months felt so much longer. From stick ball and tennis to biking and swimming, it seemed like every day brought a new opportunity for fun and entertainment. For most, playtime was optional,…
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More than just a slip on the ice
By Kenneth G. Swan, Jr., M.D. Black ice.That is what caused the elderly woman to fall and break her hip. However, this woman had a less apparent risk factor than her slippery sidewalk: osteoporosis.According to the International Osteoporosis Foundation, approximately 9 million osteoporotic fractures happen every year, worldwide. Though my patient slipped on black ice,…
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Center for Wound Healing helps the father of the bride make a dream come true
By Dr. John Kramer Last winter, 58-year old Joe Veloce of Staten Island threw on a pair of sneakers to go out and brush the ice and snow from his wife’s car. His sneakers got wet; he slipped and banged his foot. Although he didn’t think he was injured, Joe’s foot became swollen, and the…
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New study finds that weight loss surgery prolongs life
By Ayotunde Adeyeri M.D. A new study recently reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds that weight loss surgery appears to prolong life for severely obese adults.Among 2,500 obese adults who underwent bariatric surgery, the death rate was about 14 percent after 10 years compared with almost 24 percent for obese patients…
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