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SPORT SHORTS
Sky Blue FC of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) has officially announced the dates for its 2015 open tryouts, which will be held March 4 and 5 at Soccer Centers in Somerset. Cost for the two-day trial will be $100, and online registration is currently open. “We will always search for players who deserve…
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East Brunswick swim teams achieving coach’s goals
By JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent East Brunswick High School boys and girls swimming coach Jeff Sundberg established a number of goals for his teams this season. Check off two after what the girls achieved. The first was capturing the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Red Division, and the second was winning the conference championships. “Placing first in…
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Area wrestlers find success at conference tournament
By JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent East Brunswick High School’s Mark Schliefer, left, grapples with Monroe Township High School’s Ryan Craver during their 113-pound match at the Greater Middlesex Conference Wrestling Tournament at Piscataway Township High School on Jan. 31. Schliefer won the match and went on to capture the title. SCOTT FRIEDMAN Throughout most of the…
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Monroe schools slate kindergarten signups
Monroe Township Public Schools is holding kindergarten registration for children who are 5 years old by Oct. 31, 2015. Parents should bring their child’s original birth certificate and current immunization record; four proof-of-residency forms including (at least one) deed, tax bill, HUD-1 statement or lease, along with three current utility bills (individuals who reside with…
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Chocolate & Wine Festival
TOP PICK Greater Media Newspapers’ Chocolate and Wine Festival will be held 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Feb. 7 at Branches in West Long Branch. The event is expected to include more than 30 vendors offering a wide array of foods, sweets, beverages and gift items. In addition to wine and chocolate, vendors will offer jewelry, dessert…
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BUSINESS BRIEFS
The Central Jersey Business Alliance (CJBA) will hold a networking breakfast 8- 9:30 a.m. Feb. 10 at the Colonial Diner, 560 Route 18, East Brunswick. Admission is free of charge for members and $5 for nonmembers. To register, email [email protected]. Space is limited. Nonmembers may attend two CJBA programs prior to joining the organization. For…
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IN SERVICE
Kevin M. Martin has received a threeyear Army ROTC scholarship to attend the Citadel, South Carolina. Scholarships are awarded on a merit basis, reflecting academic achievement, extracurricular activities, physical fitness, specific performance or accomplishment, leadership abilities and personal interviews. Scholarship recipients are enrolled as members of the Army ROTC battalion at their colleges. The scholarship…
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Reward offered in 1999 killing of teenage girl
Nancy Noga A reward is being offered to anyone who anonymously provides information that leads to the arrest of a suspect in the homicide of a 17-year-old Sayreville girl who was killed 16 years ago. While the investigation into the death of Nancy Noga is active and continuing, Crime Stoppers of Middlesex County Inc. is…
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Tickets available for bus trip to casino
The R Club of Saints Peter and Paul Russian Orthodox Church, South River, will sponsor a Feb. 17 bus trip to Resorts Casino, Atlantic City. The bus will depart at 9 a.m. from the church parking lot, Whitehead Avenue. Cost is $30, with a $25 return in slot dollars upon arrival at the casino. Refreshments…
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