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Local dogs have their play at ‘Puppy Bowl XI’
By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer A puppy scores a touchdown during Animal Planet’s “Puppy Bowl,” which will air on Super Bowl Sunday. PHOTOS COURTESY OF ANIMAL PLANET Football fans across the country are going to have a “ruff” time choosing which team to root for on Super Bowl Sunday. The competition, however, has nothing to…
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Board to vote on new school referendum
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer The Edison Board of Education will vote Jan. 28 on whether to hold an $18.6 million bond referendum for the construction of the new James Monroe Elementary School. The referendum would be held March 10, about one year after a fire destroyed the school. School officials filed a lawsuit in…
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Sweet time in store at Chocolate and Wine Festival
By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Jenna Garrison dips a cookie in chocolate at Carlo’s Bakery in Red Bank. The bakery is among the vendors set for the Chocolate and Wine Festival. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR With Valentine’s Day approaching, more than 1,000 people are expected to snack on truffles and sip some port during Greater…
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Latest fire at Edison public works site causes millions in damage
By Jessica D’Amico A four-alarm blaze at the Edison Public Works Department headquarters on Jan. 29 was the fourth fire in two years at the site. The fire that consumed the maintenance garage at the site on New Durham Road started shortly before 10 p.m., according to township officials. Firefighters arrived to find heavy flames,…
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REAL ESTATE BRIEFS
Mary Burke, CRB, CRS, GRI, president, owner and broker of record, Heritage House Sotheby’s International Realty and Karen Saltzbart, branch manager Holmdel office, announce that Lydia Chen, sales associate in the Holmdel office, achieved the highest real estate closed sales volume for Marlboro residential properties in 2014, according to the Monmouth/Ocean County Multiple Listing Service.…
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Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Cares donates $110,000 to local charities
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Cares, the philanthropic arm of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in New Jersey and Rockland County, N.Y., has donated $110,000 to 11 local charities following the success of its recent Blue and White Gala, Casino Gala and Casino Night fundraising events. “It is the continuing mission of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Cares…
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Rumson’s Iwama making most of final high school season
By MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent Marcus Iwama is making the most of his final season at Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School. The senior wrestler is undefeated with 15 wins through Jan. 25. He took first place at 145 pounds in the Caldwell Tournament earlier this season. Iwama also won gold at the Holmdel Tournament and Buc…
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Red Bank’s McMahon is disciplined beyond the mat
By WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent Red Bank Regional High School’s Jack McMahon seems like a typical wrestler, albeit a very good one, but the unassuming junior has become a presence on and off the mats. McMahon sports a 13-3 record competing primarily in the 132-pound weight class for the Buccaneers. Like most wrestlers, he is disciplined,…
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Scoring chance
MATT DENTON Middletown High School North’s Khristian Acosta moves the puck in front of the Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School net during the Jan. 23 game played at Middletown Ice World. Middletown North went on to win the game, 12-3.
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