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Marlboro’s Kenningham leads All-District Volleyball Team
I n a season that went above expectations, the Marlboro High School girls volleyball team put together another championship run. Led by Grace Kenningham, the Mustangs regained the Shore Conference A North Division title, sharing it with rival Wall High School. The Mustangs reached the Shore Conference Tournament finals, where they lost a dramatic three-setter…
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Teamwork powered Rebels girls to sectional championship finals
By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer With every state playoff win, the Howell High School girls soccer team’s future got brighter. Starting out as the No. 11 seed in the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV tournament, the Rebels went all the way to the championship game before falling to No. 1- seed Hunterdon Central Regional High…
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Manalapan finally wins first state football championship
By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Manalapan High School’s Ben Sieczkowski dives forward for extra yards during the Braves’ NJSIAA Central Jersey Group V championship game against South Brunswick High School on Dec. 6 at Rutgers University’s High Point Solutions Stadium in Piscataway. Sieczkowski scored what proved to be the winning touchdown in Manalapan’s 21-7 victory…
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Sanctuary program returns to serve breakfast, lunch
By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Volunteers and organizers are preparing to launch the 11th year of a sanctuary program that provides breakfast and lunch for homeless individuals, the working poor and families during the winter months. The program was founded in 2003 by the Latino Coalition and New Beginnings Agape Christian Center.…
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BACK TO BUSINESS
News of Greater Media Newspapers’ advertisers Kate Shepard, executive director at Reformed Church Home (RCH), Old Bridge, recently presented a check for $500, along with several hundred pounds of food, to representatives from the Food Bank of Old Bridge during the pre-Thanksgiving celebration. Rose Welsh (l), food bank supervisor, and Lollita Andrews (r), volunteer, were…
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BUSINESS BRIEFS
Rain Diva Alex Agor of Marlboro is the tri-state distributor of the Rain Diva hat. The inventor designer of the hat is hairstylist Howard Barr. Barr said he has always been troubled about his clients’ hair being ruined by rain. He set about developing a product that would be stylish and functional. He wanted a…
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Home burglary investigated
MANALAPAN — Police are investigating a burglary at a Manalapan home during which a religious item was stolen. Police said that at 5:47 p.m. Nov. 20, a resident reported a burglary to her home on Winthrop Drive. Sometime between 8 a.m. and 5:45 p.m., unknown individuals entered the home by breaking a rear door. Several…
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Bloodhound joins Monmouth County Sheriff’s K-9 unit
The Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office is welcoming its newest member to the force and she has one special credential for the job — her sense of smell. Skye, a 10-month-old bloodhound who was nationally certified by the National Bloodhound Association, has officially joined the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Unit. “Skye will be a significant…
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New deal covers superior officers
By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — The Freehold Borough Police Department’s superior officers have a new contract with the municipality. The department has one captain (Craig Dispenza) and two lieutenants (Mark Wodell and Michael Sweetman). A resolution authorizing a collective bargaining agreement between the borough and the Superior Officers Association (SOA) was approved…
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