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Brookdale’s Brzozowski to continue softball career at Coastal Carolina
Cassidy Brzozowski, the 2014 National Junior College Athletic Association’s (NJCAA) Division III National Player of the Year, will continue her softball career at Coastal Carolina University. Brzozowski said she wanted to “go down south” for college, and that one visit to the Conway, S.C., campus where she met her future teammates is all it took…
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SPORT SHORTS
Seniors Samantha Binn (center back), Drew Ryan (center midfielder) and Alexa Barriero (center midfielder) are the nucleus of returning players looking to help Middletown High School North’s girls soccer team rebound from a winless season last fall. Third-year coach Trish Misciagna said the team had a great preseason as it prepares for the Shore Conference…
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Rockets look to contend for playoff berths
RARITAN By MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent A fter a disappointing start to its last football season, Raritan High School is looking to hit the ground running this fall with a three-year starter at quarterback. The Rockets ended a 14-game losing streak when they defeated Monmouth Regional High School in their fifth game of 2013. That win…
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Eagles, Lions gear up for season openers
MIDDLETOWN SOUTH By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Middletown High School North’s Troy Thompson pulls down a long pass during the Lions’ scrimmage on Aug. 28 against Allentown High School in Middletown. This was the final preseason game for the Lions, who will kick off their 2014 season at home on Sept. 5 against Freehold High School.…
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Chamber of Commerce announces new name
The Northern Monmouth Chamber of Commerce announced the changing of its name to the Monmouth County Chamber of Commerce, effective Sept. 1. This decision was based on input from its members and their changing demographics, and to better support civic and charitable endeavors throughout the county. The chamber looks forward to continuing its relationships with…
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Senator renews effort to end sports betting ban
By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Stakeholders continue to seek ways of legalizing sports betting to secure the future of horseracing in the state, despite a gubernatorial veto and significant pushback from professional sports leagues. State Sen. Jennifer Beck (R-Monmouth) is leading a group that will meet with representatives of Gov. Chris Christie, who recently vetoed…
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Meridian Health supports new law requiring CPR training for all high school students
Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno has signed into law legislation that requires public and charter schools that include grades nine through 12 to provide instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED) as part of the existing health education curriculum. Under the bill, instruction in CPR and the use of…
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Star athletes visit patients at The Unterberg Children’s Hospital at Monmouth Medical Center
Members of the professional NJ/NY Track Club visited The Unterberg Children’s Hospital at Monmouth Medical Center in conjunction with the annual Belmar Chase. Pediatric patients at The Unterberg Children’s Hospital at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, received a special visit recently when members of the N.J./N.Y.Track Club, a professional track and field team comprised of…
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September is National ADHD Awareness Month
By Michael Ginsberg September is National ADHD Awareness Month, and brain training experts are offering discounted screenings for the three types of attention and other essential brain skills. Attention deficits can be caused by a variety of genetic and environmental factors. But regardless of the cause, the common denominator is always weak attention skills.Attention skills…
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