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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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Lavan ready to play in goal if called upon by Monmouth
By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Sydney Lavan watched from the sidelines last season as a freshman while Monmouth University’s women’s soccer team rampaged through the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) in its first season as a member, and the Jackson resident hopes to get her chance to take the field this season. The Hawks are replacing…
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Caseys look to continue dominance on the gridiron
By WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent Red Bank Catholic High School’s Colin Shaughnessy wrestles Bergen Catholic High School’s Jelani Ray Garvin to the turf as his Caseys teammate Jamie Gordinier helps out during the Aug. 28 scrimmage played at Count Basie Field in Red Bank. RED BANK CATHOLIC R ed Bank Catholic (RBC) High School’s football team…
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Tinton Falls man charged with self-dealing federal grants
A n official with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) in New Jersey was arrested July 23 for allegedly using a straw company to get FHWA grant funds he also oversaw as a public official and for allegedly falsifying related federal disclosure documents, U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Paul J. Fishman said. Lawrence…
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Avon-by-the Sea man charged in heroin overdose death
An Avon-by-the-Sea man will be prosecuted under the state’s strict liability law, placing the responsibility on him for the heroin overdose death of a man at a Rumson drug rehabilitation transitional center, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced on Aug. 22. Michael Renna, 25, of Sylvania Avenue in Avon, is charged with one…
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Jersey Shore Writers to host authors, poets
The Jersey Shore Writers will host authors Rosemary Calabretta (“Vinnie, Bartender to the Mob!”) and Barb J. Taylor (“Sing in the Morning, Cry at Night”); writers Donna Ferrara and Anne Henry; and poets Brian Fanelli and Stanton Hancock 3- 5:30 p.m. Sept. 14 in the lobby of the Jersey Shore Arts Center, formerly Neptune High…
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Jacobsen–Chmielinski
Karen Jacobsen and Christopher Chmielinski William and Marian Jacobsen of the Monmouth Junction section of South Brunswick announce the engagement of their daughter, Karen Michelle Jacobsen, to Christopher Scott Chmielinski, son of Cathleen and Robert Weber of Kendall Park. The future bride is a graduate of South Brunswick High School. She earned a Bachelor of…
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Farm’s corn maze pays tribute to Yankees legend
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer With longtime New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter retiring this year, members of the VonThun family have decided to honor him the best way they can — through a corn maze. “My son Tim and a lot of our employees are fans of Derek Jeter,” owner Cindy Von- Thun said.…
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SCAN holds Walkers Club at noon in Eatontown
SCAN’s new Walkers Club at Monmouth Mall is open to everyone. Walk at your own pace through the mall, anytime beginning at 9 a.m. Registration is required to receive your complimentary pedometer and to be eligible for prizes. Free informative seminars offered Thursdays at 9 a.m. in the Food Court with guest speakers from Kessler…
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