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United States should not support Paris climate accord
The presidential election is over. This is the United States of America and like it or not, Donald Trump has been elected president. The obstructionists like Chuck Schumer, Nancy Pelosi, Corey Booker, Robert Menendez and various other anti-Trump factions are screaming and hollering over President Trump’s rejection of the Paris climate change agreement. We divorced…
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Metuchen falls in state finals to Cedar Grove in perfect game
By Brett Carroll Staff Writer The Metuchen High School softball team lost in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) Group I finals, 4-0, to Cedar Grove High School after Cedar Grove pitcher Mia Faieta threw a perfect game June 4 at Kean University. The final was Faieta’s third perfect game of the season,…
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Lions’ Notarfrancesco, Russell headed to Meet of Champions
By Wayne Witkowski It was uncertain how effectively Danielle Notarfrancesco would be in the shot put for the Jackson Liberty High School girls’ outdoor track and field team at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) Group III championships June 3 at Northern Burlington County Regional High School. She could not have thrown much…
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Lions fall just short in state sectional baseball semifinals
By Wayne Witkowski Jackson Liberty High School’s baseball team showed its fighting spirit all the way to the end of its 17-10 season. The Lions were eliminated in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Central Jersey, Group III semifinals by Neptune High School, 8-7, May 30 when their last-inning rally came up short with…
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Walk-off single puts Redbirds in state Group III baseball tournament
By Wayne Witkowski A walk-off hit twice in the same game? And twice in the same season? That’s been part of the wild ride Allentown High School’s baseball team has had in its knack for winning games, including against Neptune High School, 4-3, on Chris Reeder’s run-scoring single to center in the 10th inning for…
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Edison AARP installation June 19
The Edison AARP Chapter 3446 will meet at 11:30 a.m. June 19 at the Pines Manor, Route 27, Edison. The meeting will feature the annual installation of officers for the coming year as well as a presentation of the “Community Service Award” to a deserving member for outstanding service to AARP and the community. Following…
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Shade tree panel preparing for arrival of emerald ash borer
MANALAPAN – The Manalapan Shade Tree Committee is encouraging residents to prepare now for the arrival of an invasive pest called the Emerald Ash Borer that has been found in Monmouth County. The invasive tree pest originated in Asia and was first found in the United States in 2002 in Michigan, according to a press…
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Crime boss’ daughter to speak at Old Bridge Library
Rita Gigante, author of “The Godfather’s Daughter: An Unlikely Story of Love, Healing and Redemption” will speak at 2 p.m. June 17 at the Old Bridge Public Library, 1 Old Bridge Plaza at the corner of Route 516 and Cottrell Road, Old Bridge. Gigante’s father was the notorious crime boss Vincent “The Chin” Gigante, the leader…
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Monroe farm boasts racecar winner
By BRETT CARROLL Staff Writer Plant and garden farmers Peter Gasko Sr. and Peter Gasko Jr. share a name, a business, and now, a drag race victory. From April 28-30, Peter Gasko Jr., 19, competed in the National Hot Rod Association Four Wide Nationals in Charlotte, N.C., as part of the 2017 SAM Tech NHRA…
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