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School board candidates share goals
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Frank Heelan Eight candidates will vie for the three seats available on the Edison Township Board of Education in the April 23 school election. The two incumbents seeking the threeyear terms are Frank Heelan and Jingwei “Jerry” Shi, and they are joined on the ballot by six newcomers — Patrick…
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Little League celebrates milestone
By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Samantha Barth, 6, runs to first base during an Opening Day game with the Holbrook Little League in Jackson on April 12. Little League baseball is celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2014. SCOTT FRIEDMAN For 75 years, wherever there has been a boy with a bat, a glove, a ball…
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Edison school budget brings $52 tax hike
By KATHY CHANG EDISON — The proposed school budget for 2014-15 would fund several new positions and capital improvements while raising taxes $52 on the average home in the township. The Board of Education voted to adopt the $216.95 million budget at its regular meeting on March 31. Residents will vote on the budget during…
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REAL ESTATE BRIEFS
Resources Real Estate announces that Joyce Diamond has joined the Rumson office as a sales associate. “I joined Resources because of their growing market presence and their excellent reputation,” said Diamond, who joins the company after having previously worked for Century 21 Homes of Distinction. “Joyce has been in the business of making people happy…
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Injury leads Brinkman to pursue athletic training
By MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent I t became clear when recovering from her own soccer injury more than one year ago that Caitlin Brinkman wanted to be an athletic trainer. Now just weeks away from high school graduation, the Red Bank Regional High School senior is preparing to enter the University of Michigan in the fall…
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SPORT SHORTS
Felician College is ranked No. 7 in the current National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Division II East Region Poll, according to balloting released on April 7. Felician (14-11, 6-2 CACC) won nine of its last 11 games. Felician is listed in the NCBWA’s regional top 10 for the third consecutive week. The Golden Falcons…
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Caseys, Falcons take first at Husky Relays in Matawan
By TIM MORRIS Red Bank Catholic (RBC) High School and Monmouth Regional High School captured championships at Matawan Regional High School’s Husky Relays on April 12. RBC’s girls out-pointed Howell High School, 106-94, to win Division II, while Monmouth Regional’s girls emerged a fourteam race to win Division I. The Falcons’ 64 points edged Holmdel…
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Jr. Titans 14U Girls capture silver at USA Hockey Nationals
By NEIL BORENSTEIN Staff Writer A stellar season for the New Jersey Junior Titans Girls 14U ice hockey team concluded with a silver medalwinning performance at the USA Hockey Tier II National Championships in Amherst, N.Y., on April 6. The girls strung together five wins in the tournament before falling in the finals to Massachusetts’…
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Bulldogs ready to compete again for boys lacrosse titles
By WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent RUMSON-FAIR HAVEN W ith six wins in as many matches, Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School’s boys lacrosse team appears set to again challenge for the Shore Conference crown and the NJSIAA South Jersey Group I title. The Bulldogs went 18-3 a year ago — at one point winning 13 matches in…
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