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SPORT SHORTS
The Freehold Area Running Club’s St. Paddy’s Race Series will celebrate 25 years on March 23. The 10K race, plus the accompanying Leprechaun 5K, now in its 20th year, will begin and end in Michael Tighe Park, Georgia Road, Freehold Township. The 10K begins at 9:30 a.m. and the 5K at 9:45. Race-day registration will…
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Area basketball teams gear up for state sectionals
By WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent Several area basketball teams will be looking to make their respective marks in the NJSIAA tournament, which is set to begin this week. RUMSON-FAIR HAVEN Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School’s girls (18-7) entered the Central Jersey Group II sectional as the top seed and were scheduled to play host to 16th-seed…
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SPORT SHORTS
In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, Freehold Raceway will be the scene of a special race featuring drivers of Irish heritage on March 15. The winner of the race, which will be sponsored by Mary and Peter Grandich of Freehold, will receive a blanket and a trophy. The presentation will be made by Irish-American boxing…
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NJSIAA Indoor Meet of Champions
Shore Regional High School’s Sarah George competes in the 800-meter run at the NJSIAA Indoor Meet of Champions on March 1 at the John Bennett Indoor Athletic Complex in Toms River. SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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Bulldogs’ Iwama, Colts’ Oxley capture Region 6 mat titles
By MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent A fter gold-medal performances at the Region 6 Championships, wrestlers from Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School and Christian Brothers Academy (CBA) earned a trip to this week’s state championships in Atlantic City on a high note. Rumson-Fair Haven’s Marcus Iwama took home gold at 132 pounds, improving to 30-2 on the…
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Mazza, Bryan shine at track and field championships
By TIM MORRIS St. John Vianney High School’s Courtney Thompson competes in the 3,200-meter run at the NJSIAA Indoor Meet of Champions on March 1 at the John Bennett Indoor Athletic Complex in Toms River. The Lancers’ standout finished sixth. SCOTT FRIEDMAN Throwers Michelle Mazza from Ocean Township High School and Jason Bryan from Rumson-Fair…
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Exhibit to showcase ‘living color’
“Hunter’s Call,” oil paint on panel The Art Alliance of Monmouth County in Red Bank will host the 29th annual Jean Townsend Award exhibition. The themes of this month’s show are “Real Simple” and “In Living Color.” The exhibit judge and window artist is Cheryl Griesbach of Highlands. She is an alumna of the School…
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Activities are ‘infinite’ for Pi Day celebration
An Einstein look-a-like contest for children age 13 and younger will be part of the Pi Day festivities. Festivities for Pi Day Princeton, the annual family event celebrating Albert Einstein’s birthday and Pi Day, will be held March 13-15 in downtown Princeton. The three-day event celebrates the birth of Einstein on March 14, which is…
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Job fair is March 14 in Long Branch
The Brookdale Community College Long Branch Center in partnership with local community organizations will sponsor a free Community Job Fair from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 14 at the Bucky James Community Center, 231 Wilbur Ray Blvd., Long Branch. Over 30 employers will be on hand to meet with job seekers. Employment applications and…
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