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    The Community Service Committee of the Middlesex County Association of Realtors (MCAR) collected food and monetary donations on Nov. 16 and 17 from the patrons at the Edison and Spotswood ShopRite supermarkets to help numerous local food banks in Middlesex County. More than $1,700 was collected along with bags of nonperishable food items. The money…

  • CBA to host Golden Gloves competition

    By MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer A night of Golden Gloves boxing action will be hosted by Christian Brothers Academy (CBA), Route 520, Lincroft, on Feb. 15. The first of between 10 and 15 bouts is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. The event is being presented by the CBA Alumni Fathers Club. Student admission with…

  • Rams eyeing playoff berth behind up-tempo game plan

    By JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent When South River High School boys basketball coach Rodney Harris says his team is a work in progress, he means it. “All the players in our program have been responsible for where we are at this point in the season,” Harris said. “Our practices are up-tempo and intense, and all the…

  • South River wrestlers work hard on the mats despite 1-10 record

    By JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent The makeup of the South River High School wrestling team is a good example that you can never judge a book by its cover. The story is the Rams are 1-10 in dual meet competition, and they most certainly will not qualify for the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group I state sectionals…

  • GMC Indoor Track and Field Championships

    SCOTT FRIEDMAN Runners from Monroe Township High School and Metuchen High School compete in the 800-meter race at the Greater Middlesex Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships, which were held at the John Bennett Indoor Athletic Complex in Toms River.

  • Orchid show set to bloom

    PHOTO COURTESY OF CHERYL A. LANGSETH Thousands of colorful flowers will brighten the day at the 17th annual Deep Cut Orchid Society Winter Show. The largest orchid show in the tri-state area, the event is scheduled for Feb. 6-9 at Dearborn Market, Route 35, Holmdel. Exhibit hours are 1-6 p.m. Feb. 6, 9 a.m. to…

  • Prom-posal

    JESSICA D’AMICO/STAFF Rob Kamil set up a “prom-posal” outside of the AMC Loews New Brunswick 18 theater on Jan. 17 to ask Ghenwa Souaid, his friend since eighth grade, to accompany him to the senior prom at East Brunswick High School. John Botros, Sabrina Chang, Andrew Mettias and Patrick Awosogba, from left, hold the letters,…

  • BUSINESS BRIEFS

    To celebrate its 175th anniversary and herald in a new era, Provident Bank, the oldest community bank operating exclusively in New Jersey, has introduced a fresh logo. According to a press release, the decision to refresh Provident Bank’s logo was made after conducting extensive research with customers, employees and the marketplace. The new logo retains…

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    PHOTO COURTESY OF TIMOTHY J. HOLTON Sean K. Holton of Staten Island, N.Y., formerly of East Brunswick, graduated from the New York Police Department Academy during a ceremony at Madison Square Garden on Dec. 28. He is now a New York City police officer assigned to the 25th Precinct in Harlem. Holton graduated with an…

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