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Sectional champion Colonials look to compete as they rebuild
FREEHOLD F reehold High School provided one of the great moments in area high school girls basketball last winter when the Colonials captured the program’s first state sectional championship. The historic win was even more special because the Colonials (23-6) beat statepower Neptune High School, which had deprived the team once before in the finals…
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Rebels still the team to beat in A North wrestling
By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Howell High School is still the team to beat in the Shore Conference A North Division thanks to having wrestlers like Kyle Cocozza (left), a returning NJSIAA District 21 champion, in the lineup. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR HOWELL J ohn Gagliano is never one to put the cart before the…
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Burglar gets four years in prison
A Brooklyn, N.Y., man was sentenced on Dec. 19 to 48 months in prison for his involvement in a plot to burglarize a pharmacy in Marlboro and distribute stolen narcotics, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Dzheykhun Avshalumov, 24, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Freda L. Wolfson to an information charging him with…
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‘Disney on Ice’ celebrates ‘100 Years of Magic’ in skating spectacular
Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse and their friends from Disney’s “Mulan,” “The Lion King,” “Pinocchio,” Disney/Pixar’s “Finding Nemo,” “The Incredibles” and “Toy Story” will take to the ice for a grand celebration in “Disney On Ice: 100 Years of Magic.” Produced by Feld Entertainment, the fanfare production features more than 60 Disney stars that span the…
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James T. Savage
Mr. Savage, 73, of Howell, formerly of Manalapan, died Dec. 6, 2013. He was a fireman at Engine Company 278, Brooklyn, N.Y., and retired from Engine Company 163, Staten Island N.Y., as a lieutenant after 27 years of service. Prior to that, he was a police officer for the New York Police Department. Mr. Savage…
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Ruth Elaine Schreiber
Ms. Schreiber, 81, of the Adelphia section of Howell, died Dec. 2, 2013, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. She was a graduate of Freehold High School. In 1963, she was appointed by the President of the United States to the position of postmaster in Adelphia, where she faithfully served for 29 years. Ms.…
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Carmalyn A. Salkowitz
Mrs. Salkowitz, 64, of Freehold, died Dec. 1, 2013, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. She was employed as the transportation supervisor for the Freehold Regional High School District, Englishtown. Surviving are a son, Keith Salkowitz and his fiancée, Lisa Ricciardella, of Farmingdale; a daughter, Kathryn Cunningham and her husband, Anthony, of Roosevelt; a…
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Marlboro teacher selected for award
Randi Maskery, a teacher at the Marlboro Memorial Middle School, Marlboro, was selected for this year’s Cooperating Teacher Excellence Award by Rider University, Lawrenceville. The award, now in its third year, recognizes educators who provided exemplary mentorship to a Rider student-teacher. Maskery was nominated for the award by Rider studentteacher Michelle Penny. In her nomination…
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Online gambling may be a roll of the dice
The recent launch of online gambling represented a chance for Atlantic City to reclaim its top-dog status after attacks on the city’s revenues by an influx of new casinos in the region. A law signed earlier this year allowed New Jersey casinos to team up with Internet-gaming providers to offer poker, slots and table games…
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