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Ward takes on leadership role for Warriors’ basketball team
NEW EGYPT By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Travis Ward, who led New Egypt High School’s boys soccer team to its first NJSIAA Central Jersey Group I title and into the Group I championship game last fall with a school-record 30 goals, will be counted on to carry the Warriors at times during the basketball season. “I’m…
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Rebels to compete for A North ice hockey supremacy
HOWELL By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Freehold Township High School’s Adam Friedman (middle) tries to skate between Howell High School’s Joseph DiPasquale (left) and Kyle Hallbauer during their Dec. 13 game at Howell Ice World. Both Freehold Township and Howell are off to good starts this season, but it was visiting Freehold Township that won…
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Brookdale Community College professor earns national honor
The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education have named Linda Wang of Marlboro, who is a professor of mathematics at Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, the 2013 New Jersey Professor of the Year. Wang was selected from more than 350 top professors in the United States.…
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Planetarium features holiday and winter shows
The Robert J. Novins Planetarium, on the Ocean County College (OCC) Main Campus, College Drive, Toms River, is offering a variety of holiday, children’s, laser and seasonal shows through Feb. 1. Children’s shows “One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure,” for children age 10 and under. Sesame Street’s Big Bird and Elmo explore the night…
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Jackson man admits to gang involvement
A resident of Jackson is facing a 40- year prison term after pleading guilty to murder in a courtroom in Freehold. Valdo Thompson, 28, of Jackson, who is a high-ranking member of the Sex, Money, Murder set of the Bloods street gang, pleaded guilty on Nov. 21 to charges of murder, attempted murder, conspiracy to…
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Instant-racing legislation advances in state Senate
Legislation to create instant racing at New Jersey’s racetracks was released from committee on Dec. 9, according to a press release from the Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New Jersey (SBOANJ). The action was taken by the Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism and Historic Preservation Committee. Among those testifying on behalf of Senate Bill…
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Blood drive scheduled for Jan. 14 in Howell
HOWELL — The Howell United Republican Club, the Howell Police Athletic League and Howell First Aid Squad will host their first blood drive on Jan. 14. According to a press release, the blood drive will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Howell First Aid Squad building, 16 Kent Road, Howell. The…
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District pursuing implementation of baccalaureate degree program
By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer A rigorous academic program that prepares students to thrive on a global scale should take root in the Freehold Regional High School District (FRHSD) by the 2015-16 school year. FRHSD administrators are in the second year of an application process that could launch an International Baccalaureate (IB) program at Freehold…
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New Egypt pupils earn kudos for writing skills
PLUMSTED — Fourteen young scribes at the New Egypt Middle School earned top honors earlier this month in an essay contest sponsored by state Assemblyman Robert Clifton. Clifton represents Plumsted in the state Assembly. The contest was held throughout the 12th Legislative District and gave seventh-grade pupils a chance to write an essay about an…
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