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Tournament of Champions
Shore Regional High School’s Julianne Hurley (26) and Eastern High School’s Kristina Castagnola look to get control of the ball during the NJSIAA Tournament of Champions semifinals held on Nov. 20 at Rider University in Lawrence Township. The Group I state champion Blue Devils were beaten by Eastern, 9-1. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR
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Brookdale women capture first national championship
By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer I t’s the little things that can make the difference between winning a losing. For the Brookdale Community College women’s soccer team, that difference was the attention that head coach Katie Miller gave to corner kicks. It was the conversion of a corner kick by the Jersey Blues in the…
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‘Visual Notes from the Underground’
“Madame’s Place” by Lois Wilkes The Atlantic Highlands Arts Council Gallery is hosting “Visual Notes from the Underground: A Juried Lowbrow Show” at the gallery at 21 W. Lincoln Ave., Atlantic Highlands. This show is a celebration of nontraditional artwork, including work inspired by illustration, comic books, animation, tattoo art, street art and graffiti. The…
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Model train show returns to Barron Arts Center
By AMY ROSEN Staff Writer The Barron Arts Center, 582 Rahway Ave., Woodbridge, will continue its holiday tradition of hosting an exhibition of model trains designed and set up by Michael Gelesky of Colonia. The exhibit, now in its 23rd year, opens Nov. 30 and continues through December. “It’s the most exciting event that we…
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Deals & Don’ts
Civilized behavior trumps Friday shopping strategies Stella Morrison By STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer For the past six years, I did not sleep the night after Thanksgiving. Instead, I went from outlet to mall, participating in the Black Friday madness that so many consumers seem to secretly love but desperately avoid. I have no shame in…
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Blue Hawk Records making waves in music
By NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer WEST LONG BRANCH — Monmouth University’s Blue Hawk Records started as an idea by some unhappy students and a new professor willing to think outside the box last spring, and has quickly become a growing attraction on campus. The student-run record label, which will release its second CD on Dec.…
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BUSINESS BRIEFS
Colonial American Bank has announced that William “Bill” Johnson III of Atlantic Highlands has joined the bank’s loan department as vice president of commercial lending. He will be responsible for the growth of the bank’s commercial loan portfolio. A veteran banking executive, Johnson has spent over 30 years in the industry helping a diverse group…
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Anthony J. Cancellieri
Mr. Cancellieri, 90, of Lincroft, died Nov. 5, 2013, at Meridian Nursing and Rehabilitation, Shrewsbury. He was predeceased by his wife, Rita Palladino; and a sister, Marie T. O’Shea. He is survived by a son, Francis L. Cancellieri and his wife, Ann, of Oceanport; two daughters, Jean T. Pomanowski and her husband, Wayne, of Colts…
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Photo
Percy Williams, from left, a volunteer at the Old Bridge Food Bank; Anthony Detoro, Amboy Bank vice president of branch administration; Gregory Scharpf, Amboy Bank senior vice president; and Jennifer Flaherty of the Old Bridge Food Bank load up two vans with food collected during Amboy Bank’s food drive. All 23 offices of Amboy Bank…
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