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Defending the ball
FRANK WOJCIECHOWSKI East Brunswick High School’s Katrina Nguyen-DeMary (9) kicks the ball ahead to a teammate as Jackson Memorial’s Chandler Lages defends during the Nov. 7 NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV quarterfinals game played in East Brunswick. The Bears, seeded second, won the match, 2-1, to advance to the semifinals.
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Rutgers troupe brings ‘theater of the senses’
Kate Villanova, Dalton Gray and Gabriel Barre, foreground, rehearse for “Cyrano de Bergerac.” LARRY LEVANTI Good, old-fashioned romance is rhyming, swashbuckling and sword-fighting its way to the stage of the Philip J. Levin Theater. The Rutgers Theater Co.’s “Cyrano de Bergerac” opens Nov. 15. New Jersey residents involved in the production include cast members Shamsuddin…
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Next step: ‘Lawrence Welk Show’ reruns
ARE WE THERE YET Lori Clinch Contrary to popular belief, I am not getting old. I still have most of my teeth, I read the newspaper without bifocals (sort of) and I can make my way across the floor without support. Yet, my sons like to tell me that I’m old and sometimes the little…
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Community Health Fair returns Nov. 16
CentraState Fitness and Wellness Center, 901 W. Main St., Freehold Township, will host its sixth annual Community Health Fair, plus a Black Friday preview, on Nov. 16. The free event is open to the public and will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Offered will be educational programs, health screenings, fitness classes and…
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Plumsted officials targeting improved pupil performance
By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer PLUMSTED — Two months into the 2013-14 school year, administrators in the Plumsted Township School District say they are confident that recent efforts directed at improving student proficiency in language arts and math are falling in line with new district goals. Many of the goals that were proposed to the…
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Mobile device-tracking apps attract Dancer’s attention
By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer Privacy concerns regarding mobile devices and sensitive information that may be stored on them have sparked a conversation on the floor of the state Assembly, as Assemblyman Ronald Dancer (R-Ocean, Monmouth, Middlesex, Burlington) looks to counter “spy apps.” Citing a pair of applications currently available on Android and iOS devices…
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Library headquarters will host Civil War history afternoon
The year 1863 was a time of tumultuous battles and momentous decisions, punctuated at its close by three minutes of immortal eloquence by President Abraham Lincoln. Members of the public can learn more about this watershed year at the height of the American Civil War at a special history afternoon hosted by the Monmouth County…
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Committee moving closer to redistricting recommendation
By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer HOWELL — A recommendation regarding the possible redistricting of some students in the Howell K-8 School District may be made by early December. Members of the Board of Education’s Facilities and Operations Committee met Oct. 31 with a demographer to continue discussing a plan that would seek to balance enrollment…
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Joan Dorothy Paviluk
Mrs. Paviluk, 79, of Holmdel, formerly of Brick Township and Colts Neck, died Oct. 30, 2013. She was a former owner and operator of Plaza Liquors and Manasquan Liquors. She was predeceased by her husband, John, in 1980. Surviving are three sons, John F. and his wife, Patricia, of Farmingdale, Mark of Red Bank, and…
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