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Spartans sending Benner, Poniros to state wrestling finals
By Warren Rappleyea Four area wrestlers will go on to compete at the NJSIAA Individual Tournament in Atlantic City from March 3-5 following strong showings at their respective regional competitions. Ocean Township High School will be represented by Jake Benner at 138 pounds and freshman Alex Poniros at 126 pounds, both of whom had previously…
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Small-business networking breakfast coming to library
The East Brunswick Public Library Business Resource Center will host a networking breakfast for local small-business owners and entrepreneurs 8-9:30 a.m. March 7 at the library, 2 Jean Walling Civic Center. Participants, who will be able to promote their services, generate leads and connect with other business leaders in the community, are advised to bring…
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Area wrestlers move on to state finals in Atlantic City
By Matthew Rocco It was a big weekend for Shore Conference wrestling, as 25 grapplers from area schools booked a ticket to Atlantic City for the state championships. Middletown High School North and Saint John Vianney High School each sent five wrestlers to the NJSIAA finals, which are scheduled to begin March 3 in Atlantic…
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Edison Public Library Foundation presents Ellis Island program
The Edison Public Library Foundation will present “Ellis Island: Passage to All Things Possible” at 6:30 p.m. on March 15 at the North Edison Branch, 777 Grove Ave., Edison. Light refreshments will be served. Mark Simmons, a local actor, presents a moving one-man presentation of three immigrants and the stories about their journey to America…
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Lions’ Notarfrancesco takes second in shot put at MOC
By Wayne Witkowski Danielle Notarfrancesco, the most decorated girls’ track and field athlete in Jackson Liberty High School’s young history, finished the indoor season the way she had hoped. Notarfrancesco, who committed last November to a college career at the University of Massachusetts, threw the shot put a season-best 47-2¾ to finish second in the…
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St. Patrick’s Day Dinner to benefit church’s food pantry
The Outreach and Mission Ministry of St. John’s United Methodist Church will hold a St. Patrick’s Day Dinner from 6-7:30 p.m. on March 17 at 2000 Florence Ave., Hazlet. Dinner is $12 per adult and $8 for each child and will feature corned beef and cabbage, dine-in or take-out. Proceeds will benefit St. John’s Food Pantry, which provides food to anyone…
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Tickets available for St. Patrick’s Day gala
The Old Bridge Columbian Club will sponsor its annual St. Patrick’s Day Dinner-Dance 7:30-11:30 p.m. March 11 at 61 Pine St., Old Bridge. Tickets, which cost $30 per person, will be sold in advance only. Price includes a corned beef and cabbage dinner, salad, tap beer, soda, coffee, tea and desserts. There will be a…
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Jackson wrestlers move on to state finals in Atlantic City
By Wayne Witkowski Jackson Memorial High School wrestling coach Doug Withstandley, a four-time state place-winner himself when he wrestled for the Jaguars, had some guarded optimism about the chances of any of his wrestlers qualifying for the state championships. Although nine Jaguars had advanced out of the district tournament to the Region 7 championships at…
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Curtain to rise on ‘Guys and Dolls’ March 17
The Main Street Theatre Company will present its production of “Guys and Dolls” 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, March 17-26, at the Main Street Theatre, 3018 Bordentown Ave., Parlin section of Sayreville. The classic musical features music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and a book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows. Tickets…
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