Tag: Holmdel
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Lancers fall in semifinals of girls’ hoops sectionals to Caseys
By Matthew Rocco The Saint John Vianney High School girls’ basketball team came up short in its defense of a state championship, as rival Red Bank Catholic High School advanced to the sectional finals. The Lancers, seeded third in the NJSIAA Non-Public A South bracket, had knocked the Caseys out of the state tournament three…
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Animal rescue to hold fundraiser at Texas Roadhouse
Jersey Girls Animal Rescue will hold a fundraising event on March 16 at Texas Roadhouse, 2015 Route 35, Holmdel. With the appropriate flier, the restaurant will donate 15 percent of proceeds from food and non-alcoholic beverage sales to the organization. For more information, call 732-671-3749.
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Holmdel rethinks plan for soccer fields
Last month, the Holmdel Township Committee voted to repeal the ordinance they passed last September to bond $3.3 million for new synthetic turf fields and other amenities at Cross Farm Park. In the same evening, they voted to form an ad hoc committee to determine the recreation needs for all Holmdel residents and devise a…
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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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Holmdel’s turf field issue among the items discussed at township meeting
By KATHARINE FRIEDMAN Correspondent The voices of Holmdel residents were not denied at the Township Committee’s meeting on Feb. 16. The focus of the meeting and the reaction from the residents occurred during the action Ordinance 2017-02, repealing another ordinance (2016-13) to authorize the installation of athletic turf fields at Cross Farms Park. Ordinance 2016-13…
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‘Great Food for a Great Cause Fundraiser’ slated
By JESSICA HARDING Staff Writer For the eighth year in a row, the Kortney Rose Foundation (KRF) will hold its “Great Food for a Great Cause Fundraiser” to benefit pediatric brain tumor research. The fundraiser will be held Feb. 25 and 26 from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. at all 13 Turning Point Restaurant locations in Brick, Cherry…
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Area wrestlers among those readying for state meet
By Matthew Rocco Correspondent The Middletown High School North and Raritan High School wrestling teams made appearances in the NJSIAA sectional championships, as area grapplers prepare for the individual tournament. Middletown North breezed through the first two rounds of the North Jersey, Section II, Group IV playoffs. The Lions defeated Colonia High School, 67-3, in…
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Science lessons ‘charge up’ Holmdel students
By JESSICA HARDING Staff Writer HOLMDEL — Students at Indian Hill Elementary School have been wondering lately how exactly electricity works. Because of one of their science teachers, the students now know the answer. Science teacher Tom Woods has provided the students with the opportunity to use a Van de Graaff generator. This piece of equipment…
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Forum on Vietnam era slated for March
HOLMDEL — The New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Foundation will hold the interdisciplinary forum, “For Them It Isn’t Over: Our Vietnamese Allies Post War and in America,” from 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. on March 25 at the Vietnam Era Museum and Educational Center. The forum will provide scholarly and experience-based educational tools for developing comparisons between…
