Tag: Laurie Hernandez
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Monroe teenager will compete in 2018 Special Olympics USA Games in July
MONROE — It was a routine trip to the dentist office when inspiration was right on the wall. It was summer 2016. Olympic gymnast Laurie Hernandez, who was 16 years old at the time, was fresh off the U.S. Olympic stage. As a member of the U.S. Olympics gymnastics team, she helped her team take…
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Olympic gymnast attends Old Bridge High School Senior Prom
OLD BRIDGE — Unique prom-posals were all the rage for high school seniors this year. At Old Bridge High School (OBHS), one teen took his long-time girlfriend in an airplane for a ride and asked her to prom, while another asked her date to the June 15 dinner-dance on the Broadway stage of “Anastasia” while…
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Olympic gymnast stops by lemonade stand to help kindergartner raise money for Relay For Life
OLD BRIDGE — With the help of Olympic Gold Gymnast Laurie Hernandez, five-year-old Cailin Quaglia raised $100 toward Relay for Life through a lemonade stand. Relay For Life is the signature fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. Old Bridge will hold its 10th annual event on May 19 at Lombardi Field. Cailin, a kindergartener at…
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Business Brief
Bowlero North Brunswick will celebrate its grand opening from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Nov. 12 at the former Brunswick Zone Carolier, 1 Carolier Lane, North Brunswick, with Laurie Hernandez, the Olympic gold medal gymnast and “Dancing With The Stars” star who hails from Old Bridge. Coming off a multi-million dollar renovation, Bowlero North…
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Students miss school days in Old Bridge
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Ten percent, or more than 900 students, have not been attending school on a regular basis in the Old Bridge School District. That jarring statistic was announced as Schools Superintendent David Cittadino and Assistant Superintendent Kathleen Hoeker announced the 2016-17 school year theme — Disconnect to Reconnect —…
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Olympian Laurie Hernandez joins ‘Dancing With the Stars’
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Fresh off her Olympic success, Laurie Hernandez will exchange the floor exercise and balance beam for the dance floor. Hernandez, 16, who earned a gold medal as part of the U.S. Women’s Gymnastics Team as well as a silver medal for her individual performance on the balance…
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Thousands welcome Laurie home to Old Bridge
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Olympian Laurie Hernandez may only be 16 years old, but she has single-handedly put Old Bridge Township on the map. “This is amazing,” said Darlene Cirillo of Old Bridge. “We never had an Olympian gymnast from Old Bridge before, and this may be the only time we…
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Old Bridge to welcome home Olympic medalist Laurie Hernandez
Old Bridge Township will hold a Welcome Home celebration for Olympic gold and silver medalist Laurie Hernandez on Aug. 27. The motorcade will begin at noon at Jonas Salk Middle School, 155 W. Greystone Rd., Old Bridge. For the parade route, visit www.oldbridge.com. The gates open at noon at Lombardi Field, 3439 Route 516, Old…