Tag: Lincroft
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‘Pink Night’ scores big win for cancer awareness
PHOTO COURTESY OF THOMAS PETERSON “Pink Night,” a program in which the Middlesex County College (MCC) and Brookdale Community College basketball teams support cancer awareness annually, was held at MCC on Feb. 8. Before the women’s game, Thomas Bikowski, center, a throat cancer survivor and the father of freshman guard Alissa Bikowski of South Amboy,…
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Christian Brothers Academy ice hockey keeps skating to victories
Christian Brothers Academy (CBA) continues to be hot on the ice. The Colts won for the eighth time in nine games when they defeated Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School, 6-1, on Feb. 5 at the Jersey Shore Arena in Wall. “It was just hard work with every single shift,” senior right wing Nicholas Lidondici said on…
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Injury-ridden Ranney falls to Roselle Catholic in boys’ hoop showdown
The Ranney School, which was without two starters due to injuries, could not keep up with the state’s top-ranked boys’ basketball team, Roselle Catholic High School, when the two powers met recently in the Jersey Shore Challenge. The showdown was played at Brookdale Community College in Lincroft on Jan. 31, and Roselle Catholic emerged with…
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Film to show why people emigrate to be shown Sunday in Lincroft
Untold Histories of Immigration Do you know the whole story about why people emigrate to the United States? The public is invited to attend a film screening this Sunday, Feb. 11, at 6 p.m., 1475 West Front St. (Unitarian meetinghouse, uucmc.org), Lincroft, which provides a historical context for this issue. Harvest of Empire reveals little-known connections between U.S. economic and military policies…
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Orioles broadcaster headlines Brookdale Athletics Hall of Fame class
Jim Hunter, who is a broadcaster for the Baltimore Orioles, will headline a group of former Brookdale Community College athletes and coaches who will be inducted into the college’s Athletics Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony will be held on Feb. 9 during a dinner at the Radisson Hotel in Freehold. The event will begin at…
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KEYS Academy opens to help students with addiction
In an effort to open new doors for students who battle addiction, a new high school was created in Lincroft by local educational and non-profit organizations. The Knowledge Empowers Youth and Sobriety (KEYS) Academy Recovery High School is the result of a collaborative partnership between the Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District, Brookdale Community College and the non-profit organization…
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Four High Technology students win Congressional App Challenge
Four High Technology High School students were congratulated for winning the 6th District’s 2017 Congressional App Challenge by Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-Monmouth, Middlesex) during a ceremony that was recently held at the school in Lincroft. The Congressional App Challenge is an annual competition intended to highlight the value of computer science and STEM (Science,…
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CBA victory over Howell sparks boys’ hoops winning streak
Since losing its season opener, the Christian Brothers Academy (CBA) boys’ basketball team has been on a tear with a three-game winning streak. The CBA run began with a victory over Howell High School, 80-64, on Dec. 19 in their home opener in Lincroft. The Colts then followed with a 73-39 victory at Freehold Township…
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CBA runs to 22nd Meet of Champions cross-country title
The Christian Brothers Academy (CBA) boys’ cross-country team is the king of the running paths once again in New Jersey. CBA won the NJSIAA Meet of Champions at Holmdel Park in Holmdel on Nov. 18. That finish signaled the seventh Meet of Champions title in the past eight years and the 22nd overall for CBA,…