Tag: Spotswood
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Undefeated Chargers ready for challenge of remaining gridiron schedule
By Jimmy Allinder On paper, the Spotswood High School football team (3-0 division, 4-0 overall) should win its five remaining regular-season games. That’s because every opponent is either .500 or less at this point. However, football games have never been played on paper, and it would be more than fair to say the Chargers’ five…
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Bears’ football team picks up first victory of season
By Jimmy Allinder It’s just one win, but the 48-7 victory by the East Brunswick High School football team over Monroe Township High School Sept. 23 just might be the victory that puts the Bears on the path to a winning season. East Brunswick came into the game 0-2 and faced a team that had…
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Monroe boys’ soccer team remains unbeaten at 7-0
By Jimmy Allinder If there was any doubt as to which boys’ soccer team deserves to be considered tops in the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) at this stage of the season, Monroe Township High School’s 4-1 victory over New Brunswick High School Sept. 24 settled that argument. Both teams entered the contest undefeated, although the…
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Spotswood looking to repeat as Blue Division champions
By Jimmy Allinder Last year’s Spotswood High School girls’ soccer team finished with a 14-5-1 record and won its first Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Blue Division title since 2008. Whether the Chargers can repeat as division champions depends on the development of players who replace a talented senior class that is now graduated. In early-season…
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Lawsuit alleges deficiencies with minutes, meeting notices in Spotswood
By STEVEN VIERA Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD — When it comes to the status of minutes from dozens of public and nonpublic meetings, the Spotswood Board of Education (BOE) will need to have a better answer than “the dog ate it.” The New Jersey Foundation for Open Government (NJFOG), a nonprofit that promotes transparency in government,…
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Rams’ boys soccer team off to strong start
By Jimmy Allinder The South River High School boys soccer team labored through last year’s regular season with a 9-7 record before kicking it up a notch and winning the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group I title. Head coach Eric Clays hopes the Rams, who were 14-9 overall last season, can contend for the sectional title…
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Spotswood will hold candlelight vigil on Sept. 11
SPOTSWOOD – Spotswood will hold a candlelight vigil at 7 p.m. on Sept. 11 to mark the 15th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. The event will be held at the 9/11 Memorial behind Spotswood Borough Hall, 77 Summerhill Rd. Attendees should bring their own candle. Residents who were personally affected by this…
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Spotswood teachers receive grant money for programs
SPOTSWOOD – At the annual opening convocation for the Spotswood Public Schools, the Spotswood Education Foundation (SEF) presented 12 grants to staff members totaling more than $7,000. Grants will be used to enhance current programs and curriculum at the schools of each staff member receiving a grant. The $7,110.93 was awarded to Alyson Collins for…
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Chargers, Rams to open football season in clash of rivals
By Jimmy Allinder The Spotswood High School football team (7-3) is a two-time defending Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Blue Division champion and hopes to extend that streak in 2016. The Chargers will have no trouble getting up for their season opener, which is Sept. 10 at South River High School. The teams have been rivals…
